Ofudesaki 06:048

Ofudesaki
Author: Miki Nakayama Date Published: 1998 Pages: 486 (English ed.) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17 unnumbered set

Ofudesaki 06:048 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

The first children born were five bu* tall	sore yori mo umaredashita wa go-bu kara ya	それよりも　むまれだしたハ　五分からや
and grew taller gradually.	go-bu go-bu toshite sējin o shita	五分五分としてせへぢんをした

Note

*Five bu: About half an inch.

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

The first born was five bu, or about half and inch, tall, and grew up by five bu repeatedly.

Inoue/Eynon

These beings born from Her were half an inch tall at birth, and grew half an inch at a time.

Commentary

Ofudesaki chushaku

• See Ofudesaki chushaku 06:029–51

Yoshitaro Ueda (2009)

From Michi no dai: Foundation of the Path 35:76

The children were conceived over “three days and three nights,” and Izanami-no-Mikoto stayed at Jiba of Origin for “three years and three months.” The first humans were all half an inch (five bu) tall at birth and grew taller gradually. The Doctrine of Tenrikyo says that when they reached a height of three inches (3 sun) in ninety-nine years, they all passed away for rebirth and their father, Izanagi-no-Mikoto, withdrew from physical life; however, this part does not appear in the Ofudesaki. I think that it would be helpful to supplement the Ofudesaki verses with this sort of information as we read the Scripture.

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