Ofudesaki 15:083

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 15:083 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

This path has truly been a path of hardship	kono michi wa yonjū-san-nen izen kara	このみちハ　四十三ねん　いせんから
for forty-three years.	makoto nanjū na michi o tōrita	まことなんぢうな　みちをとふりた

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

For forty-three years the way has passed through extreme hardships.

Inoue/Eynon

For forty-three years, I have taken this path; a path that has truly been filled with hardships.

Commentary

Ofudesaki chushaku

This section contains translated material that has not yet been subjected to peer-review to check for accuracy and clarity. While the translator(s) have given their best effort to render Japanese text into English, we would like readers to keep in mind that the present translation may require further revising and refining. Any input to improve the present translation is greatly welcomed. Translator(s): Roy Forbes

15:83 This path I have (Oyasama has?) passed through, since its inception forty-three years ago until today, was truly a path filled with extraordinary difficulties.

『おふでさき註釈』、p. 234 八三、この道は、四十三年以前の立教以来今日まで、まことに一方ならぬ困難の中を通り抜けて来た。

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