Ofudesaki 16:057

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 16:057 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

What do you think this path is about?	kono michi wa donna koto ya to omou kana	このみちハ　どんな事やと　をもうかな
It is to cleanse the heart of everyone in the world.	sekai ichiretsu mune no sōji ya	せかい一れつ　むねのそふぢや

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

What kind of way do you think this is? This it the way of sweeping dust from the hearts of all people of the whole world equally.

Inoue/Eynon

What do you think the purpose of this path is? It is to sweep clean the hearts of everyone in the world.

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

16:57 You are thinking to yourselves, “What kind of path is this?” It is a path to cleanse the hearts of human beings in the entire world.

『おふでさき註釈』、p. 242 五七、この道は、どういう道と思うているが、世界一列の人間の胸の掃除をする道である。

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