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study of Soetsu Yanagi

『心偈』22

「アナフシギ 御佛 吾ガヨハイ」

              柳宗悦『心偈』

How wonder!  Buddha is my age.

 

"Yowai" is age.

Buddha whatever you like  is good, Shakamuni Buddha, miroku Bosatsu(Maitreya Bodhisattiva), Amida Buddha and Kanzeon Bosatsu(Avalokiteshvara).

Also same as Hozo Bosatsu during training.

It is wonder really whatever Buddha is my same age if I am born whenever and wherever.

Where can I and Buddha be if how old I am?

What is the training?

It is the training to understand this secret meaning.

If the relation of Buddha and men are to divide into two, men aren't men and Buddha isn't Buddha, too.

Sorrow and joy aren't things only for me.

And it's not Buddha's thing, too.

Buddha is age of all.

As for it it is to say immeasurable life Buddha.

Ageless is immeasurable age.

 

仏偈あと一つ。