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Wednesday, 30 January 2008

Maxim By Mr. SONTOKU NINOMIYA

SONTOKU NINOMIYA(1787-1856) is said to have had "Green Hand of Miracles" in Japan; He had helped people in famines and he could communicate with any barren land to let it into good-harvesting one.
So he was called by " Man With Green Hand Of Miracle."

His maxim is like this.

" OTOMO NAKU KA MO NAKU TSUNENI AMETSUCHI WA
KAKAZARU KYO WO KURIKAESHI TSUTSU."

(Words)
OTOMO: Sounds
NAKU: do not exist/without
KA: Fragrance
Mo: Too
TSUNENI: Always
AMETSUCHI: Heaven And Earth
WA: is/are
KAKAZARU:not written
KYO: Sutra( of Buddhism)
WO: indication of accusative
KURIKAESHI: repeat/continue
TSUTSU: indication of continuation

(Tentative Translation)
Heaven and Earth
Always Chanting
Mantras Unwritten
Even Without
Scents and Sounds

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