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- Shui Wakashu
Hitotabi mo Namu Amida Butsu to iu hito no hachisu no ue ni noboranu wa nashi
Of all who say "Namu Amida Butsu" even once, there is no one who will not rise to sit upon the lotus of paradise.
Shui Wakashu - Kūya
Misoji amari futatsu no sugata sonaetaru mukashi no hito no fumeru ato zo kore
Here are the footprints of the one of long ago who bore in his body all the thirty-two sacred marks.
Shui Wakashu - Empress Kōmyō
Hokekyō o waga eshi koto wa takigi kori na tsumi mizu kumi tsukaete zo eshi
I gained the Lotus Sutra by cutting firewood, picking greens, and drawing water, serving my master; that is how I gained it.
Shui Wakashu - Gyōki
Momokusa ni yasokusa soete tamaiteshi chibusa no mukui kyō zo waga suru
For the milk of your breast that you gave me, a hundred kinds and eighty more, today I make my return.
Shui Wakashu - Gyōki
Ryōzen no Shaka no mimae ni chigiriteshi shinnyo kuchisezu aimitsuru kana
The vow we made before the Buddha on Vulture Peak, the bond of eternal truth, has not decayed, and so we meet once more.
Shui Wakashu - Gyōki
Kabirae ni tomo ni chigirishi kai arite Monju no mikao aimitsuru kana
The vow we made together in Kapilavastu has borne fruit, and I have come to look upon the face of Manjushri.
Shui Wakashu - Bodhisena
Shinateru ya Kataokayama ni ii ni uete fuseru tabibito aware oya nashi
On Kataoka Hill you lie, a traveler starving for food. Alas, have you no parents?
Shui Wakashu - Prince Shōtoku
Ikaruga ya Tomi no Ogawa no taeba koso waga ōkimi no mina o wasureme
Only if the little Tomi River of Ikaruga should ever cease to flow would I forget the name of my great lord.