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2011年4月28日木曜日

Haiku about Spring (21)




Today, April 28, was the 49th day after the death of those who passed away in the Great East Japan Earthquake.


I visited the cemetery for those who had died with no surviving relatives, which is in the graveyard at Shouheiji-Temple (勝平寺) in Akita City (秋田市).


I had Buddhist service there with cherry blossoms blooming, when it rained a little while reciting sutra.


The 49th day is called 満中陰 ( manchuuin), the time when the spirits of dead people depart for the Pure Land.





cherry blossoms

see the souls off ―

the Buddhist service





桜花浄土へ仏送りけり



sakurabana joudo he hotoke okuri keri






sutra recitation ―

cherry blossoms bloom

for the souls' repose





桜咲く満中陰の読経かな



sakura saku manchuuin no dokyou kana






― Hidenori Hiruta
















4 件のコメント:

  1. beautiful sentiments Hidenori San

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  2. Yes, beautiful photo, and loving sentiments in the haiku, Hiruta san,

    wishes,
    devika

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  3. very heartfelt sentiments expressed in your text as well as your haiku

    much love...

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  4. Thank you very much for your comments.

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