Taking Shelter

taking shelter in the Buddha's light - a dove in the morning Zuflucht suchen in Buddha's Licht - eine Taube am Morgen 灯篭の灯りに隠れし鳩一羽

My SHIKOKU HENRO pilgrimage ARCHIVES


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typhoon -
in the folds of my robe
a bee hiding


Typhoon is a kigo for mid-autumn.

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.. .. .. Issa writes about this subject of taking refuge in the Buddha too.

baby sparrow
safe in Saint Jizo's
sleeve

I wrote an explanation about the sheltering sleeve of Jizoo Bosatsu .


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kawahori ya Nioo no ude ni burasagari



from the arm
of the Deva King
bats dangle


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no-botoke no sode ni kakurete kiji no naku





hiding in the stone
Buddha's sleeve
a pheasant cries



Haiga by Sakuo Nakamura

Translations by David Lanoue

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The picture of the dove is from our own haiku pilgrimage to
Shikoku Summer 2005 .

My Stone Buddhas and Haiku

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Read about the Buddhas mentioned, by Mark Schuhmacher:

Jizo Bosatsu

Nio Protectors

Stone Lanterns

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