Kami-no-michi: The Way of the Gods in Japan |
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Amida ancestors ancient Avatas beautiful believe bowed Buddha Buddhism CHAPTER Christ Christian cryptomeria Daibutsu Daimyōs daughter dead death divine Emperor English lady European Excelsior exclaimed Pauline exclaimed Zuri expression exquisite eyes face fact father feet felt figure flower gaze girl glanced gods guests hands Hannushi San happy Hatamoto head heart High Priest honourable lady husband igwa Ikao Imperial Ito San Ito's Japan Japanese Jesus Jizō Kamakura Kamidana Kanin San kimono knew Kwannon Lafcadio Hearn lily Lionel lips living Lord Ingram means Meido mind Miss Erskine mother never offering path Pauline Erskine paused Porpa present Priest of Haruna Princess realised regard religion renegade replied reverently round saké Samurai Shinto faith shrine silent smile soul spirit sure temple Tennin thee Thompson thou thought tion truth turned verandah voice wife word zōri Zuri San Zuri's
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Page 47 - ... lacquered and gilded, like the head of a dolphin grotesquely idealized, — marking the time; and the chant is the chant of the Chapter of Kwannon in the Hokkekyo, with its magnificent invocation: — " 0 Thou whose eyes are clear, whose eyes are kind, whose eyes are full of pity and of sweetness,— 0 Thou Lovely One, with thy beautiful face, with thy beautiful eyes, — " 0 Thou Pure One, whose luminosity is without spot, whose knowledge is without shadow, — 0 Thou forever shining like that...
Page 210 - I make and I unmake this Universe: Than me there is no other Master, Prince ! No other Maker! All these hang on me As hangs a row of pearls upon its string. I am the fresh taste of the water; I The silver of the moon, the gold o...
Page 192 - Ye suffer from yourselves. None else compels, None other holds you that ye live and die, And whirl upon the wheel, and hug and kiss Its spokes of agony, Its tire of tears, its nave of nothingness.