Each of us shows an outward appearance Of being wise, good, and diligent, Possessing so much greed, anger, and wrong views, We are filled with all kinds of deceit.
The Lamentations of Shinran
Song Cycle by Richard Collins St. Clair (b. 1946)
2. [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, no title, subtitle: "Shozomatsu Wasan 95", appears in Shozomatsu Wasan – Hymns of the Dharma ages, in Lament, no. 2
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) by Shinran (1173 - 1263)
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Confirmed with Yoshifumi Ueda (Editor), Hymns of the Dharma-Ages : A Translation of Shinran's Shozomatsu wasan, Kyoto : Shin Buddhism Translation Series/Hongwanji International Center
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
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