Read, reflect, pray
Even those who turn away: waka
逆縁も
Author not named
Poem and reading aid
逆縁も
gyakuenmo
もらさで救う
morasade sukuu
願なれば
negainareba
准胝堂は
junteidouha
たのもしきかな
tanomoshikikana
How to use the Roman letters
Roman letters follow the kana displayed in this site’s Japanese reader; some readings are editorial additions documented on the Japanese page. These are a reading aid, not restored Sanskrit or a recording of a temple’s chanting. Historical spellings (such as wo, wi, we and ha used as a particle) are kept. Double vowels and repeated vowels mark the written kana; rhythm and pronunciation can differ by tradition.
You can simply read the meaning or sit quietly. No recitation is required. For a temple or shrine’s own recitation, follow that tradition’s published guidance.
Meaning in English
Because the vow is to save even those whose connection has been one of resistance, leaving none behind, how reassuring is Junteidō.
Background and attribution
A pilgrimage song of Kami-Daigo’s Junteidō at Daigoji, Saikoku temple 11. It is connected with Juntei Kannon through this temple, not an exclusive mantra for every image of that bodhisattva.
The English meaning and explanation are this site’s own rendering. The poem’s speaker, author and object of devotion are not necessarily the same.
Connected figures
Sources and edition (1)
English explanations on this page were prepared by Inori no Mori from the cited text and its Japanese explanations. They are not an official translation or a prescribed liturgy.