Read, reflect, pray
To save wandering beings: waka
迷いぬる
Author not named
Poem and reading aid
迷いぬる
mayoinuru
六道衆生
rokudoushujou
救わんと
sukuwanto
尊き山に
toutoki yamani
出づる釈迦寺
izuru shakaji
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
To save beings wandering through the six realms, the Buddha appears on this sacred mountain, at Shusshakaji.
Background and attribution
A pilgrimage song of Shusshakaji, Shikoku temple 73, whose principal image is Shakyamuni. It joins the aspiration to save beings with the temple’s name.
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.