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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Japanese Summer Season




 Please enjoy atmosphere of the fresh space.

"Water" Japanese Calligraphy




 This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script.
 "水" (sui, or mizu). It is translated as
Water.

 Please look at next these how about some knowledge.
 It is one of the
five elements (Japanese philosophy).
 The five elements are, in ascending order of power,
(fū or kaze) Wind, (sui or mizu) Water , (chi or tsuchi) Earth, (ho, ka or hi) Fire and (kū) "Void"or"Sky".

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Waving Green Breath




   The rice terrace continue to the mountaintop.
   Several hundred years are condensed by each of this wave.

   The working of the human has deposited.






   The Sun Also Rises.
   It brings up life.

   A human being is small.






   The gentle breeze blows from the mountain to the foot, and leaves.
   To where?

   Probably to the eddy of the samsara...



   夏山は   明けつつ月は  野を照らす
    水原   秋桜子 (1892 - 1981)

   summer mountain   while moon is over   lights up field
    MIZUHARA  SHUUOUSHI  (1892 - 1981)

Heap of the mirror




 Please enjoy serenity rice terrace which gradually changes with small birdsong.

"Life" Japanese calligraphy




 "" (sei, or nama). It is translated as life, living, lifetime, birth, etc.
 This character is written by Kanzi,
Regular script.

 Etymology : Semantic
   (grass) +  (soil, earth)

 Form grass grows on the ground.

 Strength to go through many strata seems to be expressed.