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Quote by Kamo no Mabuchi
That is a human creation that arbitrarily makes the heart of Heaven and Earth into something very small.
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The speaker criticizes a human-made idea for shrinking the vastness of Heaven and Earth into something limited. Calling it “arbitrary” suggests that this reduction is imposed by people rather than reflecting the true scale of the world. The quote contrasts the immense scope of Heaven and Earth with the narrowness of the human creation.
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- Monumenta Nipponica, translated by Peter Flueckiger
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- Official Statement
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