The Great Bodhisattva Pass, Book 26: Meiro, Volume 2

Seven strangers arrive at the Sawai dōjō with accusations against its teaching and religious gatherings. Yohachi’s uncertain family origins and an unsettling votive picture remain matters of anxious speculation. A dog’s warning brings another unexpected encounter by the river.

Travelers debate parents and children, horses and money, medical authority and the recovery of life. Conversations about trees and history lead into counsel on anger, while Ogin and Benshin confront fire, attachment, and love in long, searching exchanges.

Meiro, Volume 2 translates the complete supplied second of two volumes of Book 26 of Nakazato Kaizan’s epic. The opening continuation of section 22 and all printed sections 23–33, full quotations and song, are retained.