how long will the traveling go on — cutting my nails
itsu made tabi suru koto no tsume o kiru
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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Cutting his nails, the thought comes to him: how long will I go on traveling like this? The nails grow again, the journey goes on again. The question stays unanswered, and only the nails are cut.