in the bosom of the mountain i become naked
yamafutokoro no hadaka to nari
1933–1934 · Begging journeys out from the hermitage
Sōmokutō · On the Begging Road (Gyōkotsu tojō)
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Held in the bosom of the mountain, he strips naked — to sluice himself with water, or to soak, or to wash off the sweat. Deep in mountains with no human eyes, nakedness is nothing to be ashamed of but a kind of formal dress for touching the mountain directly.