Udumbara Flowers :: 優曇華の花
We call the lacewing eggs 優曇華（うどんげ）の花 "Udumbara flower".
All the Buddhas
Appear in the worlds far away
And are difficult to meet.
Even if they appear in this world
It is difficult to hear their teaching.
Even in immeasurable, innumerable kalpas
It is difficult to hear this Dharma,
And those who are able to hear this Dharma
Are also hard to find.
They are just like the udumbara flower
Which appears only once in a very long while
And, beloved by all,
Is considered a wonder among devas and humans.
(The Lotus Sutra, translated from the Chinese of Kumaarajiiva by Kubo Tsugunari and Yuyama Akira, Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, Berkeley, 1993, page 49.)
Thanks to EJ* for this explanation!
All the Buddhas
Appear in the worlds far away
And are difficult to meet.
Even if they appear in this world
It is difficult to hear their teaching.
Even in immeasurable, innumerable kalpas
It is difficult to hear this Dharma,
And those who are able to hear this Dharma
Are also hard to find.
They are just like the udumbara flower
Which appears only once in a very long while
And, beloved by all,
Is considered a wonder among devas and humans.
(The Lotus Sutra, translated from the Chinese of Kumaarajiiva by Kubo Tsugunari and Yuyama Akira, Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, Berkeley, 1993, page 49.)
Thanks to EJ* for this explanation!
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