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Not Knowing is Buddha

知らぬが仏 (shiranu ga hotoke)

知らぬが仏 (shiranu ga hotoke) is a Japanese proverb, "not knowing is Buddha," often given in English as "ignorance is bliss." The one who does not know stays as serene as a Buddha, untroubled by what others fret over. It joins 知らぬ (shiranu) "not knowing" and 仏 (hotoke) "Buddha."
Not Knowing is Buddha (知らぬが仏) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Not Knowing is Buddha 知らぬが仏 shiranu ga hotoke Block Vertical VB3C
Not Knowing is Buddha (知らぬが仏) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Not Knowing is Buddha 知らぬが仏 shiranu ga hotoke Cursive Vertical VC4B
Not Knowing is Buddha (知らぬが仏) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Not Knowing is Buddha 知らぬが仏 shiranu ga hotoke Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C
Not Knowing is Buddha (知らぬが仏) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Not Knowing is Buddha 知らぬが仏 shiranu ga hotoke Semi-Cursive Vertical VS4C
Not Knowing is Buddha (知らぬが仏) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Not Knowing is Buddha 知らぬが仏 shiranu ga hotoke Block Horizontal HB3A
Not Knowing is Buddha (知らぬが仏) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Not Knowing is Buddha 知らぬが仏 shiranu ga hotoke Cursive Horizontal HC3A
Not Knowing is Buddha (知らぬが仏) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Not Knowing is Buddha 知らぬが仏 shiranu ga hotoke Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS4A

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