Scripture
Lines from the Buddhist sutras and from the Bible, in the Japanese they are brushed in. Each study names the sutra or the verse, and the translation the Japanese words come from.
始めに神は天と地を創造された · hajime ni kami wa ten to chi o sōzō sareta
In the Beginning God Created the Heavens and the Earth
諸行無常 · shogyō mujō
All Things Are Impermanent
色即是空 · shikisoku zekū
Form is Emptiness
不惜身命 · fushaku shinmyō
Sparing Neither Body nor Life
和顔愛語 · wagan aigo
A Gentle Face, Loving Words
主は我が力 · shu wa waga chikara
Psalms 118:14 The Lord is My Strength
信仰と希望と愛 · shinkō to kibō to ai
1 Corinthians 13:13 Faith, Hope and Love
愛は全てを完全に結ぶ帯である · ai wa subete o kanzen ni musubu obi de aru
Love Binds Them All Together
望みを抱いて喜び · nozomi o idaite yorokobi
Romans 12:12 Be Joyful in Hope
わたしを強くして下さるかたによって、何事でもすることができる。 · watashi o tsuyoku shite kudasaru kata ni yotte, nanigoto demo suru koto ga dekiru
I can do all things through him who strengthens me