On the impermanence of things.
きのふみし人はいかにとおどろけどなを長よの夢にぞ有ける
| kinô mishi hito wa ika ni to odorokedo nao naga yo no yume ni zo arikeru |
‘I met him but yesterday, so How…?’ They say in surprise, yet Still, in unending night, Do they dream… |
Former Archbishop Jien
慈円