補陀落の海きらきらと秋遍路 古賀まり子

fudaraku no umi kirakira to aki-henro

the sea to the Mount Potalaka

shining, shining…

autumn pilgrim

Mariko Koga

from Haiku Dai-Saijiki (Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006

Fay’s Note:  “fudaraku” (Mount Potalaka) was believed to exist in the seas south of India.   In ancient Japan, some monks or priest tried to cross the sea to gain rebirth on Mount Potalaka.