ten-mo

Updated: November 27, 2024

Or take another phrase: "Ten-mo kwaikwai so ni shite morasazu." "Heaven's net is broad as earth; and though its meshes are large, none can escape it." This is constantly used to illustrate the certainty that Heaven punishes the wicked. "Ten ni kuchi ari; kabe ni mimi ari." "Heaven has a mouth and even the wall has ears," signifies that all one does is known to the ruler of heaven and earth.

Sidney Lewis Gulick - Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic