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02-08-2011, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by masaegu View Post
It's an Onmyodo sutra rather than a Buddhist one.

Even though you should not trust my Classical Chinese-to-Broken English translation ability, it should roughly mean "I beg you to please urgently lead us to unaccomplishment." You are praying that something doesn't occur.
Hmm...I'm a bit confused, though. Would it mean that she's praying their plans don't get messed up (she's helping her brother test a few parts of his plans), or could it have something to do with a barrier she puts up as a result of this that prevents spirits from escaping the city it surrounds? =S

I'm also wondering if I should try to translate it based on what each/most of the kanji mean[s], since I don't see what "criminal codes" (what I'm getting 律令 to translate to) would have to do with anything here. For an example, I thought something like "offer unto us guidance and accept our/my vow" could work for 奉導誓願可, but I'm not all that sure otherwise.