60. butterflies and birds ceaselessly fluttering— clouds of blossoms cho¯ tori no / uwatsuki tatsu ya / hana no kumo 61. cherries in bloom throughout the world: to them too “hail Amida Buddha” yo ni sakaru / hana ni mo nebutsu / mo¯ shikeri
60. butterfly bird ’s / restless rise ! / blossom ’s cloud Spring: butterfly (cho¯*); clouds of blossoms. 1684–94. 61. world in bloom / blossom to also nembutsu / speak Spring: blossoms. 1684–94. Amida is the popular Buddha of infinite compassion, and the nembutsu is the term for the chant “namu Amida Butsu” (hail Amida Buddha), a common form of worship. 167