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               ¡Transliteration 
              In the ocean of ** Muro 
                Sa *  
                Despite of ** giving, six desires  
                Are born with its depth,  
                hidden away by a weak rain.  
                Those who can get rid of *** this world £  
                not much. Thus, human being  
                *****  
                Rice and sake, kura-kura (full of storehouse)  
                Jaku-jaku (full of tanks)!   
              £¢›¨Symbols which indicate the connection of 
                paragraphs 
                –¨means unreadable character 
              ¡From Big Edo Prints ¡ 
                 On monks 
                and magistrate  
              Starting from the beginning of the Edo era, there 
                were religious districts called Jisha-chi where temple / shine 
                magistrate reigned monks and Shinto priests independently from 
                the town magistrate. 
                Temple / shine magistrate is one of the most powerful 3 magistrates 
                in the Edo government, assigned from the feudal lord. It was ranked 
                higher than the town magistrate who was assigned from Hatamoto 
                (Shogun's retainers), which indicates the high respects on religion 
                in those days.  
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