quick question about a prayer used in ninjutsu

[bujinkan_warrior]

Just a quick question if there are any ppl on here that study the art of Ninjutsu/Ninpo or are good with their Japanese, is this and i quote "Shikin Haramitsu Daikomyo" is it Japanese because i read up sum were that its something to do with sanskrit. Any suggestions.

[Junmai Ginjo]

I found this on the web - hope it helps - Jim

The phrase has been translated by Stephen K. Hayes as, "Every experience contains the potential for taking me to the enlightenment I seek," or, "Everything I encounter serves as the perfection of wisdom that leads to enlightenment."

The SHI of the phrase translates literally as "word(s)".

The KIN translates as "sound(s)".

Together, the two kanji for Shi-kin mean literally "The sounds of words," or "Sounds and words". The combination means "an encounter" or "something that occurs to/at me".

HARAMITSU is the Japanese sound of paramita, a Sanskrit term that translates as “perfection of wisdom,” or “having reached the opposite shore”, a Buddhist metaphor for going beyond normal limits of thought and perception to reach the higher or broader awareness of enlightened vision.

DAI KO MYO means “great bright light” - illumination “dawns on us.”

An-shu Rumiko Urata Hayes offers another interesting interpretation. We can see SHIKIN at one end and DAIKOMYO at the other, both leading inwards to the center of HARAMITSU. “All that we hear and all that we see can lead to the perfection of wisdom.” Multidirectional reading is possible in Chinese and Japanese, though difficult to imagine in Western languages.

A contemporary parallel might be an expression like, "This could be it!" as you're digging for treasure, or studying something important, or interviewing for a dream job. You might recite over and over, "This could be it!" as a way of staying on your toes to make sure you get the most you can out of the opportunity.