人間が創造された場所が「じば」と呼ばれるのは興味深い。人間の起源を「おじば」と呼び始めたのは誰なのかと私は考えている。おふでさきにはじばについて次のように記されている。
It is interesting that the location of the creation of human beings is called Jiba. I am wondering who started to call the Origin of human beings Ojiba. In the Ofudesaki is the following where jiba is mentioned.
Kono tokoro Yamato no jiba no kamigata to
yuute iredomo moto wa shiromai 1-4
This place, Yamato’s locality’s, Kansai region,
saying accepting however, the Origin is not known. 1-4
kono tokoro moto naru jiba no koto narwaba
hajimari dashi o shiran koto nashi 7-4
This place, of the Origin to result in locality, the occurrence if so,
the beginning revelation, not known about nonexistent. 7-4
kono Tsukihi moto naru jiba ya moto naru no
innen aru de juuyojizai o 8-47
This God, the Origin to result in locality, of the Origin to result in,
causality to exist, free and unlimited blessings. 8-47
Kanrodai sueru tokoro o shikkari to
jiba no tokoro o kokoro zumori o 9-19
The Kanrodai, to install location, firmly,
the locality’s place, the minds gather. 9-19
sono toko de sekaijuu no ningen wa
mina sono jiba de hajime kaketa de 17-7
At that place, the world’s, humans,
all at that locality, beginning started. 17-7
sono Jiba wa sekai ichiretsu dokomade mo
kore wa nihon no kokyou naru zo ya 17-8
That locality is, the world everyone, wherever also,
this is nihon’s, birthplace to result in. 17-8
imamade wa kono. yo hajimeta ningen no
moto naru jiba wa tare mo shiran de 17-34
Until now, this world started, of humans,
the Origin to result in locality, who also dos not know. 17-34
要約すると、じばの定義は地域または場所である。
In Summary, the definition of jiba is locality or location.
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