能楽十五徳(細川幽斉候所撰)
15 Benefits of Performing in Noh
1. 行かずして名所を知る
You can experience famous places without visiting them.
(Noh plays make reference to 250 famous locals and historic sites.)
2. 薬なくして鬱気を散じ
You can recover from illness without taking medicine.
3. 慣れずして武芸に近く
You can familiarize yourself with martial arts without training in them.
4. 旅に在りて知音を得る
You can meet many people/life-long friends during your travels.
5. 思わずして座上に昇る
You can be exalted without intent.
6. 軍せずして戦場を識る
You can understand the battlefield without going to war.
7. 習わずして歌道を識る
You can understand Japanese Tanka or Haiku poetry without learning it.
8. 望まずして高位に交る
You can mingle with those in power without wishing for it.
9. 祈らずして神徳を得る
You can understand the way of Shinto without becoming devout.
10. 誘せずして名月をのぞむ
You can enjoy seasonal events without going out for moon or cherry blossoms
viewings.
11. 老いせずして古事を知る
You can learn about historical events and acquire knowledge without ageing.
12. 触れずして佛為を知る
You can understand the ways of Buddhists without becoming one.
13. 友なくして閑居を慰む
You can avoid loneliness without friends.
14. 恋せずして美人を於も布
You can appreciate the beauty of a woman without falling in love with
one.
15. 厳ならずして形の美を嗜む
You can acquire the splendor of proper form without forcing yourself
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