Namu Amida Butsu!: Rendai Utena

I left you a part to play in all of this.

For all the reverence and worshiping deities receive,

it turns out that they're no different than humans.

They're incredibly foolish...

...weak, and frail.

Let me liberate you.

From all your suffering.

Uh-oh. Kokuzo's going to be on your case for that.

Una uses this when his back itches-

And Monju just cleaned it this morning, too.

Don't worry. Stay hidden.

Oh dear. Everyone's going to be so upset.

Not even the Buddha tolerates the third affront, you know.

In ancient times,

Mara, the embodiment of Earthly vices, attempted to thwart Shaka's enlightenment.

Even now, he contaminates the bodies and souls of humans to steer the Material World towards destruction.

This is the story of Taishakuten and Bonten, who seek to save humanity from vices, the Thirteen Buddhas,

and Ashura, who willfully pursues his own path.

Awai kumo ni sasu hikari

Shiawase ga akete yuku

NAMUAMIDABUTSU!

Yomigaeru kioku

Futo tameiki otosu kage ga

Kawashita te to te no nukumori sae mo

Wasureta youni tachidomaru no ka

Muchuu no tsuki ano hi sagashita

Iro asenai mama matte iru

Soudarou?

Hikari e tsuredasu no wa itoshi egao

Kawaranai mama hohoemu

Utsurou toki wa yobi kakereba ii

Itsudemo senaka awase ni kanjite iru

Donna toki datte mayowanai

Sou asu e yukeru hazu sa

Kimi no ue ni kakaru niji

Shiawase ga aru youni

SET THE UNENLIGHTENED NIGHT AGLOW WITH SMILES

What's this?!

Seishi, you go around the back to the inner garden!

Got it!

Taishakuten, Bonten!

You're back! Give us a hand!

Bonten, we need you over here!

R-right!

Where's Lord Shaka Nyorai?

Just get moving first.

The halo fragments we had are gone!

The place is in shambles.

Just everywhere.

Look how exhausted they are. The poor things.

Did you find Shaka?

No, he wasn't anywhere.

I bet he's just out on a walk.

This is no time for joking around.

Then do you think Mara...

No way! You really think Shaka could get beaten by Mara?

Bonten.

Yes, let's go.

We must go and save Lord Shaka Nyorai as soon as possible.

Wh-what was that?!

Karura.

What, me?!

Hi there.

Lord Shaka Nyorai!

Hey everyone, I'm just going out for a bit.

What the...?

You all go about as usual and do what you're supposed to be doing.

See you later!

See? I told you he was out on a walk.

Way to bust things up, Shaka.

You heard him. Let's get to it.

Huh?

You should "do what you're supposed to be doing," right?

Huh?

They seem all right.

Okay, let's get back to Bonnoji.

Careful on the way home!

Come on, hurry up! There's so much we need to get done!

Miroku seems really fired up, huh?

I'm not surprised.

After all, in 5.67 billion years, he's supposed to become the next Shaka Nyorai.

All right!

Good thing I just bought this online.

Here, I'll let you use this, too.

Isn't it awesome? The handle here doubles as nail clippers!

I have a bit of pretty cloth in my room.

So we'll cover the burnt parts with that?

Exactly.

I "sink" the sink is beyond repair.

Get it?

Was it that funny?

Whew, what a disaster!

Bonten, how does it look in there?

Everything inside is pretty much ruined.

‘That so? Then we'll have to buy some more taiyaki before Shaka Nyorai gets back.

Um...

Refrigerator. Refrigerator... refrigerator...

Hmm, I'm stuck.

This one's still okay, right, Taishakuten?

Huh?

It's not okay, is it?

Paomi says it's seared just right, too!

Here!

This... is actually okay.

Right? This grilled eggplant looks pretty good, too.

Um...!

The kitchen's destroyed, you see.

We're looking for things we can nibble on.

I figure we can give this charred one to the Nyorai.

They have a crappy sense of taste, anyway.

Fugen!

I'm kidding!

Right, Taishakuten?

Huh? What're you doing, Yakushi?

Hey, talk some sense into him, you guys.

I don't think you can heal the broken bath like that.

I know. But just in case.

"Just in case"?

Um?

As you can see, the bath got busted up.

Oh hey, why don't we do that thing instead of a bath?

"That thing"?

Loyly, of course!

But won't that just make us sweat and not help cleanse ourselves?

I guess you're right.

This takes me back, Siddhartha.

I whispered to you like this many times while you were in training.

You never gave in and attained enlightenment.

But has that changed the Material World at all?

No. Nothing changes.

So this is the power of the cosmos!

You just watch, Siddhartha.

Ashura.

I liberated him...

from his suffering.

What a cruel thing to do.

Does anyone want seconds?

I'm all full now.

The temple's pretty much tidied up, and our stomachs are full.

Plus...

The public bath...

...wasn't bad at all.

Did you notice how the old timers in the bath with us all got about five years younger?

It's pretty amazing, Yakushi's power.

We're all doing what we're supposed to be doing quite well.

Indeed. Good work, everyone.

Now all we need is for Shaka to come back...

It's awfully long... today's walk.