Three wise monkeys
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title:
Three wise monkeys
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mizaru, kikazaru, iwazaru The three wise monkeys are a Japanese pictorial maxim, embodying the proverbial principle "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". The three monkeys are
- Mizaru (見ざる), "does not see", covering his eyes
- Kikazaru (聞かざる), "does not hear", covering his ears
- Iwazaru (言わざる), "does not speak", covering his mouth. Lafcadio Hearn refers to them as the three mystic apes. There are at least two divergent interpretations of the maxim: in Buddhist tradition, it is abou
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Pictorial maxim, embodying "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil"
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_wise_monkeys
date created:
2005-05-24T07:02:18Z
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2024-08-31T08:02:21Z
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