袖そで振ふり合あうも他た生しょうの縁えん

expression

even a chance meeting is predestined; even a casual encounter can lead to a deep bond

Proverb expressing the Buddhist idea that all encounters, no matter how brief, are the result of karma from past lives. Often used to encourage cherishing relationships.

• 袖そで振ふり合あうも他た生しょうの縁えんというから、隣となりに座すわった人ひとにも親しん切せつにしよう。

  They say even a chance meeting is due to karma from a past life, so let's be kind even to the person sitting next to us.

• 旅たび先さきで出で会あった人ひとと友とも達だちになった。袖そで振ふり合あうも他た生しょうの縁えんだね。

  I became friends with someone I met on a trip. It's true that even a chance encounter is predestined.