Writing on the lantern is a joke

[Maltz]

Many people might have known this but here I go anyway.



There are 6 words written on the latern of the castles.
They should be 南無阿彌陀佛, but apparantly CA made a big joke here intentionally (or not).

南無 = Return to
阿彌陀佛 = Buddha

According to wiki, this chant reads "Namo Amitābhāya" in Roman characters. This is a very popular chant in Buddhism, in parcicular the pure land branch. The Ikko (Ikki = rioters) clan belongs to this branch. I have heard Buddhist in general chant it. It is basically the "In the name of Fahter, Son and the Holy ghost" equivalent.

Now it is 南無阿米豆腐. The pronunciation is similar but it is totall different

阿米豆腐 = Ah rice tofu

Return to rice and tofu!

The same chant is also found on the stone beside the shrine in the castle square. But there it appears loyal to the original version.