Even when we were still drafting the report, however, it was already clear that the Commission was treating the matter like the famous three monkeys who, in the Buddhist tradition, are supposed to report on mankind at the Koshin festival in accordance with the dictum, ‘Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil’.
Mais déjà au cours de notre travail, il est apparu clairement que la Commission a considéré cette affaire comme les trois célèbres singes qui, selon la croyance bouddhiste, doivent lors de la fête de Koshin faire un rapport sur les hommes selon le principe "Ne rien entendre, ne rien voir, ne rien dire".