土籠御書(つちろうごしょ)
Letter to Priest Nichirō in Prison
Letter to Chikugo-bō in the Cave Prison
文永八年十月九日 五十歳御作
October 9, 1271 (Age: 50)
法華経を余人のよみ候は口ばかり・ことばばかりは・よめども心はよまず・
Others read the Lotus Sutra with their mouths alone, in word alone, but they do not read it with their hearts.
When all others practice the Lotus Sutra, they read it with their mouths but do not believe in their hearts.
心はよめども身によまず。
And even if they read it with their hearts, they do not read it with their actions.
And even if they believe it in their hearts, they do not put into action.
色心二法共にあそばされたるこそ貴く候へ。
It is reading the sutra with both one’s body and mind that is truly praise worthy!
You are upholding the sutra with both body and mind. How admirable!
本文 Original Text 目次 Table of Contents