三大秘法稟承事七 Receiving the Three Great Secret Law 7

戒壇とは王法仏法に冥じ、仏法王法に合して王臣一同に本門の三秘密の法を持ちて、有徳(うとく)王(おう)・覚(かく)徳(とく)比丘(びく)の其の乃往(むかし)を末法濁悪の未来に移さん時、勅宣(ちょくせん)並(ならび)に御教書(みきょうしょ)を申し下して霊山(りょうぜん)浄土(じょうど)に似たらん最勝の地を尋(たず)ねて戒壇を建立す可き者か、

The sanctuary, or ordination platform, constitutes one of the Three Great Secret Laws of the essential teaching. When the secular law and the Law of the Buddha are fused and in mutual accord; when both the ruler and his officials uphold the Three Great Secret Laws of the essential teaching; and when the practice of King Possessor of Virtue and the monk Realization of Virtue is actualized in the future of the muddied and evil age of the Latter Day, then imperial edicts and official proclamations will be issued, and the most fitting site will be sought out, one resembling the pure land of Eagle Peak, and the sanctuary will be established there.
The [True] Sanctuary [ of Hommonngi Temple] is to be erected : when secular law is merged into Buddhist Law ; when Buddhism becomes one with secular law; when the sovereign and the entire nation together embrace the Three Great Secret Laws; when the relationship similar to that between King Utoku and Monk Kakutoku appears in the future defiled age of the Latter Day of the Law; when an imperial decree or royal command is issued [ under the guidance of the High Priest ]; and when [the High Priest ] selects a supreme site, comparable to the pure land of Eagle Peak.

時を待つ可きのみ、

We have only to wait for the proper time for this.
Simply wait for the time.

事(じ)の戒法と申すは是なり、

This is what is meant by the practice of the precept of the Law.
This is the actual precept of the Law [ based on the True High Sanctuary].

三国並に一閻浮提の人・懺悔(さんげ)滅罪の戒法のみならず、大梵天(だいぼんてん)王(のう)・帝釈(たいしゃく)等も来下(らいげ)して蹋(ふみ)給うべき戒壇なり、

This will be a sanctuary not only where the people of the three countries of India, China, and Japan, and all the inhabitants of Jambudvīpa, will come to receive the precept of the Law that enables them to repent and wipe out offenses, but also where the great heavenly kings Brahmā and Shakra will descend to take part in the ceremony.
This is not only the precept that enables all people in the three nations of India, China, and Japan---indeed, everyone in Jambudvipa ---no repent of their offenses and expiate that karma. It is also the High Sanctuary where Heavenly Kings Daibon and Taishaku, and the other guardian deities will descend from the heavens to worship.

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　唐招提寺の戒壇。奈良県奈良市。

　Thehigh sanctuary in the Toshodaiji in Nara.

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