GOSHO 立正安国論29 正しく一凶の所帰を明かす六

又云く念仏の行者必ず三(さん)心(じん)を具(ぐ)足(そく)す可きの文、「観無量寿経に云く同経の疏(しょ)に云く、問うて曰く若し解(げ)行(ぎょう)の不同・邪(じゃ)雑(ぞう)の人等有(あ)つて外(げ)邪(じゃ)異見(いけん)の難を防がん、

Hōnen also states: “Regarding the passage that says that the practitioner of the Nembutsu must possess three kinds of mind, it is found in the Meditation Sutra. In his commentary on that sutra [Shan-tao says]: ‘Someone may ask, “If there are those who differ in understanding and practice from the followers of the Nembutsu, persons of distorted and mistaken belief, [how should we confront them]?” I will now make certain that their perverse and differing views will not cause trouble.

Hōnen continues: Nembutsu followers must possess three kinds of mind as stated in the Sutra of Meditation on the Buddha of Infinite Life. The commentary on this sutra [written by Shandao] states the following:〝One might ask, ‘What if there are people with different understandings and practices who mislead Nembutsu practitioners？’….Nembustu practitioners will have to avoid being affected by such people’s delusion and erroneous views….

或は行くこと一分二分にして群賊等喚(よび)廻(かえ)すとは即ち別(べつ)解(げ)・別行(べつぎょう)・悪(あっ)見(けん)の人等に喩(たと)う」、

　These persons of evil views with different understanding and different practices are compared to a band of robbers who call back the traveler who has already gone one or two steps along his journey.’

　It is similar to a traveler who sets out for journey. After a while he is called back by bandits he encounters on his way. In this case, the bandits correspond to those having different understandings and ways of practice as well as evil ideas.”

私(わたくし)に云く、又此の中に一切の別解・別行・異学(いがく)・異見等と言うは是れ聖(しょう)道(どう)門を指す已上、

In my opinion, when this commentary speaks of different understanding, different practices, varying doctrines, and varying beliefs, they are referring to the teachings of the Sacred Way.”

….In my [Hōnens] Judgement, all these various understandings, practices, doctrines, and views belong to the gateway of the sacred path.


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