GOSHO 上野殿御返事 (造営書) 一

The Source of Aniruddha’s Good Fortune

The Merit of Offering

　　　　　　　　　　建治元年五月　五十四歳御作　　3 May 1275（Age:54）

　さつき(五月)の二日にい(芋)ものかし(頭)ら、いし(石)のやうにほ(干)されて候を一駄(だ)、ふじ(富士)のう(上)へ(野)のより、み(身)の(延)ぶの山へをくり給いて候。

　On the second day of the fifth month I received the horse load of taros, well-dried like stone, which you sent from Ueno in Fuji to Mount Minobu.

On the second day of the fifth month, I received a horse-load of taro, which had been thoroughly dried as hard as stones. From Ueno in Fuji you sent it all the way to the mountains of Minobu and I accept it with deepest gratitude.

仏の御弟子にあ(阿)なり(那)ち(律)と申せし人は天眼第一のあなりちとて十人の御弟子のその一(ひとり)・迦葉(かしょう)・舎利(しゃり)弗(ほつ)・目連(もくれん)・阿難(あなん)にかた(肩)をならべし人なり。

Among the Buddha’s disciples was one called Aniruddha, who was known as the foremost in divine insight and was counted as one of the Buddha’s ten major disciples. He stood shoulder to shoulder with Mahākāshyapa, Shāriputra, Maudgalyāyana, and Ānanda.

Among Shakyamuni Buddha’s ten major disciples there was one named Aniruddha. He was known as the foremost in divine insight and his abilities were on a par with those Kashyapa, Shariputra, Maudgalyayana and Ananda.

この人のゆらひ(由来)をたづ(尋)ねみれば・師子(しし)頬(きょう)王(おう)と申せし国王の第二の王子に・こく(斛)ぼん(飯)王と申せし人の御子・釈迦如来のいとこ(従弟)にておはしましき、

When we inquire into his origins, we find that he was a son of King Dronodana, the second son of King Simhahanu, and that he was a cousin of the Thus Come One Shakyamuni.

Aniruddha was the second son of Dronodana, a grandson of King Simhahanu, and cousin to Shakyamuni Buddha.

この人の御名三つ候、一には無貧(むひん)・二には如意(にょい)・三にはむれ(無)う(猟)と申す、一一にふしぎの事候。

He had three names: the first was Free from Poverty, the second was At Will, and the third was No Need to Hunt. Each reflected a wondrous happening.

He had three names: Muhin, Nyoi and Muryo, meaning “no poverty,”“do anything at will” and “get meat without hunting” respectively. Each of these names was given for a profound reason.


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