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第三には去年(こぞ)文永十一年四月八日、左衛(さえ)門尉(もんのじょう)に語つて云く、王地に生れたれば身をば随(したが)えられたてまつるやうなりとも、心をば随えられたてまつるべからず

The third time was the eighth day of the fourth month of last year (the eleventh year of the Bun’ei era), when I said to Saemon-no-jō: “Even if it seems that, because I was born in the ruler’s domain, I follow him in my actions, I will never follow him in my heart.

The third remonstration took place on the eighth day of the fourth month of last year, the eleventh year of Bunnei（1274）, when I told Hei-no sa’emon-no-jō Yoritsuna,“Since I was born in the land ruled by the king, I may appear to obey him, but he cannot force my heart to follow him.

The third time was the eighth day of April of last year (the eleventh year of the Bun'ei era). I said to Saemonnojo :“Since I was born in the land ruled by the king, I may appear to obey him, but he cannot force my mind to obey him.

念仏の無間(むけん)獄(ごく)・禅の天魔の所為(しょい)なる事は疑いなし、

There can be no doubt that the Nembutsu leads to the hell of incessant suffering, and that the Zen school is the work of the heavenly devil.

There is no doubt that Nembutsu leads to the hell of incessant suffering and Zen is the teaching of devils.

There is no doubt that Nembutsu leads to the hell of incessant suffering and Zen is the acts of heavens' devils.

殊(こと)に真言宗が此の国土の大なるわざはひにては候なり

And the True Word school in particular is a great plague to this nation of ours.

The Shingon sect, in particular, will cause great misfortune to befall Japan.

And the Shingon in particular is a great misfortune for this nation.

大蒙古を調伏(じょうぶく)せん事(こと)・真言師には仰(おお)せ付けらるべからず

The task of praying for victory over the Mongols should not be entrusted to the True Word priests!”.

The Kamakura Shogunate should never order the monks of the Shingon sect to incant a spell for the Mongols to perish".

The Kamakura Shogunate should not order the Shingon priests to pray for victory over the Mongols.”

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