Gosho 顕仏未来記 On the Buddha’s Prophecy

末法に於ては大小の益(えき)共(とも)に之(これ)無し、

In the Latter Day of the Law, no benefit is derived from either Mahayana or Hinayana.

In the Latter Day of the law, neither Mahayana nor Hinayana can produce benefits.

小乗には教のみ有つて行証無し

Hinayana retains nothing but its teaching; it has neither practice nor proof.

Hinayana Buddhism retains only its teaching, but not its practice or proof.

大乗には教行のみ有つて冥(みょう)顕(けん)の証之無し、

Mahayana still has its teaching and practice, but no longer provides any proof of benefit, either conspicuous or inconspicuous.

Mahayana Buddhism still has both its teaching and practice, but there is no longer any conspicuous or inconspicuous benefit.

其の上正像の時の所(しょ)立(りゅう)の権小の二宗・漸漸(ぜんぜん)・末法に入て執心(しゅうしん)弥(いよいよ)強(ごう)盛(じょう)にして小を以て大を打ち権を以て実を破り国土に大体謗法(ほうぼう)の者充満するなり

Furthermore, the schools of Hinayana and provisional Mahayana established during the Former and Middle Days of the Law cling all the more stubbornly to their doctrines as they enter the Latter Day. Those who espouse Hinayana reject Mahayana, and those who espouse provisional teachings attack the true teaching, until the country is overrun with slanderers of the Law.

Moreover, during the Former and Middle Days of the Law, sects were derived from provisional Mahayana and Hinayana. In the Latter Day of the Law, with the passage of time, they have begun to adhere more vehemently to their own teachings. Those who uphold Hinayana condemn Mahayana, while those who embrace the provisional doctrines slander the true Mahayana teaching. As a result, slanderers prevail throughout the country.

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