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2020年 08月 01日

15. Nichiren Suffers the Banishment to Izu. (8)

             Japanese edition


On the next morning, Yasaburo mends a net.

Nichiren was falling asleep.

The wife stews porridge of rice and vegetables. She occasionally looked at Nichiren.

“Is this Buddhist priest an offender? We are rumored from the neighborhood again”.

Yasaburo mends a net silently as usual without answering on what the wife says.
 It
heard only the sound of the wave.

The living room of Funamori Yasaburo is lined with fishing implements.

In the afternoon of this day, there was Yasaburo with a face as hard as always.

The wife dried the clothes of Nichiren in the sun.

Nichiren is still sleeping.

Hokibo Nikko of the disciple wrung out a cloth with the water of the pail and put it on the brow of Nichiren.Hokibo was in the Jissoji Temple when the riot of banishment occurred.at the time of banishment disturbance. He heard the banishment of Nichiren later and searched for Nichiren in Izu. He had just finally arrived at the house of Yasaburo.

Nichiren awakes from sleep.

“Where am I?”.

 Hokibo smiled unconsciously hearing a voice of Nichiren.

“Did you awake?”.

Nichiren bore a pain and got up.

Yasaburo and the wife sit straight and lower the head. The married couple had heard Nichiren from Hokibo in detail.

Hokibo introduced them.

“Their name is Yasaburo Funamori married couple. Fortunately, Mr. Yasaburo helped you suffer at the beach.

Nichiren stared at the married couple and lowered the head.

“I am thankful for your kindness. While everybody hates and is jealous of Nichiren, it is mysterious that you helped me. What kind of destiny is this? Are you the votary of the Lotus Sutra in the past world? You are probably the rebirth as the Lord Funamori Yasaburo in the Latter Days of the Law and you feel pity for Nichiren.”

The wife of Yasaburo smiled hearing Nichiren is praising her husband and she put hands together to Nichiren.

“I am ready for the meal”.

The wife puts porridge of the unpolished rice and vegetables in a wooden bowl and held it out.

Nichiren was surprised.

“Is this rice? The rice is very precious now. I am sorry to trouble you”.

Yasaburo said.

“Please don't hesitate. Please eat”.

The shore of Kawana is a long sandy beach widely.

Nichiren is held to Hokibo and goes the sandy beach.

Nichiren separated from Hokibo before long.

“Right. I can walk alone”.

Nichiren continued walking the sandy beach that spread out endlessly leaving foot-marks step by step alone. Hokibo goes anxiously from behind.

Approximately one month after, Nichiren sent the letter of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Yasaburo, from the mansion of Ito Saemonnojo of the land steward of Izu Ito whom he had moved to.


When, on the twelfth day of May, having been exiled, and arrived at that harbor where I had never even heard, and I was suffering after leaving the boat. You took me into care kindly. What kind of fate has brought us meet? Can it be that, because in the past you were a votary of the Lotus Sutra, now, in the Mappo, you have been reborn as Funamori-no-Yasaburo and have taken pity on me? Though a man maybe do, your wife has given me food, brought me water to wash my hands and feet with, and treated me with great concern, I can only call as wondrous.". Letter to Funamori Yasaburo'


            Continued to (9)


Life of Nichiren. Vol. 1. Contents



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