Gosho 日興遺誡置文 The Last Religious Precepts of Nikko 5

一、未(いま)だ広宣(こうせん)流布(るふ)せざる間は身命(しんみょう)を捨て、随力(ずいりき)弘通(ぐつう)を致(いた)すべき事。

13. While Kosen-ruhu does not yet be achieved, you should propagate the Law until the full extent of your ability, without begrudging life.

一、身軽(しんきょう)法(ほう)重(じゅう)の行者に於ては下劣(げれつ)の法師(ほっし)たりと雖(いえど)も、当如(とうにょ)敬仏(きょうぶつ)の道理に任(まか)せて信(しん)敬(ぎょう)を致(いた)すべき事。

14. In the case of the priest like "One's body is insignificant, the Law is heavy", even if he was the Buddhist priest of the ignobleness, you must respect him by the reason of "Showing him the same respect you would do Buddha."

一、弘通(ぐつう)の法師(ほっし)に於(おい)ては下輩(げはい)たりと雖(いえど)も、老僧の思いを為すべき事。

15. Even if he is a lowly person, in the case of a Buddhist priest of propagating the Law, you should think him to be an old priest with virtue.

一、下劣(げれつ)の者たりと雖も我より智(ち)勝(すぐ)れたる者をば仰(あお)いで師(し)匠(しょう)とすべき事。

16. Even if he was the person of the ignobleness, you should respect him who is superior in wisdom than you and treat him as a teacher.

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