Gosho 日興遺誡置文 The Last Religious Precepts of Nikko 8

右の条目(じょうもく)大略此(か)くの如し、

The precepts that I wrote up are an outline like this.

万(まん)年(ねん)救護(くご)の為(ため)に二十六箇(か)条を置く。

I put 26 items for the protection of ten thousand years.

後代の学侶(がくりょ)、敢(あ)へて疑惑を生ずること勿(なか)れ。

A disciple who learns this in the future should not have doubt purposely.

此(こ)の内(うち)一箇(か)条に於ても犯(おか)す者は日興が末流に有るべからず。

If there is a person even violating one of these, he is not a disciple of Nikko.

仍(よ)って定(さだ)むる所の条々件(くだん)の如し。

I leave the items that I determined in this way.

元弘(げんこう)三年癸(みずの)酉(ととり)正月十三日　　日興花押　

On 13th day of January of the 3rd year of the Genko era (1333).

　　　　　　　　　　Nikko（signature).

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