Gosho 蒙古使御書 About Messenger of Mongolia

蒙古使御書

About messenger of Mongolia

建治元年　九月　五十四歳御作

September 1275. Age 54

所詮(しょせん)、万法(ばんぽう)は己(こ)心(しん)に収まりて一(いち)塵(じん)もかけず、九山、八海も我が身に備わりて、日月衆星も己心にあり。

Ultimately, all phenomena are contained within one’s life, down to the last particle of dust. The nine mountains and the eight seas are encompassed in one’s body, and the sun, moon, and myriad stars are found in one’s life.

The all of Law are included to one's mind, and even one dust is not missing to there after all. Oneself possesses nine mountains, eight seas, too, and own mind has the sun and the month and the star.

然(しか)りといへども盲目の者の鏡に影を浮べるに見えず、嬰(みどり)児(ご)の水火を怖(おそ)れざるが如し。

We, however, are like a blind person who is incapable of seeing the images reflected in a mirror, or like an infant who has no fear of water or fire.

The people do not know it even if Buddha says in this way. For example, an infant is not afraid of water and fire, a blind person not be able to see his figure in a mirror.

外典(げてん)の外道(げどう)、内典の小乗・権(ごん)大乗等は、皆(みな)己心の法を片端(かたはし)片端説きて候なり。

The teachings such as those of the non-Buddhist writings and those of the Hinayana and provisional Mahayana Buddhist scriptures all partially explain the phenomena inherent in one’s life.

All any religion of non-Buddhism and Hinayana and provisional Mahayana preached only a part of the Law of one's mind.

然(しか)りといへども法華経の如く説かず。

They do not explain them as the Lotus Sutra does.

These not preach like the Lotus Sutra.

然れば経経に勝劣あり、人人にも聖賢分れて候ぞ。

Thus, among the sutras, there are both superior and inferior, and among people also, sages and worthies may be distinguished.

Therefore, many sutras have merits and demerits, and the people are divided into a saint and a wise man.

法門多多(たた)なれば止(とど)め候い畢(おわ)んぬ。

Since there is too much to go into concerning the teaching, I will stop here.

Because doctrine to preach increases, I stop it in this and do end.

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