Gosho 法華経題目抄 The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra ３

抑(そもそ)も浄(じょう)徳(とく)夫人は二人の太子の出家(しゅっけ)を許して法華経をひろめさせ、竜女は「我闡(がせん)大乗(だいじょう)教(きょう)・度(ど)脱(だつ)苦(く)衆生(しゅじょう)」とこそ誓ひしが、全く他経計(ばか)りを行じて此の経を行ぜじとは誓はず、

By contrast, Lady Pure Virtue gave permission for her sons, the two princes, to enter the Buddhist Order and encouraged them to propagate the Lotus Sutra. Moreover, the dragon king’s daughter took a vow, saying, “I unfold the doctrines of the great vehicle to rescue living beings from suffering”. These women surely took no vow to practice only the teachings of the other sutras and to neglect the practice of the Lotus Sutra.

In the first place madame Jotoku allowed for two Crown Princes to become a Buddhist priest, and let them spread the Lotus Sutra. In addition,dragon's daughter promised, "I will clarify the teachings of Mahayana and save the all creatures who suffer". They are not promising that they conduct only other sutra and do not perform this sutra at all.

今の女人は偏(ひとえ)に他経を行じて法華経を行ずる方をしらず、

Nevertheless, that is what the women of today do, paying all their attention to the practice of other sutras and none to that of the Lotus Sutra.

The present women conduct other sutra earnestly but do not know the method that conduct the Lotus Sutra.

とくとく心をひるがへすべし・心をひるがへすべし、

You must reform your thinking immediately.

Reform yourself early. Reform yourself early.

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