Gosho 女人往生抄 The Buddhahood Woman Attains

女人往生抄

The Buddhahood Woman Attains

文永二年 四十四歳御作。

1265、 44 years

当世の一切の女人は仏の記し置き給ふ後(ごの)五百歳二千余年に当たって是(これ)実(まこと)の女人往生(おうじょう)の時なり。

After Buddha passed away, all women of modern times are living at the first 500 years after that 2000 years. Buddha had written that modern times are the genuine times of the woman who would attain Buddhahood.

例せば冬は氷(こおり)乏(とも)しからず、春は花珍しからず、夏は草多く、秋は菓(このみ)多し。

For example, there is much ice in winter, the flower is not rare in spring, and there is much grass in the summer, and the much fruit in autumn.

時節此(か)くの如し。

The season rotates in this way.

当世の女人往生も亦(また)此(か)くの如し。

The Buddhahood which the woman attains in modern times is the same too.

貪(とん)多く瞋(いかり)多く愚(おろか)多く慢(まん)多く嫉(ねたみ)多きを嫌はず。

It is not concerned whether if have much arrogant, much foolish, much anger, much greed or much jealousy.

何(いか)に況(いわん)んや、此(これ)等(ら)の過(とが)無からん女人をや。

To say nothing of the woman not having these faults.

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