Gosho 金吾殿御返事（大師講御書）四 Letter to Lord Ota Kingo. ４.

山門なんどもいに(古)しえにも百千万億倍すぎて動揺とうけ給はり候。

I have been told that places like the temple on Mount Hiei are experiencing turmoil a hundred, thousand, ten thousand, million times greater than anything before.

I hear that the temple on Mount Hiei are experiencing turmoil greater than before anything.

　それならず子細(しさい)ども候やらん。

But that is not all. There must be some profound reason for these things.

There may be deep reasons to have no time for it.

震(しん)旦(たん)・高麗(こま)すでに禅門・念仏になりて、守護の善神の去るかの間(あいだ)彼(か)の蒙(もう)古(こ)に従ひ候ひぬ。　

Because China and Koryŏ have already become adherents of the Zen school and the Nembutsu school, and the protective deities have departed, they have been conquered by the Mongols and forced to submit to them.

Because China and Korai have already become adherents of the Zen and the Nembutsu sect, the gods to protect them have left from there, then they have been conquered by the Mongols and forced to submit.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　我が朝、又此の邪法弘まりて天台法華宗を忽(ゆる)諸(がせ)のゆへに山門安穏(あんのん)ならず、師檀(しだん)違叛(むはん)の国と成り候ひぬれば、十が八、九はいかんがとみへ候。

In our own nation as well, because these erroneous doctrines have spread and people make light of and disregard the Tendai Lotus school, the temple on Mount Hiei enjoys neither peace nor security. Because ours has become a nation where lay supporters turn against their teachers, it seems to me that it will, in all probability, be conquered.

In our nation as well, because these erroneous doctrines have spread and people make light of and disregard the Tendai Lotus sect, the temple on Mount Hiei can enjoy neither peace nor security. Because it has become a nation where lay supporters turn against their teachers, it seems to me that it will be conquered without doubt.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

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