Gosho 百六箇抄 One Hundred and Six Articles

又五人並(ならび)に已(い)下(か)の諸僧等、日本乃至(ないし)一閻浮提(いちえんぶだい)の外(ほか)・万国に之(これ)を流布(るふ)せしむと雖(いえど)も、日興が嫡嫡(ちゃくちゃく)相承(そうじょう)の曼(まん)荼(だ)羅(ら)を以て本堂の正本尊と為す可きなり。

In addition, you should recognize the mandala of the direct line whom Nikko inherited as the formal Gohonzon of the main hall even if the Buddhist priests who are the five people and followers widen this in all countries including Japan and Jambudvipa.

所以(ゆえん)は何(いか)ん、

What is the reason?

在世(ざいせ)・滅後(めつご)殊(こと)なりと雖(いえど)も付属(ふぞく)の儀式之(これ)同じ。

When Buddha was alive and after Buddha passed away, though these are different, the ceremony of the commission is same.

譬(たと)えば四大六万の直(じき)弟(てい)の本眷属(ほんけんぞく)有りと雖も、上行(じょうぎょう)薩埵(さつた)を以て結(けっ)要(ちょう)付属の大導師(だいどうし)と定むるが如し。

For example, though there were the direct followers like the four major Bodhisattvas and the sixty thousand disciples, Buddha decided Jogyo Bodhisattva as the great leader entrusted with the Law of essence.

今以(も)つて是(か)くの如し。

It is the same again now.

六人以下数(すう)輩(はい)の弟子有りと雖も、日興を以て結(けっ)要(ちょう)付属の大将と定むる者なり。

Though there are six person and followers, and the several disciples, I determine it as the general who entrusts Nikko with the Law of essence.

つづく　Continued

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