湿れる木より火を出し乾ける土より水を儲けんが如く強盛に申すなり - praying as earnestly as though to produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain water from parched ground.



本文
何なる世の乱れにも各各をば法華経・十羅刹・助け給へと
湿れる木より火を出し 乾ける土より水を儲けんが如く強盛に申すなり
呵責謗法滅罪抄
(1132頁)
文永10年
(1273年)
通解(意訳)
どのような世の乱れが起きても、あなた方弟子達の事を、「法華経・十羅刹女よ、彼らを守護し、助け給え」と、

湿っている木に火を着け、乾いた土から水を出すような思いで、強盛に祈っている。

English Gosho
I am praying that, no matter how troubled the times may become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters* will protect all of you, praying as earnestly as though to produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain water from parched ground.

 *Goodness Gods;Protection to The Believer of The Nichiren Buddhism.
" On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins "
"The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin", Vol.1, p. 435
1273.
[ --- ] is liberal translation.
参考文献:
「日蓮大聖人御書全集」
「御書をひもとく」
「英語で学ぶ御書」
第三文明社
Bibliography :
"The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin"
"The Record of The Orally Transmitted Teachings"

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