日蓮一代の行功は偏に左衛門殿等遊し候処なり - Without your protection, could I possibly have sustained my life? Could I have survived to be pardoned?
本文 遠藤殿御育み無くんば命永らう可しや・亦赦免にも預かる可しや、日蓮一代の行功は偏に左衛門殿等遊し候処なり 遠藤左衛門尉御書 (1336頁) 文永11年3月 (1274年) 通解(意訳) この佐渡の地で、遠藤殿の様々な守護がなければ、日蓮の命は永らえられたであろうか。また、今回の佐渡流罪の赦免を受け、生きて本土へ帰ることができたであろうか。何もない佐渡に居ながら、数々の重要な書物を、我が弟子達に書き記す事ができた。この日蓮一代の行功は、ひとえに遠藤左衛門殿をはじめ、佐渡でお世話になった方々のおかげである。 English Gosho Without your protection, could I possibly have sustained my life? Could I have survived to be pardoned? My life’s achievements are due entirely to you and to those like you. " Letter to Endō Saemon-no-jō " "The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin", Vol.1, p. 454 March, 1274. [ --- ] is liberal translation. Interpretation (liberal translation) When there is no various protection of Mr. Endo at Sado in a banishment place, would Nichiren's life be able to continue? And would I be able to receive indulgence of this Sado banishment, live and return to a mainland? While I was in Sado, it was possible to write many important books for my pupils. That's here thanks ...