It is an illustration about the comment of the part of “佛言若復有人受持観世音菩薩名号乃至一時禮拝供養是二人福正等無異於百千萬億劫不可窮盡(Butugon-nyakubunin-jyukanzeonboastumyougou-naisitijireihaikuyou-zenininnpukusyoumui-okuhyakusennmannokou-kfukajguujin)”.
It divided into two on the problem of the layout.
This is a right half.
The title of an illustration is “a profit of the Kannon of Kutsuki.”
Although the following becomes the free translation of an illustration portion, they are contents also containing the picture of a left half.
“The solitary and poor woman was in Bansyu Miki a long time ago.
Parents are the daughters left behind since it died, make some fields and are living.
The Buddha statue of Kutsuki is gathered in a wheat field at a certain time.
Although the kind of Buddha was not found, he thought that it was wasteful, and it brought home and offered on the house.
When the Buddha statue was equipped with the meal and having been worshipped every day, the crops of the field grew thick well. ”
“The illness was prevalent exactly at the time.
This woman will also be taken the illness and will die of an illness finally.
A neighboring person tries to pity and condole and an evening called burial will come still more tomorrow.
The dead person was protected and Akira’s woman who must have died but at dawn uttered voice for night as “thank you” the night.
He is wholly surprised and it looks after a woman in a hurry. ”
“In order for the woman who revived to say, when it dies of an illness, it is said that he was walking along the dark way with feeling like a dream.
Then, two fearful demons both appear that it is in straitened circumstances.
In order for a demon to say, since female parents committed many crimes, they are still troubled by hell.
You who are a daughter also take to hell by parents’ crime. ”
“Just before being pushed in in straitened circumstances, there is nothing from anywhere and one person’s priest appeared.
A valuable atmosphere is related although the shoulder-worn ornamental robe was torn.
It heralds toward a demon.
It is if female fate is not exhausted, make it help me.
After demons build inquiry to their king, they open a woman wide, and return and go. ”
“The woman was sent into the priest in the house.
If a woman asks, he will be the Kannon and a priest will say that the Buddha statue in which the wheat field decayed is itself.
Since a memorial service was held for the Buddha statue every day and it was worshipped, it rescued from hell.
Return to the world early, perform a memorial service for parents, and save from pain in hell.
And it is spread Buddhist teachings to many people. ”
“at this time, the woman said “thank you.”
The woman was pleased with having shed tears and having revived.”
「佛言若復有人受持観世音菩薩名号乃至一時禮拝供養是二人福正等無異於百千萬億劫不可窮盡」という部分の解説に関する挿絵です。レイアウトの都合上二つに分けたうちの右半分となります。挿絵のタイトルは「朽木の観音の利益」です。
以下は挿絵部分の意訳になりますが、左半分の絵も含んだ内容です。
「昔、播州三木に孤独で貧しい女性がいた。両親は死没したために残された娘で、少しの畑を作って暮らしてる。ある時、麦畑の中で朽木の仏像を拾う。傷んでいてなんの仏かもわからないが、もったいないと思って家に持ち帰り安置した。その仏像に食事を備えて毎日礼拝していると、この女性の畑の作物が他の人のは畑よりもよく茂った。」
「丁度その頃病が流行していた。この女性も病にかかり、ついには病死してしまう。近隣の者が哀れんで弔おうとし、いよいよ明日は埋葬という晩になる。その夜は死人を守って夜を明かのだが、明け方に死んだはずの女性が「ありがとうございます」と声を発した。皆驚いて、急いで女性を介抱する。」
「生き返った女性が言うには、病死した際に夢の様な感覚で暗い道を歩いていたという。すると、恐ろしい二人の鬼が火の車と共に現れる。鬼が言うには、女性の両親は多くの罪を犯したため未だに地獄で苦しんでいる。娘であるお前も親の罪によって地獄に連れて行く。とのこと。」
「火の車に押込められる寸前、どこからともなく１人の僧侶が現れた。袈裟は破れていたが、尊げな雰囲気を纏っている。鬼に向かって告げる。女性の命運が尽きていないなら助けさせよ、と。鬼達は自分たちの王に伺いをたてた後に、女性を開放して帰って行く。」
「女性は僧侶に家へと送り届けられた。女性が尋ねると、僧侶は自分が観音であり、麦畑の朽ちた仏像が自分だという。仏像を毎日供養し礼拝してくれたので、地獄から救い出したのだ。早く現世に戻り、父母を弔って地獄での苦しみから救ってあげなさい。そして、多くの人に仏道を広めなさい、と。」
「この時、女性が「ありがとうございます」といったのだ。女性は生き返ったことを涙を流して喜んだ」
