The illustration about description of the portion the “世尊観世音菩薩以何因縁名観世音(seson-kanzeonbosatu-ikainen-myoukanzeon” is drawn.
The title of an illustration is “hearing voice and getting to know the person.”
it is explained in the first half of the talk what the name of the Goddess of Mercy has pointed out.
In it, three, a name, obligation, and the body, are one of things, and it is written that they make the basis.
As an example, it is written about the mandarin orange and is, saying “A mandarin orange is a name, a meaning is a thing sweet like honey, and substance is a kind of mandarin orange tree.”
The contents of this illustration are written as a metaphor different from a mandarin orange.
The following is the free translation of the text.
“By getting to know man’s name, obligation and body can be known automatically.
This is the favor of the Kannon.
The sound of a koto or a hard drum drum can be heard and tomorrow’s fine and cloudy weather of the weather can be known.
It is understood whether it is being lamented whether the person is glad to hear people’s voice.
fine one can be known for whether it is taken the illness.
The person can be known also only by hearing a footstep.
Although this was all the power of the Kannon, the Buddha also respected the virtuous deed of the Kannon and it explained these sutras.
It is deeply concerned with the noted number of the Kannon. ”
When such philosophical talks are discussed by the Edo period and the time before it, it is sometimes often contained in a religious tale.
An old tale is also the same.
It has a favorable impression in comparing very intelligibly and the talk being told like the portion of this illustration, under these circumstances.
As a material, after serving as one scene of the love of the Edo period, an event like Valentine, a birthday, and Christmas with a sweetheart may be suited.
But it is a matter which is almost unrelated to the Edo period.
「世尊観世音菩薩以何因縁名観世音」という部分の解説に関する挿絵が描かれています。挿絵のタイトルは「声を聞いてその人を知る」です。
このお話しの前半には、観世音という名が何を指しているのかが説明されています。その中で、物には名と義理と躰の３つがあり、それらが根幹をなすと書かれています。例として、蜜柑について書かれていて「蜜柑は名前で、意味は蜜のように甘いことであり、実体は橘の種類である」とあります。この挿絵の内容は、蜜柑とは別の例えとして書かれています。では、以下が本文の意訳です。
「人間の名を知ることで、義理と躰を自然に知る事ができる。これは、観音のおかげである。琴三弦鼓太鼓の音を聞いて明日の天気の晴れや曇りを知り、人の声を聞いてその人が喜んでいるのか悲しんでいるのか、病にかかっているのか元気なのかを知ることができる。足音を聞くだけでもその人を知る事ができる。これは全て観音のお力だけれども、仏も観音の功徳を重んじてこのお経を説いた。観音の名号に深く関わることである。」
江戸時代やそれ以前の時代にこういった哲学的な話が論じられる際、宗教の説話の中に含まれることはよくあります。昔話も同様ですね。そうした中で、今回の挿絵の部分のように、とても分かりやすく例え話が語られることに好感を持ちます。
