It is an illustration about explanation of the portion “若有持是觀世音菩薩名者設入大火火不能焼由是菩薩威神力故(nyakuji-zekanzeon-setunyudaika-kafunousyou-yusehosaijinrikiko)”.
The title of an illustration is “suffering from the illness of Kiyomori ON way fire.”
When only a picture is seen, it is a miserable impression, but it is visible also to the picture in which expression is rich and attractive.
Explanation of seven misfortune is written in the first half of the text, and it is written to it that it is protected from misfortune by reciting the name of the Goddess of Mercy.
In addition, seven misfortune refers to “misfortune of fire”, “the misfortune of water”, “the misfortune of a wind”, “the misfortune by distrust”, “the misfortune by avarice”, “misfortune in which it is caught by avarice”, and “the misfortune by keeping avarice in awe.”
Then, the following is the free translation of an illustration portion.
“It is that Taira no Kiyomori suffered from the illness of fire on the account of Genji-and-the-Heike rise and fall.
However, true hellfire burns out of the body, and burns and ruins the body.
It seems to be the punishment which the Buddha which burned and ruined temples, such as Todaiji and Kofukuji, completely gives.
This has a cause in Yoritomo having caused influence in the east country and 義仲(Yoshinaka) having caused influence in northern countries.
Genji of other countries also rises in arms, the fellows who have served for years also ask Heike that a contrary participates in Genji, and Kiyomori is angry.
True hellfire bursts into flames from the body at last, and it becomes that it is likely to be made deviation death. ”
“When Kiyomori was still young, he was poor, and it was reading out, without missing the Lotus Sutra every day according to the instruction of a certain priest.
A promotion is won by the power acquired by the practice, and it comes to govern the half of Japan of the 68 nations under rule at last.
Maintenance of 隠戸 (Ondo: strait in Hiroshima Prefecture) and 築嶋 (Tukisima : harbor in Hyogo Prefecture) of Hyogo are made, the shrine in Miyajima is erected, and various enterprises, such as erection, are undertaken for 仏堂(Butudou) of Koya.
However, the gorgeous life was liked, the heart lived luxuriously and he forgets a warning of the Buddha instantly.
The wrongdoing was piled up and it was finally burned to death by hellfire.
If Kiyomori gets to know the affection of the Kannon by the believer of the Lotus Sutra and is praying the name of the Kannon …
If it is repented and reformed and the Kannon is prayed by the heart, when the conflagration of the wrongdoing burns … Even if the death by its deed was not avoided, it had escaped pain of hellfire.He even forgets to depend for the power of the Kannon and it has died.
However, those who do not forget the name of the Kannon are even if he forgets a bodhisattva’s big mercy for the wrongdoing or worldly desires and it is in the misfortune of fire.
It prays for the Goddess of Mercy to the heart from a thought of confession, and the Kannon saves from a fire according to the voice. ”
「若有持是觀世音菩薩名者設入大火火不能焼由是菩薩威神力故」という部分の説明に関する挿絵です。挿絵のタイトルは「清盛入道 火の病を患う」です。絵だけ見ると悲惨な印象ですが、表情が豊かで魅力的な絵にも見えます。
本文前半には、七つの災難の説明が書かれており、観音菩薩の名を唱えることで災難から守られると書かれています。なお、七つの災難とは「火難」「水難」「風難（羅刹難ともいう）」「刀杖難（王難ともいう）」「鬼難」「枷鎖難」「怨賊難」を指します。それでは、以下が挿絵部分の意訳です。
「源平盛衰記に、平清盛が火の病を患ったとある。しかし、本当の業火は体の中から燃えてその身を焼き滅ぼしてしまうものだ。まるで、東大寺や洪福寺などの大伽藍を焼き滅ぼした仏罰のように。これは、頼朝が東国で勢力を起し、義仲が北国で勢力を起したことに原因がある。その他の諸国の源氏も蜂起して、長年仕えて来た輩も平家に逆って源氏に荷檐（かたん：荷担）すると聞いて、清盛は憤る。ついにその体から本当の業火が燃え立って、狂い死にしそうになる。」
「清盛がまだ若かった時は貧しく、ある僧侶の教えに従い毎日法華経を欠かさずに読み上げていた。その修行によって得た力で出世し、ついに日本の68カ国の内の半数を支配下に治めるに至る。隠戸（おんど：広島県にある海峡）の整備や兵庫の築嶋（つきしま：兵庫県の港）を作り、宮島の神殿を造営、高野の仏堂を建立など様々な事業を行う。しかし、豪華な生活を好んで心が奢り、たちまち仏の戒めを忘れてしまった。悪行を重ね、ついには業火に焼き殺されたのだ。もしも清盛が法華経の信者で観音の慈愛を知って観音の名を念じていれば…。悪行の大火に焼かれる時に悔いて改心し、観音を心で念じれば…。自らの行いによる死は避けられなくても業火の苦しみから逃れられたのに。観音の力を頼る事さえも忘れて狂い死んでしまった。しかし、観音の名を忘れない人は、悪行や煩悩のために菩薩の大きな慈悲を忘れて火の災難にあったとしても。懺悔の思いから心に観世音を念じ、その声に応じて観音が火難から救ってくれる。」
