翻刻
和漢三才圖會喬木類に曰娑羅双樹
翻譯(ほんやく)名義集に曰娑羅は此に云堅固冬夏不凋故
名堅固と華嚴經の音義に翻め爲遠と佛入
涅槃已に四方の雙樹皆悉く垂覆如來を其樹
惨然たり皆悉く變す白に
按娑羅本名也雙樹とは林也俗通め曰娑羅
雙樹と西陽雑爼に云娑羅樹花如蓮の者與
此れ異り 和長谷寺にも一株あり
乙酉蕤賓末十日
折枝寫生
地錦抄に云
沙羅雙樹 〇藪山茶(やふつばき) 共云
此名群書に不出
大和本草曰
沙羅樹
此花朝に開き夕べにしぼむ此の説地錦抄
にも載たり葉は の葉に似たる由よく合ふ
此眞に沙羅樹なりや潜確類書
に沙羅樹をのせたり
現代語訳
『和漢三才図会』喬木類に曰く、娑羅双樹について
『翻訳名義集』に曰く、娑羅はこれを堅固と言う。冬夏凋まざる故に
堅固と名づく。『華厳経』の音義に翻して遠と為す。仏が
涅槃に入られた時、すでに四方の双樹は皆ことごとく垂れ覆って如来を覆い、その樹は
惨然たり、皆ことごとく白に変ず。
按ずるに、娑羅は本名なり。双樹とは林なり。俗に通じて娑羅を
双樹と曰う。『西陽雑俎』に云う、娑羅樹の花は蓮の如しと。これは
これと異なり。大和長谷寺にも一株あり。
乙酉蕤賓月末十日
枝を折りて写生す
『地錦抄』に云う
沙羅双樹 ○藪山茶(やぶつばき)とも云う
この名は群書に出でず
『大和本草』に曰く
沙羅樹
この花は朝に開き夕べに萎む。この説は『地錦抄』
にも載せたり。葉は椿の葉に似たる由、よく合う。
これ真に沙羅樹なりや。『潜確類書』
に沙羅樹を載せたり。
英語訳
In the "Wakan Sansai Zue" (Illustrated Encyclopedia of China and Japan), in the section on tall trees, it says regarding the Sala Twin Trees:
In the "Fanyi Mingyi Ji" (Collection of Translated Names and Meanings), it says that "Sala" means "firm and solid" here. Because it does not wither in winter or summer, it is named "firm and solid." In the phonetic interpretation of the "Avatamsaka Sutra," it is translated as "distant." When Buddha entered Nirvana, the twin trees in all four directions drooped down to cover the Tathagata, and those trees became sorrowful and all turned white.
Upon examination, "Sala" is the original name. "Twin trees" refers to a grove. Commonly, it is called "Sala Twin Trees." The "Xiyang Zazu" says that the flowers of the Sala tree are like lotus flowers. This is different from our tree. There is also one specimen at Hasedera Temple in Yamato.
10th day of the end of the 5th month, year of Kinoto-Tori
Sketched from life by breaking off a branch
In the "Jikinsho" it says:
Shara Twin Trees ○ Also called Yabu-tsubaki (bush camellia)
This name does not appear in various books
In the "Yamato Honzo" it says:
Shara Tree
This flower opens in the morning and wilts in the evening. This explanation is also recorded in the "Jikinsho." The leaves are said to resemble camellia leaves, which fits well. Is this truly the Shara tree? The "Senkyaku Ruisho" also records the Shara tree.