翻刻
永祿十二年夏信長上洛アツテ京都ニ於テ新宗
南蠻寺弘法繁昌シテ門徒羣集スルヲ見聞シテ大ニ
悅ヒ近習ノ人ヲ以テ其新宗歸伏ノ人ヲ近付テ
委ク教論スル所ヲ聞シ召給フニ諸宗ト反シテ門
徒ヨリ施入ノ物少モ受ケス洛中近國ノ難病大
病ヲ引取テ大分ノ施藥ヲ費スト雖共曾テ報謝
ヲ取ラス剰貧窮ノ者ハ其家内ノ人迄モ助力ヲ
與ヘ大分ノ門徒ニ日々米金ヲ施ス其教化スル
所南蠻國ノ大王仁慈ヲ以テ天帝ノ法ヲ知サル
國々ノ窮民ヲ救ハシムト云リ今アル所ノ佛法
現代語訳
永禄十二年夏、信長が上洛して京都において新宗南蛮寺の弘法が繁昌し、門徒が群集するのを見聞きして大いに悦び、近習の人を以てその新宗に帰伏した人を近づけて、詳しく教論するところを聞き召されるに、諸宗と反して門徒より施入の物を少しも受けず、洛中近国の難病大病を引き取って大分の施薬を費やすといえども、かつて報謝を取らず、あまつさえ貧窮の者はその家内の人までも助力を与え、大分の門徒に日々米金を施す。その教化するところは、南蛮国の大王が仁慈を以て天帝の法を知らしめ、国々の窮民を救わしめるという。今ある所の仏法は...
英語訳
In the summer of Eiroku 12 (1569), when Nobunaga went up to the capital and saw and heard that the propagation of the new sect of the Nanban temple was flourishing in Kyoto with disciples gathering in crowds, he was greatly pleased. He had his close retainers bring near those who had converted to this new sect, and when he listened in detail to their doctrine, [he learned that] contrary to other Buddhist sects, they did not receive any offerings from their disciples at all. They took in people with difficult and serious illnesses from the capital and nearby provinces and spent great amounts on medicine, yet never took any payment in return. Moreover, for the poor, they provided assistance even to their family members, and daily gave rice and money to a great number of disciples. What they taught was that the great king of the Nanban country, through benevolence, made known the law of the heavenly emperor and had them救救 the poor people of various countries. The existing Buddhist law...