翻刻
正分明ニ弁別スル者無￣シ之候得ハ末代ニ至リテ
御誤有之時ハ御名ノ出申処不可然トハ存ナカ
ラ君甚タ弘通ノ儀思召立候儀殊更邪正モ難分
候得ハ各口ヲ閉テ不申上候新宗此節停止ノ儀
事及延引候其所謂ハ近国他国身命ヲ抛テ信仰
ノ門徒多ク殊更大名高家御旗本大友宗鱗高山
右近等ノ如キ一心不乱ノ歴々モ多ク相聞ヘ候
然レハ新宗停止ノ儀卒示ニ被仰出事不可然不
思議ノ内変等難計当時ニテハ高声ニモ御話談
御慎ノ方可燃歟ト申ケレハ伊賀伊勢守傍ニ在
テ申ケルハ玄以申条最ニ候当時無謂御破却ト
候ハ〱騒動ノ程難計候諸宗ニ被命新宗ト宗論
有之僧家勝ヿ能スハ新宗正法ニ候得ハ今少シ
行末ヲ御覧可有新宗負ハ邪法紛ナキ上ハ急度
停止被仰付候共聊違背ノ者不可有ト申ケレハ
信長其儀ニ同シ諸宗ノ僧家并南蛮寺ヘモ命セ
ラレ宗論ノ期日ヲ定メラレケレハ是ハ大切ノ
宗論ナリトテ僧家ニハ南禅寺ノ印長老浄華院
ノ理道和尚永観堂ノ深海律師其外諸宗ノ碩学
安土ニ到テ下著ス南蛮寺ヨリノ論師ハ新宗後
現代語訳
正を分明に弁別する者がおりません。それゆえ末代に至って御誤りがあった時には、御名の出る所が宜しくないとは存じながらも、君が甚だ弘通の儀をお思い立ちになった儀、殊更邪正も分かり難いので、各々口を閉じて申し上げませんでした。新宗をこの節停止する儀は事が延引に及んでおります。その所以は、近国他国で身命を投げ打って信仰する門徒が多く、殊更大名高家や御旗本の大友宗麟、高山右近等のような一心不乱の歴々も多く相聞こえます。然らば新宗停止の儀を卒爾に仰せ出されることは宜しくなく、不思議な内変等も計り難く、当時においては高声にもご相談はお慎みになる方が宜しいかと申したところ、伊賀伊勢守が傍にいて申したことには「玄以の申す条は最もです。当時無謂に御破却ということになれば、騒動の程は計り難いです。諸宗に命じて新宗と宗論を行い、僧家が勝つことができれば新宗は正法でありますゆえ、今少し行末をご覧になるべきです。新宗が負ければ邪法に紛れないので、きっと停止を仰せ付けられても、聊かも違背の者はないでしょう」と申したので、信長はその儀に同意し、諸宗の僧家並びに南蛮寺へも命じられ、宗論の期日を定められました。これは大切な宗論であるとして、僧家には南禅寺の印長老、浄華院の理道和尚、永観堂の深海律師、その外諸宗の碩学が安土に到着して下着しました。南蛮寺よりの論師は新宗後
英語訳
there is no one who can clearly distinguish between right and wrong. Therefore, if there should be errors in future ages, it would not be proper for Your Lordship's name to be mentioned in such a context. Although I thought this, since Your Lordship was so determined to allow the propagation of this religion, and since it is particularly difficult to distinguish between right and wrong, we all kept silent and did not speak up. The matter of stopping this new religion at this time has been delayed. The reason is that there are many followers in nearby and distant provinces who would sacrifice their lives for their faith, and especially many distinguished persons of unwavering devotion such as the great lords, high-ranking families, and bannermen like Otomo Sorin and Takayama Ukon. Therefore, it would not be appropriate to hastily decree the cessation of the new religion, and unpredictable internal disturbances would be difficult to calculate. At this time, it would be better to refrain from discussing this matter in loud voices." When he said this, Iga Ise-no-kami, who was nearby, said: "What Gen'i says is most reasonable. If we were to destroy it without cause at this time, the extent of the resulting disturbances would be incalculable. Command the various sects to hold a religious debate with the new religion. If the Buddhist monks can win, then since the new religion would be proven orthodox, we should observe its progress a little longer. If the new religion loses, then since it would clearly be a false teaching, there would certainly be no one who would disobey even if cessation were decreed." Nobunaga agreed with this proposal and commanded both the monks of the various sects and the Nanban temple, setting a date for the religious debate. Saying this was an important religious debate, from the Buddhist side, Priest In of Nanzen-ji, Priest Rido of Jōka-in, Master Shinkai of Eikan-do, and other scholars from various sects arrived and took lodging in Azuchi. The debater from the Nanban temple representing the new religion was