翻刻
【右丁】
自由￣ニ難入之間可平等之由神主被沙汰《割書：云｜ 々》新儀
如何《割書：云｜ 々》所伝之切戸《割書：巽東方之上｜壁板》是所陽之天
気神霊通達之戸也取天陽者可為円形八方欤
古来為四方是地陰之象也且又乾方之板敷《割書：西ノ方｜ノ下也》
空穴一口是所陰之地気祇霊通達之口也取地
陰者可為方形欤古来為円穴是天陽之象也天
神通戸在上而為陰方之戸地祇通口在下而為
陽円之穴当社深奥秘口訣也弘治神殿其口伝
不相違也於寛永神主用久不知此秘口伝欤但有
【左丁】
円穴哉否不審《割書：云｜ 々》於今度其円穴密々可作之由令
伝授了貴布祢祝氏之当社古老之正統伝来之
秘口訣也可秘《割書：云｜ 々》内陣三口伝甚深之子細人未知
之事也今度神主保可森維久相談諸事遷宮
事等被談合之由也両人其伝正統口訣有相承
哉未審如何《割書：云｜ 々》左衛門退出畢
一 季張県主伝授記云貴布祢社￣ニハ板敷￣ニ穴有之戌
亥方￣ニ有也其名￣ヲ櫛戸￣ト云社第一口伝也貴布祢
社￣ニ限也 当社￣ニハ東方板￣ニ切戸穴￣アリ是￣モ当社
現代語訳
【右丁】
（前頁より続く）……自由に入り難いので、（内陣と外陣の板敷きを）平等にすべしとの神主の沙汰である、云々。（これは）新儀ではないか、云々。
（左衛門が言うには、）「伝わるところの切戸——《割書：巽（東南）の東方の上の壁板》——これは陽の天気・神霊が通達する戸である。天の陽気を受けるものであるから、円形（八方形）にすべきであろう。しかし古来は四方（四角）形であり、これは地・陰の象（かたち）である。また、乾方（けんほう）の板敷——《割書：西の方の下である》——に空穴が一口あり、これは陰の地気・祇霊が通達する口である。地の陰気を受けるものであるから、方形（四角）にすべきであろう。しかし古来は円穴であり、これは天・陽の象（かたち）である。
天神が通る戸は上にあって陰方（四角）の戸となっており、地祇が通る口は下にあって陽円（円形）の穴となっている。これは当社の深奥なる秘口訣（秘伝）である。弘治の神殿においてはその口伝と相違はなかった。寛永（の造営）においては神主が用久（姓名か）であり、この秘口伝を知らなかったためか、
【左丁】
円穴があったかどうか、不審である、云々。今度（の造替）においては、その円穴を密々（ひそかに）作るべしとの伝授が行われた。貴布祢（の）祝氏（はふりうじ）の当社における古老よりの正統な伝来の秘口訣である。秘すべきこと、云々。
内陣の三口伝は甚だ深遠な子細であり、人の未だ知らないことである。今度、神主の保（たもつ）と森維久（もりこれひさ）が相談し、遷宮の事など諸事を談合したとのことである。両人にその伝の正統な口訣の相承があるか否か、未審（いまだ明らかでない）、いかなるものか、云々。」
左衛門、退出し畢（おわり）ぬ。
一 季張県主（すえはりあがたぬし）の伝授記に云う。「貴布祢社には板敷に穴があり、戌亥方（いぬいのほう、西北方）にある。その名を「櫛戸（くしど）」と云い、社の第一の口伝である。（これは）貴布祢社に限るものである。当社には東方の板に切戸穴があり、これもまた当社の……」
英語訳
**[Right Folio]**
*(Continuing from the previous page)* "…and since it is difficult to enter freely [due to the height difference], the shrine priest has ruled that [the floors] should be made equal, etc. Is this not an unprecedented change (shinji)?, etc."
[Saemon said:] "The kiri-to (切戸, small inner door) that has been handed down — *[annotation: the upper wall-board on the eastern side of the southeast (Tatsumi) direction]* — this is the door through which the heavenly yang energy (tenki) and divine spirits (shinrei) pass and communicate. Since it receives the yang energy of Heaven, it should perhaps be of circular (eight-directional) form. However, from ancient times it has been four-sided (square), which is the symbol of Earth and Yin. Furthermore, in the floor planking of the Qian (乾, Ken) direction — *[annotation: beneath the western side]* — there is one opening/hole, and this is the aperture through which the yin energy of the earth (chiki) and terrestrial deities (giryo) pass and communicate. Since it receives the yin energy of Earth, it should perhaps be of square form. However, from ancient times it has been a round hole, which is the symbol of Heaven and Yang.
Thus, the door through which the heavenly deities (tenjin) pass is located above and takes the form of an Yin-square door; the opening through which the terrestrial deities (chigi) pass is located below and takes the form of a Yang-circle hole. This is the profound and secret oral tradition (hiku-ketsu) of this shrine. In the shrine of the Kōji era, [the construction] was not at variance with this oral tradition. During the Kan'ei [reconstruction], as the shrine priest was [a man named] Mochiひさ (用久), perhaps because he did not know this secret oral tradition,
**[Left Folio]**
it is unclear whether or not the round hole existed, etc. For this [current] reconstruction, [Saemon] transmitted [the teaching] that the round hole should be made in strict secrecy. This is the secret oral tradition (hiku-ketsu) transmitted orthodoxly from the elders of this shrine, [originating with] the Hafuri clan of Kibune [Shrine]. It must be kept secret, etc.
The three inner-sanctum oral traditions (naijin no san-kuden) are matters of exceedingly profound significance, things not yet known to [most] people. For this [current reconstruction], it is said that the shrine priest Ho (保) and Mori Korehisa (森維久) conferred and discussed all matters including the shrine relocation ceremony (sengū). Whether both of these persons have received the legitimate orthodox oral transmission of these traditions is unclear — what is the situation?, etc."
Saemon then withdrew [and the meeting concluded].
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*One entry:* The Denjuki (transmission record) of Sueharu no Agatanushi states: "At Kibune Shrine, there is a hole in the floor planking, located in the Inu-I (戌亥) direction [northwest]. Its name is called the 'Kushi-do' (櫛戸, comb-door), and it is the foremost oral tradition of the shrine. [This applies] only to Kibune Shrine. In this shrine [i.e., Kamo Shrine], there is a kiri-to hole in the eastern floor planking, and this too is a [secret tradition] of this shrine…"
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