Tannisho Prologue by Yuien

Original Japanese	Translation by Taitetsu Unno
ひそかに愚案ぐあんを回めぐらしてほぼ古今ここんを勘かんがふるに、先師せんし（親鸞）の口伝くでんの真信しんじんに異ことなることを歎なげき、後学こうがく相続そうぞくの疑惑ぎわくあることを思ふおもうに、幸ひさいわいに有縁うえんの知識ちしきによらずんば、いかでか易行いぎょうの一門いちもんに入いることを得えんや。まったく自見じけんの覚悟かくごをもって他力たりきの宗旨しゅうしを乱みだることなかれ。	In reflecting upon my foolish thoughts and thinking of the past and present, I deeply regret that there are views deviating from the true entrusting (shinjin) which was taught orally by our late master, and I fear that doubts and confusions may arise among the followers who come after us. Unless we rely upon a good teacher with whom our karmic destinies are fortunately bound, how can we possibly enter the gate of effortless practice? Do not violate the fundamentals of Other Power by imposing upon it your own interpretations.
よって故こ親鸞しんらん聖人しょうにんの御物おんもの語がたりの趣おもむき、耳みみの底そこに留とどむるところいささかこれを注しるす。ひとへえに同心どうしん行者ぎょうしゃの不審ふしんを散さんぜんがためなりと云々うんぬん。	Thus have I [Yui-en] committed to writing some words of the late Shinran which still ring clearly in my ears. My sole purpose is to dispel the clouds of doubt in the minds of the practitioners with the same aspiration.

Original Japanese

Translation by Taitetsu Unno

ひそかに愚案ぐあんを回めぐらしてほぼ古今ここんを勘かんがふるに、先師せんし（親鸞）の口伝くでんの真信しんじんに異ことなることを歎なげき、後学こうがく相続そうぞくの疑惑ぎわくあることを思ふおもうに、幸ひさいわいに有縁うえんの知識ちしきによらずんば、いかでか易行いぎょうの一門いちもんに入いることを得えんや。まったく自見じけんの覚悟かくごをもって他力たりきの宗旨しゅうしを乱みだることなかれ。

In reflecting upon my foolish thoughts and thinking of the past and present, I deeply regret that there are views deviating from the true entrusting (shinjin) which was taught orally by our late master, and I fear that doubts and confusions may arise among the followers who come after us. Unless we rely upon a good teacher with whom our karmic destinies are fortunately bound, how can we possibly enter the gate of effortless practice? Do not violate the fundamentals of Other Power by imposing upon it your own interpretations.

よって故こ親鸞しんらん聖人しょうにんの御物おんもの語がたりの趣おもむき、耳みみの底そこに留とどむるところいささかこれを注しるす。ひとへえに同心どうしん行者ぎょうしゃの不審ふしんを散さんぜんがためなりと云々うんぬん。

Thus have I [Yui-en] committed to writing some words of the late Shinran which still ring clearly in my ears. My sole purpose is to dispel the clouds of doubt in the minds of the practitioners with the same aspiration.

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