Tannisho - Tannisho

A Buddhist book from the Kamakura period. One volume. Although the author's name is missing, it is generally believed to have been written by Yuien, a disciple of Shinran, and was probably written around 20 to 30 years after Shinran's death. It was written to lament the heresy that had been practiced among the followers after Shinran's death and to return them to the true faith that Shinran had taught. It consists of 18 articles in total, and the main points of this letter are from article 10 onwards, but in addition, articles 1 to 9 contain Shinran's teachings as a mirror to distinguish whether something is heresy or true faith. Eight heresies are taken up in this letter, two of which (articles 11 and 12) were already in existence during Shinran's lifetime, and the six from article 13 onwards probably came to the forefront after Shinran's death. That is, the heretical teachings are that (1) one cannot attain rebirth in the Pure Land by boasting about the original vow, (2) one recitation of the Nembutsu erases the heavy sins of eighty billion kalpas, (3) one can attain Buddhahood in this life even if one is full of earthly desires, (4) repentance can occur many times, (5) one goes to hell in the borderlands, and (6) one can become a large or small Buddha depending on the amount of charity one gives. The phrase "Even good people can attain rebirth in the Pure Land, how much more so can bad people" is well known, and some of the quoted Shinran teachings get to the heart of Shinran's thinking, but on the other hand, there are also some that are not Shinran's, and this point requires strict examination.

[Sumitaka Matsuno]

"Tannisho Monki" by Myoon-in Ryōkyō (included in the New Edition of the Shinshu Series, Volume 12, 1972, Hozokan)" ▽ "New Commentary on the Tannisho" by Taya Yōtoshi (1970, Hozokan)" ▽ "Tannisho Choki" by Soga Ryōshin (1967, Higashi Honganji Publishing Department)" ▽ "Tannisho, translated and annotated by Yasuraoka Kōsaku (Obunsha Bunko)"

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鎌倉時代の仏書。一巻。作者名を欠くが、一般には親鸞(しんらん)面授の弟子唯円(ゆいえん)の作とされ、親鸞の死後2、30年ころの成立か。親鸞没後に信徒たちの間に行われていた異端を歎(なげ)き、親鸞の伝えた真信に返そうとしてつくられたもの。全18条からなり、第10条以下が本抄のポイントであるが、さらにそれが異端であるか真信であるかを見分ける鏡として、親鸞の法語を第1条から第9条までに収めている。本抄に取り上げられている異端は八つで、そのうち二つ（第11条、第12条）はすでに親鸞在世中にあり、第13条以下の六つが親鸞滅後の段階で前面に出てきたものであろう。すなわち、〔1〕本願誇りは往生(おうじょう)できぬ、〔2〕1回の念仏に八十億劫(おくこう)の重罪が滅す、〔3〕煩悩具足(ぼんのうぐそく)の身でありながら現世で成仏(じょうぶつ)する、〔4〕回心(えしん)ということが幾度でもある、〔5〕辺地往生は堕地獄、〔6〕お布施(ふせ)の多少に従って大小仏になる、という異端である。「善人なをもて往生をとぐ、いはんや悪人をや」の語はよく知られており、引用されている親鸞の法語には親鸞の核心をつくものがあるが、一方、非親鸞的なものもあり、この点厳密な吟味を要する。

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