The Last Lantern Scroll

Japanese: 末灯鈔 - まっとうしょう

A collection of letters by Shinran. Shinran stopped his 20-year missionary work in the eastern provinces and returned to Kyoto around 1234 (Bunreki 1). After that, he kept in close contact with his disciples mainly by exchanging letters. In April 1333 (Ganko 3), Jukaku (Jishun), the second son of Shinran's great-grandson Kakunyo, collected 22 letters and short Buddhist teachings by Shinran that were scattered around the country and organized them into two volumes to create this book. As for collections of letters by Shinran, there was the early Goshosokushu compiled by his disciple Zensei of Iinuma in Hitachi Province, followed by Kenchi of Takada in Shimotsuke Province who compiled Gokansho, Yokosone followers of Shimousa Province who compiled Kechimyakumonshu, and the Shinran Shonin Goshosokushu (owned by Myogenji Temple in Aichi Prefecture), whose editor is unknown.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

親鸞の書簡集。親鸞は東国20年の布教を中止して1234年(文暦1)ころ京都に帰った。以後はおもに書簡を交換して門弟との連絡を密にした。親鸞の曾孫覚如の次男従覚(慈俊)が1333年(元弘3)4月，諸国に散在する親鸞の書簡や短編の法語22通を集め，2巻に整理したのが本書である。親鸞の書簡集としては，早くは門弟の常陸国飯沼の善性が編集した《御消息集》があり，その後，下野国高田の顕智は《五巻書》を編し，下総国の横曾根門徒は《血脈文集》を作り，なお編者未詳の《親鸞聖人御消息集》(愛知県妙源寺所蔵)があった。

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