A battle of the ignorant - mumyouhoshokasenjo

Japanese: 无明法性合戦状 - むみょうほっしょうかっせんじょう

A Muromachi period tale. Author unknown. Possibly written in the early 14th century. The story is based on a military tale, in which the evil Muhon Mumyo-o beguiles all living beings and confines them to the prison of birth and death, so King Hossho Shinnyo has Shakyamuni, Amida, and other Buddhas attack Mumyo-o's castle and force him to surrender. The story shows influences from works such as Prince Shotoku's Biography in terms of concept and expression. The Kuno-ji Engi, which has a colophon dated 1342 (Kokoku 3, Kōei 1), has the title Mumyo-hosho Kassen Monogatari (Tale of the Battle of Mumyo-hosho), which suggests that it was told by a blind monk, just like The Tale of the Heike.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

室町時代物語。作者未詳。14世紀初めに成立か。悪逆の无品（むほん）無明王が衆生をまどわし，生死の獄屋に留めるので，法性真如王が釈迦，弥陀などの諸仏に無明王の城を攻略させ，無明王を降伏させるという，軍記物語をもじったもの。構想，表現の点で《聖徳太子伝記》などの影響が認められる。また1342年(興国3∥康永1)の奥書をもつ《久能寺縁起》には〈無明法性合戦物語〉なる書名が見え，《平家物語》などと同じように盲目法師によって語られていたらしいことがわかる。

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