An autobiographical treatise on the life of monk Old Taoye, which recounts the first half of his life as a wanderer and his subsequent life as a recluse in the mountains.
If the executioners were unscrupulous in carrying out the orders of the general, there would be public discontent. This is not the fault of the decree, but the fault of its implementation. When I was in Nara, I saw that the public was worried. Everyone was afraid of the subordinates of the general, and even the children were crying because of fear. The Buddha's land couldn't be excluded as well. The monks of the Todaiji Temple
were all obedient to the soldiers and generals. How did they practice Buddhism then?
They sought fame in the upper class, just like people who want finely shaped agarwood rather than fragrant ones. What a pity seeing a world should become like this.
| Keywords | Translated keywords |
|---|---|
| Todaiji Temple | Sakai Port Inland |
| Agarwood | Wood Spices |