真言律宗　蓮華院誕生寺

2018年06月02日大日乃光第2208号
智慧の象徴、多宝塔の落慶に加え、二重三重の歓喜に沸いた八百五十年大祭

今回は、5月12日の多宝塔落慶の時に貫主川原英照大僧正様がお読みになられた慶讃文を掲載いたします。

「多宝塔落慶並びに五智如来開眼入魂慶讃文之事」

謹み敬って真言教主大日如来　両部界会諸尊聖衆総じては尽空法界一切三宝、殊に別しては当山本尊皇円大菩薩並びに当山代々先師尊霊、更には当地の天神地祇に言して白さく、

夫れ塔を建立するは無限の功徳なりと古来より伝えらる
然りと雖も、今次建立せる多宝塔に先立ち、阪神淡路大震災の最中に五重塔を建立し、東日本大地震の直後に南大門を再建
この度は熊本震災後に皇円大菩薩御入定八百五十年記念として多宝塔の落慶法要を厳修するは奇しき因縁なり

その佛意をつらつら惟るに、まさに当山の使命たる「衆生済度と民心安寧にさらなる精進を為せ」との思し召しと厳粛なる覚悟にて自得するものなり

本日此処に西大寺長老大矢實圓大僧正猊下をはじめ奉り本宗の諸大徳並びに全国有縁、有志の諸大徳、更には各界の来賓に加え全国の信徒と共に智慧の象徴たる多宝塔を落慶するは密厳国土建設に向けての、普遍的な菩薩道を見出す契機となさんが為なり

此処に集いし全ての人々が佛天の加護を受けて各自の持ち場にて社会浄化に邁進されん事こそ佛意に適う捷径なり

殊に当山の信徒一同は皇円大菩薩の大慈大悲の御誓願をその身に体し「反省  感謝  奉仕」の三信条の実践を多宝塔を拝する時、また朝夕の勤行の折々に深く思い起こされんことを願うものなり

加えて未来の数多の有縁無縁の人々がこの塔を拝する時生きる希望と勇気が沸き起こります様に
更にはこの塔を拝する全ての人々の心中に人類の調和と地球の寂静への思いが高まります様に
この塔が立ち続ける限り天変地異や国際紛争が少しでも和らぎ安寧、平和が訪れます様に
加えては当山本尊皇円大菩薩の済世利人、衆生済度の御誓願がなお一層輝かしい霊力を増進して頂き更なる調和が国内に世界に広がります様に
全国の全ての信徒が心願を成就し自身の幸福によって少しでも周りの人々に良き働きがなされますように

重ねて乞う
　国家安泰　聖朝安寧
　天下泰平　世界平和
　佛法興隆　万教融和
　伽藍安穏　済世利人
　地球寂静　四海安寧
　生類長久　人心安寧
　人類調和　萬民豊楽
併せては各種災害被災者一同の物故者速証菩提　身体健全　復興促進　

更には参詣者一同の
　身体健全　家内安全
　開運長久　子孫繁栄
　乃至法界　平等利益

維時　平成三十年五月十二日
　　真言律宗別格本山
　　　　蓮華院誕生寺
　　貫主　権大僧正 英照 敬白

Let me express my deepest respect to Lord Buddha, every guardian god, and Budhisattva Ko-en, our great guardian saint, for the completion of the two-storied pagoda.

It has been believed a great pious act to build a pagoda in the precinct of a temple, and we were in the midst of building the five-storied pagoda when the Great Hanshin- Awaji Earthquake occurred on January 17, 1995. 

Then it was very soon after the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011 that we reconstructed the South Gate of our temple.  And we are celebrating the completion of the splendid two-storied pagoda after the Kumamoto Earthquake took place in the middle of April in 2016. 

We built it for the 850^th anniversary of Budhisattva Ko-en who offered his own life in 1168 for the salvation of ordinary people.  It is a miraculous coincidence indeed, and I accept it as a message from Budhisata Ko-en, our guardian saint, to encourage me to make more effort for the salvation of people and making them live in peace and comfort.

It is my great pleasure to hold this ceremony, attended by Rev. Ohya Jitsu-en, the head priest of the Saidai-ji Tempple, his important disciples, and honorable guests and many pious members of our temple.    I believe this could be a special opportunity to discover a righteous way of living as a Buddhist and to set about building a Bud- dhism-centered nation. 

  I wish all the congregation will be blessed with Lord Buddha’s providence and make every effort to clean up and purify our society, since it meets Lord Buddha’s expectations.  All the members of our temple will bear in their mind the wishes of Budhisata Ko-en’s and think of the motto “reflection, gratitude, and volunteering” as they look up at the new pagoda and as they perform their service in the morning and in the evening as well.

  May every person would feel his or her hope and courage rise up as they look up at this pagoda!  May a longing for a harmony of mankind and peace on earth be heightened in their heart!  May natural disasters and international confusions be lessened and the world be blessed with peace and order as long as this pagoda stands at this place!  May Budhisattva Ko-en’s oath be completed by his spiritual power and as a result the world be made more harmonious all over!  May the wishes of all the members of our temple be realized and their sense of gratitude spread to their neighbors and make them feel happy! 

   Let me express my wishes furthermore.  They are peace of our nation, safety of the Imperial family, peace of the world, spreading of Buddhism, harmony of every religion, safety of our temple buildings, salvation of mankind, no conflict of nations, tranquility of the seas, long life of every creature, security of mankind, harmony of every ethnic, richness of all the people.

  Together with these I do wish all the victims of the earthquakes and other natural disasters will be prayed for therRepose of their soul, and I pray for the health of all the bereaved, and especially the recovery from the disaster as soon as possible. 

  Last but not least I pray for the health and well-being of the congregation today, fortune and prosperity of their descendants, and a reciprocal relationship among the all the Buddist temples.
 
  Dedicated by Rev.Eisho, head priest of the Rengein Tanjyouji Temple