But Ieyasu TOKUGAWA claimed that his poem included an ill-omened expression for him, and demanded that the Buddhist ceremony to consecrate the Great Buddha of Todai-ji Temple be cancelled (this is so-called Hoko-ji Temple Bell Incident). |
だが、この銘文に不吉な語句があると徳川家康は因縁をつけ、大仏開眼供養の中止を求めた(方広寺鐘銘事件)。 |