He endeavored to help residents of Kinai (the region in the vicinity of the capital) who were tormented by starvation and distributed, without stinting, the alms that were donated for the publication of Daizokyo (the Tripitaka). |
畿内の飢えに苦しむ住民の救済にも尽力し、1度は集まった蔵経開版のための施財を、惜しげもなく飢民に給付し尽くした。 |