| In 1175, when he was 43, Honen realized the truth of Senju-nenbutsu by Kanmuryojukyosho (Kangyosho, Commentary on the Meditation Sutra), written by Zendo Daishi, so he left Mt. Hiei for Higashiyama Yoshimizu and began to spread the teaching of the nenbutsu. |
承安 (日本)5年（1175年）43歳の時、善導大師の観無量寿経疏（観経疏）によって専修念仏に進み、比叡山を下りて東山吉水に住み、念仏の教えを弘めた。 |