On January 22, 1181, during the battle between Kofuku-ji Temple and the government solders, the fires set here and there by the solders gradually grew fierce and spread to Todai-ji and Kofuku-ji Temples, where everything was destroyed by fire, as well as the outside of the temples.' |
「治承四年十二月廿八日、興福寺と官兵との合戦の間、官兵処々に放火、猛火次第に東大興福両寺に飛び移り、寺中寺外ことごとく消失す」と。 |