| On the verge of execution Sesson impulsively recited Rinken no ju, a poetic verse 'Endangered by a sword' by Mugaku Sogen, and the overwhelmed executer postponed the capital punishment, and thus Sesson escaped execution. |
雪村も危うく処刑されかけたが、とっさに無学祖元の臨剣頌を唱えたため、気圧された処刑官が、死罪を延期し、処刑を免れた。 |