| Under these circumstances, Umayado no Miko cut the tree of Nurude (Japanese sumac) and created images of Shitenno (four guardian kings) out of it, then he prayed for victory and vowed to build a pagoda and devote himself to promoting Buddhism if the army of Umako had won. |
これを見た厩戸皇子は、白膠の木を切って四天王の像をつくり、戦勝を祈願して、勝利すれば仏塔をつくり仏法の弘通に努める、と誓った。 |