Let us then follow the example of our ancestors, who took the initiative to build Todai-ji Temple during the Jogan and Engi eras, in order to achieve the reconstruction of the temple under the orders of the current Emperor in collaboration with people from across the country.
玆に因って、遠く貞観延喜の奮規を訪び、近く今上宣下の勅命に任せ、須らく都鄙をして、以って営作を遂げしむ可し。