Footnotes
[[1:]
It is because he cannot get free] I.e. he is
"attached" to earth and cannot get away to the Western Paradise.
[[2:]
a time came when it was not so] I.e. the time of
his encounter with Ushiwaka.
[[3:]
the King of Love] Aizen.
[[4:]
Datta] Devadatta, the wicked contemporary of
Buddha.
[[5:]
the six virtues of Bosatsu] The six paths to
Bodisattva-hood, i. e. Almsgiving, Observance of Rules, Forbearance,
Meditation, Knowledge and Singleness of Heart.
[[6:]
an ancient proverb] Actually from the Nirvāna
Sutra.
[[7:]
he had rested] The Priest.
[[8:]
a service of chanted prayer]
Koye-butsuji, "Voice-service."
[[9:]
a boy of sixteen] Yoshitsune (Ushiwaka) had run
away from the temple where he was being educated and joined the merchant's
caravan; see p. 70.
[[10:]
The Lion Pounce, The Tiger Leap, The Bird Pounce]
Names of strokes in fencing.
[[11:]
Kumasaka was after him in a moment. . .] I have
thought it better to print these "recitals" as verse, though in the
original (as obviously in my translation) they are almost prose.
