In the centre the Great Holy
CHORUS.
Fudō Immutable.
Namaku Samanda Basarada
Senda Makaroshana
Sohataya Untaratakarman.
“They that hear my name shall get Great Enlightenment;
They that see my body shall attain to Buddhahood.”[145]
ROKUJŌ (suddenly dropping her mallet and pressing her hands to her ears.)
The voice of the Hannya Book! I am afraid. Never again will I come as an angry ghost.
GHOST.
When she heard the sound of Scripture
The demon’s raging heart was stilled;
Shapes of Pity and Sufferance,
The Bodhisats descend.
Her soul casts off its bonds,
She walks in Buddha’s Way.
DEMON MASK