[35] He had died in battle and was therefore condemned to perpetual war with the demons of Hell.
[36] “The wise man is like the autumn deer crying in the mountains; the fool is like the moth which flies into the candle” (Gempei Seisuiki, chap. viii.).
[37] I. e. he is “attached” to earth and cannot get away to the Western Paradise.
[38] I. e. the time of his encounter with Ushiwaka.
[39] Aizen.
[40] Devadatta, the wicked contemporary of Buddha.
[41] The six paths to Bodisattva-hood, i. e. Almsgiving, Observance of Rules, Forbearance, Meditation, Knowledge and Singleness of Heart.
[42] Actually from the Nirvana Sutra.
[43] The Priest.
[44] Koye-butsuji, “Voice-service.”