Waley, Arthur . Kumasaka
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[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.