[Footnote 3: A Buddhist prayer, in which something approaching to the
sounds of the original Sanscrit has been preserved. The meaning of the
prayer is explained as, "Save us, eternal Buddha'" Many even of the
priests who repeat it know it only as a formula, without understanding
it.]
[Footnote 4: An island on the west coast of Japan, famous for its gold
mines.]
[Footnote 5: The author of the tale.]