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cheerfully sacrifice a large proportion of its sex´life for the common weal�察�

particular ly in view of certain advantages to be gained。 Not the least of 

such   advantages      always   supposing   that   mankind   were   able   to   control 

sex´life   after   the   natural   manner   of   the   ants      would   be   a   prodigious 

increase   of   longevity。   The   higher   types   of   a   humanity   superior   to   sex 

might be able to realize the dream of life for a thousand years。 

       Already we find lives too short for the work we have to do�察�and with 

the   constantly   accelerating   progress   of   discovery�察  �and   the   never´ceasing 

expansion of knowledge�察�we shall certainly find more and more reason to 

regret�察  �as   time   goes   on�察  �the   brevity  of   existence。 That   Science   will   ever 

discover   the   Elixir   of   the   Alchemists'   hope   is   extremely   unlikely。   The 

Cosmic   Powers   will   not   allow   us   to   cheat   them。   For   every   advantage 

which they yield us the full price must be paid�此�nothing for nothing is the 

everlasting law。 Perhaps the price of long life will   prove to   be the  price 

that the ants have paid for it。 Perhaps�察�upon some elder planet�察�that price 

has already been paid�察�and the power to produce offspring restricted to a 

caste morphologically differentiated�察�in unimaginable ways�察�from the rest 

of the species。。。 



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       But while the facts of insect´biology suggest so much in regard to the 

future course of human evolution�察�do they not also suggest something of 

largest    significance    concerning     the   relation   of  ethics   to  cosmic    law�拭�

Apparently�察     �the   highest   evolution    will   not   be  permitted     to  creatures 

capable   of   what   human   moral   experience   has   in   all   areas   condemned。 

Apparently�察�the highest possible strength is the strength of unselfishness�察�

and power supreme never will be accorded to cruelty or to lust。 There may 

be no gods�察�but the forces that shape and dissolve all forms of being would 

seem to be much more exacting than gods。 To prove a ;dramatic tendency; 

in   the   ways   of   the   stars   is   not   possible�察  �but   the   cosmic   process   seems 

nevertheless      to  affirm    the  worth    of   every    human     system    of   ethics 

fundamentally opposed to human egoism。 

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                                           Notes 



     THE   STORY   OF   MIMI´NASHI´HOICHI   ��1�А  �See   my   Kotto�察  �for   a 

description of these curious crabs。 ��2�А�Or�察�Shimonoseki。 The town is also 

known by the name of Bakkan。 ��3�А�The biwa�察�a kind of four´stringed lute�察�

is chiefly used   in musical recitative。  Formerly the professional   minstrels 

who     recited    the   Heike´Monogatari�察        �and   other   tragical    histories�察  �were 

called   biwa´hoshi�察  �or   ;lute´priests。;   The   origin   of   this   appellation   is   not 

clear�察�but   it   is   possible that   it   may  have been suggested by  the  fact  that 

;lute´priests;   as   well   as   blind   shampooers�察  �had   their   heads   shaven�察  �like 

Buddhist priests。 The biwa is played with a kind of plectrum�察�called bachi�察�

usually  made   of horn。  ��1�� A  response to show that   one has heard and is 

listening attentively。 ��4�А�A respectful term�察�signifying the opening of a gate。 

It was used by samurai when calling to the guards on duty at a lord's gate 

for admission。 ��5�А�Or the phrase might be rendered�察 �for the pity of that 

part   is   the   deepest。;   The   Japanese   word   for   pity   in   the   original   text   is 

;aware。; ��6�А �Traveling incognito; is at least the meaning of the original 

phrase�察 �making a disguised august´journey; ��shinobi no go´ryoko��。 ��7�А�

The   Smaller   Pragna´Paramita´Hridaya´Sutra   is   thus   called   in   Japanese。 

Both the smaller and larger sutras called Pragna´Paramita �─�Transcendent 

Wisdom;�� have been translated by the late Professor Max Muller�察�and can 

be   found   in   volume   xlix。   of   the   Sacred   Books   of   the   East   �─�Buddhist 

Mahayana Sutras;��。  Apropos of the magical use of the text�察�as described 

in   this   story�察  �it   is   worth   remarking   that   the   subject   of   the   sutra   is   the 

Doctrine of the Emptiness of Forms�察�that is to say�察�of the unreal character 

of   all   phenomena   or   noumena。。。   ;Form   is   emptiness�察  �and   emptiness   is 

form。   Emptiness   is   not   different   from   form�察  �form   is   not   different   from 

emptiness。 What is form  that is emptiness。 What is emptiness  that is 

form。。。   Perception�察  �name�察  �concept�察  �and   knowledge�察  �are   also   emptiness。。。 

There      is  no    eye�察  �ear�察  �nose�察   �tongue�察   �body�察    �and    mind。。。    But    when 

theenvelopment of consciousness has been annihilated�察�then he ��the seeker�А�

becomes free from all fear�察�and beyond the reach of change�察�enjoying final 

Nirvana。; 



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     OSHIDORI   ��1�А �From  ancient time�察  �in   the   Far   East�察  �these   birds   have 

been   regarded   as   emblems   of   conjugal   affection。   ��2�А �There   is   a   pathetic 

double meaning in the third verse�察�for the syllables composing the proper 

name Akanuma �─�Red Marsh;�� may also be read as akanu´ma�察�signifying 

;the time of our inseparable ��or delightful�� relation。; So the poem can also 

be   thus   rendered�此   �When   the   day   began   to   fail�察  �I   had   invited   him   to 

accompany me。。。� �Now�察�after the time of that happy relation�察�what misery 

for the one who must slumber alone in the shadow of the rushes� ─ �The 

makomo is a short of large rush�察�used for making baskets。 

     THE   STORY   OF   O´TEI   ��1��   ;´sama;   is   a   polite   suffix   attached   to 

personal names。 ��2�� A Buddhist term commonly used to signify a kind of 

heaven。   ��1�А  �The   Buddhist   term   zokumyo   �─�profane   name;��   signifies   the 

personal name�察�borne during life�察�in contradistinction to the kaimyo �─�sila´ 

name;�� or homyo �─�Law´name;�� given after death�察�religious posthumous 

appellations inscribed upon the tomb�察�and upon the mortuary tablet in the 

parish´temple。  For some account of these�察�see my paper entitled�察 �The 

Literature     of  the   Dead�察─   �in   Exotics    and   Retrospectives。      ��2�А �Buddhist 

household shrine。 ��3�� Direct translation of a Japanese form of address used 

toward young�察�unmarried women。 

     DIPLOMACY            ��1��  The    spacious    house    and    grounds     of  a  wealthy 

person is thus called。 ��2�� A Buddhist service for the dead。 

     OF    A   MIRROR        AND      A   BELL   ��1��    Part   of  present´day     Shizuoka 

Prefecture。   ��2��   The   two´hour   period   between   1   AM   and   3   AM。   ��3��   A 

monetary unit。 

     JIKININKI ��1�� The southern part of present´day Gifu Prefecture。 ��1�А�

Literally�察   �a  man´eating      goblin。    The    Japanese     narrator    gives   also   the 

Sanscrit   term�察   �Rakshasa�察─  �but   this   word   is   quite   as   vague   as   jikininki�察�

since   there   are   many   kinds   of   Rakshasas。 Apparently   the   word   jikininki 

signifies   here   one   of   the   Baramon´Rasetsu´Gaki�察  �forming   the   twenty´ 

sixth class of pretas enumerated in the old Buddhist books。 ��2�А�A Segaki´ 

service     is  a  special   Buddhist     service    performed      on   behalf   of   beings 

supposed   to   have   entered   into   the   condition   of   gaki   ��pretas���察  �or   hungry 

spirits。 For a brief account of such a service�察�see my Japanese Miscellany。 

��3�А   �Literally�察   �five´circle    ��or   five´zone�А   �stone。;    A   funeral    monument 



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consisting      of   five   parts   superimposed�察      �each    of   a  different    form�察�

symbolizing the five mystic elements�此�Ether�察�Air�察�Fire�察�Water�察�Earth。 

     MUJINA ��1�� A kind of badger。 Certain animals were thought to be able 

to   transform     themselves      and   cause    mischief     for  humans。     ��1�А  �O´jochu 

�─�honorable damsel;���察�a polite form of address used in speaking to a young 

lady whom one does not know。  ��2�� An apparition with a smooth�察 �totally 

featureless   face�察  �called   a   ;nopperabo�察─  �is   a   stock   part   of   the   Japanese 

pantheon of ghosts and demons。 ��2�А�Soba is a preparation of buckwheat�察�

somewhat resembling vermicelli。 ��3�� An exclamation of annoyed alarm。 ��4�� 

Well� �

     ROKURO´KUBI ��1�А�The period of Eikyo lasted from 1429 to 1441。 ��2�А�

The     upper    robe    of  a  Buddhist      priest   is  thus   called。   ��1��  Present´day 

Yamanashi Prefecture。 ��2�� A term for itinerant priests。 ��3�А�A sort of little 

fireplace�察  �contrived   in   the   floor   of   a   room�察  �is   thus   described。   The   ro   is 

usually a square shallow cavity�察�lined with metal and half´filled with ashes�察�

in which charcoal is lighted。 ��3�� Direct translation of ;suzumushi�察─�a kind 

of cricket   with   a  distinctive chirp like   a tiny bell�察 �whence  the  name。  ��4�� 

Now      a  rokuro´kubi      is  ordinarily     conceived     as   a  goblin    whose     neck 

stretches     out   to  great   lengths�察   �but  which     nevertheless     always    remains 

attached to its body。 ��5�� A Chinese collection of stories on the supernatural。 

 ��4�А �A  present   made   to   friends   or   to   the   hou

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