Note 1 — Chapter XXXII · LEGEND OF KING AŚOKA IN A FORMER BIRTH, AND HIS NARAKA.

Here is an instance of 昔 used, as was pointed out in chap. ix, note 3, for a former age; and not merely a former time. Perhaps ‘a former birth’ is the best translation. The Corean reading of Kaśyapa Buddha is certainly preferable to the Chinese ‘Śâkya Buddha.’