Technique of Relief

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 * 1 "Kuu means “empty sky”, but could also be translated as “Void” or “shunya” (“zero; nothing”)."
 * 2 "“In spite of her seemingly terrible form, Kali Ma is often considered the kindest and most loving of all the Hindu goddesses, as she is regarded by her devotees as the Mother of the whole Universe.”"
 * 3 "The word matsuma, which comes from the Sanskrit word “marman” (“vital spot, weak point”), is a Buddhist term that refers to one’s dying hour, especially the pain associated with it."
 * 4 "Kyuusai can be translated in a number of ways (relief; aid; rescue; salvation; help, etc.), but I have chosen to go with “salvation” based on the song’s context. (I used “rescue” in previous translations, but since that already appears in katakana here, I decided to consider other possibilities.) The word itself has both religious and non-religious connotations, and if read as kusai or gusai, it can mean “salvation (from suffering based on Buddha’s teachings)”."
 * 5 "If you read the verb moedasu (“to catch fire”) as modifying me (“eye(s)”), then this line could be translated as “the burning eyes of a priest”, but if read with mosedasu modifying kousou (“high priest(s)”), it would result in “the eyes of a burning priest”. If it’s supposed to be translated as the latter and also meant to be taken literally, then perhaps it refers to the act of self-immolation, which appears in certain Buddhist myths."