Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
Subtitle: The Nihon Ryoiki of the Monk Kyokai (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series)
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: January 1, 1973
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9780674576353
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Buddhism; World history; History; Religion - World Religions; History: World; Japan; Buddhism - General; Asia - Japan; Legends, Buddhist
First sentence: The Nihon ryoiki compiled by Kyokai, a monk of Yakushi-ji, is the earliest collection of Buddhist legends in Japan.