Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
Subtitle: The Nihon Ryoiki of the Monk Kyokai
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: December 16, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780700704491
Subjects: Buddhism; Other prose: classical, early & medieval; Religion; Religion - World Religions; Buddhism - General; Ethnic Studies - General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Folklore; Japan; Legends, Buddhist; Tales
First sentence: The Nihon ryoiki compiled by Kyokai, a monk of Yakushi-ji, is the earliest collection of Buddhist legends in Japan.