An absolutely delightful little book! Illustrated in colorwash paintings throughout book. A selection of 14 of the most well-known stories that have been handed down through the ages. The Great Statue of the Buddha; Roben's Cedar; Strange Light; Battle With a Swarm of Bees; Offering of a Mackerel, Holy Rite of Running, Statue in the Negatsudo; The Wakasa Well; The Woman in Blue; Amida with a Nail in his Foot; Messenger Jizo; White Snake River; The Great Bell of the Todaiji and the Treasures of the Shosoin.