Ō, 109; describes peak of Mount Fuji as "the Supreme Altar of the Sun," 131; his narrative illustrating the…
- Date of account
- Traditional material presented in a work published 1913
- Source
- Myths & Legends of Japan
- Reference
- Myths & Legends of Japan · selected passage 192
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English retelling of Japanese traditions
- Translation
- F. Hadland Davis
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
ō, 109; describes peak of Mount Fuji as "the Supreme Altar of the Sun," 131; his narrative illustrating the power of Karma, 143; his story of a Japanese nun with a love for things in miniature, 158, 159; describes the Lotus of Paradise, 169; Japanese dolls described by, 214; the suggestion of, re butterflies, 217; the …
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyō, 109; describes peak of Mount Fuji as "the Supreme Altar of the Sun," 131; his narrative illustrating the power of Karma, 143; his story of a Japanese nun with a love for things in miniature, 158, 159; describes the Lotus of Paradise, 169; Japanese dolls described by, 214; the suggestion of, _re_ butterflies, 217; the _Bon-odori_, reference to, by, 224; story of Japanese _semi_ (tree-cricket) in _Kottō_, 281; reference to Yuki-Daruma in _A Japanese Miscellany_ by, 299; legends of the Weird adapted from stories by, in _Kwaidan_ and _Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan_, 300 Heaven. Ladder of, 23; High Plain of, 25; River of, 27; Hikoboshi's ox wanders over High Plain of, 126 Heaven and Earth. Elements which comprised, 21 Heitaro. A farmer who married Willow Wife, 178-180 Hell. Kwannon's concern for who pass into, told by Emma-Ō to Tokudō Shōnin, 202 Hi. River in province of Idzumo; Susa-no-o arrives at, 29 Hidaka. A river, on the bank of which Kiyo lived, 145 Hidari Jingorō. The famous sculptor; legend of, reminds us of story of Pygmalion, 116; falls in love with a beautiful woman, 190 Hidesato. Variants: Tawara Toda, "My Lord Bag of Rice"; his encounter with the Dragon King of Lake Biwa, 62-64 Hiei, Mount.
Historical context
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Modern context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyLattice can compare the passage's descriptive features with later reports, but resemblance does not turn a vision, angel, mythic creature or sacred narrative into a modern incident report.
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