The Story of Mimi-Nashi-Hōichi (2) [Mimi-Nashi-Hōichi]
The Story of Mimi-Nashi-Hōichi (2)
In former years the Heike were much more restless than they now are.
They would rise about ships passing in the night, and try to sink them; and at all times they would watch for swimmers, to pull them down.
It was in order to appease those dead that the Buddhist temple, Amidaji, was built at Akamagaseki.
A cemetery also was made close by, near the beach; and within it were set up monuments inscribed with the names of the drowned emperor and of his great vassals ; and Buddhist services were regularly performed there on behalf of the spirits of them.
After the temple had been built, and the tombs erected, the Heike gave less trouble than before; but they continued to do queer things at intervals ー proving that they had not found the perfect peace.
Some centuries ago there lived at Akamagaseki a blind man named Hōichi, who was famed for his skill in recitation and in playing upon the Biwa.
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In former years the Heike were much more restless than they now are.
They would rise about ships passing in the night, and try to sink them; and at all times they would watch for swimmers, to pull them down.
It was in order to appease those dead that the Buddhist temple, Amidaji, was built at Akamagaseki.
A cemetery also was made close by, near the beach; and within it were set up monuments inscribed with the names of the drowned emperor and of his great vassals ; and Buddhist services were regularly performed there on behalf of the spirits of them.
After the temple had been built, and the tombs erected, the Heike gave less trouble than before; but they continued to do queer things at intervals ー proving that they had not found the perfect peace.
Some centuries ago there lived at Akamagaseki a blind man named Hōichi, who was famed for his skill in recitation and in playing upon the Biwa.
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2014-09-06 17:00
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