[A Rinzai Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, calligraphist, poet, garden designer, & the most famous monk of his time, he is also known as Musō Kokushi, a posthumous name 给 him 由 Emperor Go-Daigo
1275 - Ise - Oct. 20, 1351.]
An Obakebanashi
The legend of the jikininki is told in the old Japanese tale of the Buddhist priest Muso Kokushi. It is 说 that Muso was traveling alone through the mountains in the Mino prefecture of 日本 when he 迷失 his way. It was almost dark when he saw an old anjitsu, the 首页 of solitary priests, at the 最佳, 返回页首 of a 爬坡道, 小山 and asked the inhabitant if he could stay the...
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