Monthly Archives: March 2009


Nihon ryōiki, Volumen 1, Tale 7 (Japanese Buddhist Legend)

On paying for and Freeing Turtles and Being Rewarded Immediately and Saved by Them “Dhyana Master Gusai came from Paekche. When that country was invaded, an ancestor of the governor of Mitani district in Bingo province was put in charge of reinforcements and sent to Paekche. At that time the present governor’s ancestor vowed that he would build a temple to dedicate to the deities of heaven and earth if he came home safely. Eventually, he escaped harm. Thereupon, he invited Dhyana Master Gusai to return to Japan with him. Mitani-dera is the temple that was founded by this master, […]