Shin Otogi Bōko
Shin Otogi Bōko
The Shin Otogi Bōko (新御伽婢子) is a 1683 collection of stories.
One of the stories within relates to the Buddhist monk Sōgen and his wicked deeds which led to him becoming the Yōkai Sōgen-bi.1
Footnotes
1. Yoda, H. and Alt, M. (2016) “Japandemonium: Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopaedia of Toriyama Sekien.”. New York: Dover Publications, Inc.
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