Hokke Genki

Dainihonkoku Hokekyō Kenki (大日本国法華経験記, "Miraculous Tales of the Lotus Sutra from Japan"), also called Honchô Hokke Genki (本朝法華験記) but commonly referred to as Hokke Genki (法華験記), is an 11th century Japanese collection of Buddhist tales and folklore (setsuwa). It was compiled by the monk Chingen (鎮源) from 1040 to 1043, and consists of three volumes with 129 chapters, two of which are missing. The collection is intended to promote the Lotus Sutra with tales of miraculous events linked to the sutra.

Hokke Genki

Dainihonkoku Hokekyō Kenki (大日本国法華経験記, "Miraculous Tales of the Lotus Sutra from Japan"), also called Honchô Hokke Genki (本朝法華験記) but commonly referred to as Hokke Genki (法華験記), is an 11th century Japanese collection of Buddhist tales and folklore (setsuwa). It was compiled by the monk Chingen (鎮源) from 1040 to 1043, and consists of three volumes with 129 chapters, two of which are missing. The collection is intended to promote the Lotus Sutra with tales of miraculous events linked to the sutra.