Tale of the Yakushi Wake - Tale of the Yakushi

Japanese: 薬師通夜物語 - やくしつやものがたり

A kana zoshi (traditional Japanese story). Author unknown. Published in 1643 (Kan'ei 20). 1 volume. Also known as "The Tale of Fukusai," "The Tale of the Mouse," and "The Tale of the Kan'ei Famine." When a doctor named Fukusai attends a wake at Inaba-do, the twelve Yakushi gods are discussing the famine that occurred throughout the country from Kan'ei 18 to 19, and Yakushi appears and explains that it is human arrogance that is the cause, concluding that people should take steps to avoid being hated by the way of heaven. As a record of his observations, the situation of the Kan'ei famine is described in detail. [Noda Hisao]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

仮名草子。作者不明。1643年(寛永20)刊。1巻。別名に《福斎物語》《鼠物語》《寛永飢饉物語》がある。福斎という医者が，因幡（いなば）堂に通夜したとき，薬師の十二神が寛永18年から20年までの全国の飢饉につき話し合っていたが，やがて薬師が現れ，それは人間のおごりが原因であると説明し，天道に憎まれぬようにせよと結論する。見聞記として寛永の飢饉の状況がくわしく記されている。【野田寿雄】

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