A Japanese miscellany - University of Oregon

Kogi the Priest 67
so that he seemed to be dead. But after his
funeral service had been performed, his disciples
discovered some warmth in the body, and decided
to postpone the burial for awhile, and to keep
watch by the seeming corpse. In the afternoon
of the same day he suddenly revived, and questioned
the watchers, asking —
:
" How long have I remained without knowledge
of the world ? "
" More than three days," an acolyte made
answer. " We thought that you were dead ; and
this morning your friends and parishioners assembled
in the temple for your funeral service. We
performed the service; but afterwards, finding
that your body was not altogether cold, we put
off the burial; and now we are very glad that
we did so."
Kogi nodded approvingly : then he said : —
" I want some one of you to go immediately
to the house of Taira no Suke, where the young
men are having a feast at the present moment —
(they are eating fish and drinking wine), — and
say to them — : ' Our master has revived ; and he
begs that you will be so good as to leave your
feast, and to call upon him without delay, be-
cause he has a wonderful story to tell you.' . . .