![]() ![]() Some centuries ago there lived at Akamagaseki a blind man named Hoichi, who was famed for his skill in recitation and in playing upon the biwa From childhood he had been trained to recite and to play and while yet a lad he had surpassed his teachers. After the temple had been built, and the tombs erected, the Heike gave less trouble than before but they continued to do queer things at intervals,–proving that they had not found the perfect peace. ![]() A cemetery also was made close by, near the beach and within it were set up monuments inscribed with the names of the drowned emperor and of his great vassals and Buddhist services were regularly performed there, on behalf of the spirits of them. It was in order to appease those dead that the Buddhist temple, Amidaji, was built at Akamagaseki. They would rise about ships passing in the night, and try to sink them and at all times they would watch for swimmers, to pull them down. ![]() In former years the Heike were much more restless than they now are. ![]()
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