Fusō Ryakuki

The Fusō Ryakuki (扶桑略記, "Brief History of Fusang") by Kōen, the teacher of Hōnen, is a Japanese historical text compiled at the end of the twelfth century.

The Fusō Ryakuki is a Japanese historical text[1] compiled at the end of the Heian period.

[1] The complete work originally chronicled Japan's history from the reign of Emperor Jimmu in the seventh century BCE to Kanji 8 (1094 CE).

[3] It utilizes the Six National Histories,[6] as well as poetic diaries,[7] engi,[7] biographies of famous monks (僧伝, sōden) [7] and temple traditions[8] to construct a narrative history of Japan,[7] with a particular emphasis on topics of Buddhist interest.

[1] It supposedly also included an account of the Age of the Gods[2] but this has not survived and its contents are unknown.