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In the reign of Emperor Gensei, there lived in the province of Yamato a Buddhist priest, Tokudo Shonin, who had been in a previous birth Hold Bosatsu, but had been reborn among common men to save their souls.
Now at that time, in a valley in Yamato, Tokudo Shonin, walking by night, saw a wonderful radiance; and going toward it found that it came from the trunk of a great fallen tree, a kusunoki, or camphor-tree. A delicious perfume came from the tree, and the shining of it was like the shining of the moon.
And by these signs Tokudo Shonin knew that the wood was holy; and he bethought him that he should have the statue of Kwannon carved from it.
And Tokudo Shonin did as they bade him; and he saw them easily split the vast trunk into two equal parts, and begin to carve each of the parts into an image. And he saw them so labour for three days; and on the third day the work was done and he saw the two marvellous statues of Kwannon made perfect before him.
And he said to the strangers: 'Tell me, I pray you, by what names you are known. Then the old man answered: 'I am Kasuga Myojin. And the woman answered: 'I am called Ten-sho-ko-dai- jin; I am the Goddess of the Sun. And as they spoke both became transfigured and ascended to heaven and vanished from the sight of Tokudo Shonin.
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