Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: Second Series by Lafcadio Hearn: “and this text is the entire text of two famed sutras--the Kwammu-ryjo-kyo and the Amida-kyo--'text no larger than the limbs of fleas.'”
Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life by Lafcadio Hearn: “Then taking up his first hammer, he recited the Kongo-Sutra(5); taking up his second, he recited the Kwannon-Sutra; taking up his third, he recited the Amida-Sutra,--because he feared those nails might be used for a wicked purpose.”
The Book of the Dead by Orikuchi Shinobu: “The Lady of the Yokohagi house began copying the Sutra on the Praise of the Pure Land at that time; the gift of her father's that most enriched the girl's heart was this newly translated Amida Sutra in one scroll. [auto-translated]”