Quotes from Orikuchi Shinobu's books, and about them
The Book of the Dead on Amida Sutra: “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]”
The Book of the Dead on Lotus Sutra: “Behind the curtained dais came two scrolls apparently copied in a woman's hand: the Lotus Sutra of Lady Tachibana, her great-grandmother, and the Treatise on Yue Yi of the present Empress Dowager. [auto-translated]”
The Book of the Dead on Classic of Filial Piety: “They say she was copying the Amida Sutra a thousand times before she left home, that she had practised on the Treatise on Yue Yi and her brother's chronicle of Gangōji, and that she learned the Classic of Filial Piety when she was this small. [auto-translated]”
The Book of the Dead on Chu Ci: “A true woman scholar, she is; one like you, wasting himself on the Chu Ci and on tales, cannot go near her. [auto-translated]”
The Book of the Dead on Treatise on Yue Yi: “They say that before leaving home she had copied out a thousand Amida Sutras, and had practised her hand with the Treatise on Yue Yi and, earlier still, the Gangoji Engi written by her elder brother. [auto-translated]”