title: Tsong Khapa's  Illumination of the Hidden Meaning: Mandala, Mantra, and the Cult of the Yoginis- A Study and Annotated Translation of Chapters 1-24 of the  sbas don kun sel
author: David Gray
description: David B. Gray is assistant professor of religious studies at Santa Clara University. He is the author of <i>The Cakrasamvara Tantra</i> (<i>The Discourse of Sri Heruka</i>)<i>: A Study and Annotated Translation (AIBS, 2007)</i>; <i>The Cakrasamvara Tantra</i> (<i>The Discourse of Sri Heruka</i>): <i>Editions of the Sanskrit and Tibetan Texts</i> (AIBS, 2009); and numerous articles.
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  # The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### James S. De Benneville
  
  
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  * [LEGEND.](yots_split_2.html#1_0_2)
  
  
  * [PREFACE.](yots_split_3.html#1_0_3)
  
  
  * [PROEM.](yots_split_4.html#1_0_4)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER I. O'MINO AND DENSUKÉ](yots_split_5.html#1_0_5)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER II. KAWAI SAN OF KANDU KU](yots_split_6.html#1_0_6)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER III. TAKAHASHI DAIHACHIRO[U]](yots_split_7.html#1_0_7)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER IV. THE APPEARANCE OF O'IWA SAN](yots_split_8.html#1_0_8)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER V. THE AFFAIR OF THE SHIBA KIRIDO[U]SHI[11]](yots_split_9.html#1_0_9)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VI. NEGOTIATIONS: THE BUSINESS OF A
  
  
  MARRIAGE BROKER (NAKO[U]DO)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VII. IÉMON APPEARS](yots_split_11.html#1_0_11)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VIII. IF OLD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT](yots_split_12.html#1_0_12)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER IX. LOVE KNOTS](yots_split_13.html#1_0_13)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER X. THE PLOT AGAINST O'IWA](yots_split_14.html#1_