Akutagawa gained much of his initial fame from "The Nose", one of his earliest works [REF].
The story makes numerous references to the Buddhist scriptures, mentioning many characters from them, such as Mokuren, Sharihotsu, Ryūju, Memyō, and the Bodhisattvas It also makes reference to a Chinese story where the Chinese Shu Han emperor Liu Bei is said to have had long ears.