Mysterious Water

Once upon a time, nine hundred years ago, a monk named Hiroyoshi of Kyoto traveled with a Buddha statue on his back, visiting temples in various places.
One day, when the monk came to Hino no Sato.
Suddenly, the water was found behind the grassy bushes of the forest. The side water was so delicious that it had never been before, and the fatigue of the trip was completely gone. The surprised monk asked the villagers how it was.
"This spring is a very mysterious fountain. At night, the light comes out of the fountain, the wood becomes brighter, and birds gather around the fountain."
I answered.
The monk, who thought more and more mysterious, sat down near the fountain, and prayed quietly, to find the reason for the spring.
Then, on the third night, I thought that the water of the fountain had suddenly risen, and suddenly with the dazzling light.
In the light, I could see Jizo-sama, whose face glowed golden and emitting light that makes the eyes squeaking light.
Surprisingly, the Jizo-sama was the same figure as the Buddha statue that the monk had been walking behind.
When it was in the morning, I told the villagers what happened last night
"I don't know when it was, but when a mysterious monk visited this village and found that he was in trouble with water only, he took the tin cane (a cane held by monks, etc.) and dug it. There is a legend that spiritual water that cures any illness has emerged. And I value this fountain as tin cane water."
And the villagers told me.
The monk thought that this mysterious monk was a Jizo in the form of a monk, and decided this as a place to end his journey. There were no monks in the village, so the villagers were very pleased and built a small temple. The monk has lived in Hino no Sato all the time and prayed for the Buddha and the villagers.

This is a story recorded in "Hometown Konan's Old Story".
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