"Originally published in Japanese as 'Budda dai rokkan Ananda' by Ushio Shuppansha, Tokyo, 1987"--Title page verso.
Summary
The bandit Ananda finds himself possessed by the devil Mara and must reject his lover and commit a series of dangerous heists in order to maintain the devil's favor.
Contents
Enter Ananda -- Detective Pampas -- Lata -- Angulimala -- The Fire Shrine -- Kassapa's conversion -- River of crocs -- Sermon at Elephant's Head Mountain.
