Research

Because The Worst Monk in Omnu isn’t historical fiction, it doesn’t have quite the same scale of research bibliography as the Onyx Court or the Sea Beyond. But cuing my brain to the right reference points did involve a decent amount of reading, so here’s a list of what I drew on!

Buddhism

• Copp, Paul. The Body Incantatory: Spells and the Ritual Imagination in Medieval Chinese Buddhism.
• Kasahara Kazuo, ed. A History of Japanese Religion.
• McGuire, Beverley Foulks. Living Karma: The Religious Practices of Ouyi Zhixu.
• Lempert, Michael. Discipline & Debate: The Language of Violence in a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery.
• Sramana Yijing, trans. Li Rongxi. A Record of the Inner Law Sent Home from the South Seas.
• Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro, ill. Zenchu Sato. The Training of the Zen Buddhist Monk.

Japanese folklore

• Davisson, Zack. Yurei: The Japanese Ghost.
• Kyota Ko. Horror Tales of Japan: 21 Japanese folktales not to be read to children, coupled with (mostly) uplifting cultural commentary.
• Meyer, Matthew. The Book of the Hakutaku.
• Meyer, Matthew. The Fox’s Wedding
• Meyer, Matthew. The Hour of Meeting Evil Spirits.
• Meyer, Matthew. The Night Parade of a Hundred Demons.
• Meyer, Matthew. The Palace of the Dragon King.
• Yoda Hiroko and Matt Alt. Yurei Attack!: The Japanese Ghost Survival Guide.

Environment and food

• Alden, Peter et al. National Audubon Field Guide to the Southeastern States.
• Bitsoie, Freddie and James O. Fraioli. New Native Kitchen: Celebrating Modern Recipes of the American Indian.