In this paper, I summarize the case of ōjō presented in the Zoku Myōkōnin-den, edited by Zōō. In previous studies, it has been pointed out that a tale of return from the dead (sosei) which is as an example of ōjō is found in Zōō’s Myōkōninden, but it has not attracted particular attention. As return from the dead is a topic which is only barely mentioned in Shin-Buddhism, this research tried to focus on this topic. As a result, scenes of returning from death have been identified in the three stories of Sheshū Sukezaemon, Jōshū Okiku and Kyōto Osato.
