The Buddhist anecdotes and common tales are included in anecdotes as well as Yusoku kojitsu (court and samurai rules of ceremony and etiquette) in the society of court nobles and inside stories of the Imperial Court, which are called court noble tales.
説話には、仏教説話、世俗説話のほか、貴族社会の有職故実や宮廷の裏話を語るものがあり、貴族説話と呼ばれる。