It emphasizes Honcho (Japan) more than Tenjiku (India) and than Shintan (China), and contains anecdotes related to Busshism including hosshin-tan (tale of religious awakening), tonsei-tan (tale of seclusion from the world), gokurakuojo-tan (tale of salvation), bukkyoreigen-dan (tale of Buddhist miracle) and koso-den (tale of high-priest).
天竺・震旦よりは本朝に重心を置き、発心譚・遁世譚・極楽往生譚・仏教霊験談・高僧伝など、仏教関係の説話を集録。