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Không Hải
Also known as Kukai, Kōbō Daishi, Kobo Daishi, Kuukai, Shi Konghai, Bianzhaojingang, Hongfa dashi, Konghai
, born posthumously called , was a Japanese Buddhist monk, calligrapher, and poet who founded the esoteric Shingon school of Buddhism. He travelled to China, where he studied Tangmi (Chinese Vajrayana Buddhism) under the monk Huiguo. Upon returning to Japan, he founded Shingon—the Japanese branch of Vajrayana Buddhism. With the blessing of several Emperors, Kūkai was able to preach Shingon teachings and found Shingon temples. Like other influential monks, Kūkai oversaw public works and constructions. Mount Kōya was chosen by him as a holy site, and he spent his later years there until his deat
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- 774
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- 834
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- 弘法大師著作全集
- 弘法大師真蹟集成
- 三教指歸; 性靈集
- 實語教
- いろは歌
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