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Kūkai

Kūkai (空海; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Japanese pronunciation: , 27 July 774 – 22 April 835), born Saeki no Mao (佐伯 眞魚) posthumously called Kōbō Daishi (弘法 大師; [koː.boː daꜜi.ɕi], lit.…

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Known for
Founder of Shingon Buddhism
Born
27 July 774 (15th day, 6th month, Hōki 5) Zentsūji, Sanuki Province, Japan
Dharma name
Henjō Kongō (遍照 金剛)
Died
22 April 835 (aged 60) (21st day, 3rd month, Jōwa 2) Mount Kōya, Japan
Posthumous name
Kōbō Daishi (弘法 大師)
Religion
Buddhism

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Kūkai

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Edges116
Triples283
Avg. degree1.98
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related to References · 57
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related to Early years · 30
Kūkai → At, Biographies, Buddhist, Chinese, Confucian, Daigakuryō, During, Emperor Kanmu, Fujiwara, Graduates, Heian, His, In, Japan, Kyoto, Kūkai's, Little, Mao, Nara, Precious One
related to Tō-ji period · 28
Kūkai → An, Buddhism, Buddhist, Buddhists, Eastern Temple, Emperor Junna, Emperor Saga, Esoteric Buddhist, He, However, In, It, Japanese Buddhist, Junna, Kyoto, Kūkai's, Mantra Sect, Nara, Saga, Sai-ji
related to Final years · 26
Kūkai → At, Because, Development, Emperor Ninmyō, He, Hizō Hōyaku, However, In, Jūjūshinron, Kōbō-Daishi, Kōya, Kūkai's, Mind, Mount Kōya, Mount Kōya's, Mt, Secret Treasury, Shingon, Ten Stages, The
related to Stories and legends · 23
Kūkai → After, Another, Buddha Vairocana, Dying, Emon, Emon Saburō, Finally, Having, Ishite-ji, Japanese Buddhism, Kariba, Kūkai's, Later, Matsuyama, Mount Kōya, Niu, One, Shikoku, Shingon Buddhism, Shinto
related to Mount Kōya · 19
Kūkai → As, At, Diamond Peak Temple, Diamond Realm, Emperor Saga, He, In, Kongōbu-ji, Kōya, Kūkai's, Mandala, Mount Kōya, Mt, Shingon Buddhism, The, Two Realms, Ultimate Reality, Vairocana, Womb Realm
related to Kūkai devotion and mantra · 17
Kūkai → Buddha Maitreya, Gobyo, He, In, Japanese Buddhist, Kūkai's, Mount Kōya, Offerings, Okunoin, Padmasambhava, Pilgrimages, Shikoku Henro, Shikoku Pilgrimage, Shingon, The, There, Tibet
related to Travel and study in China · 17
Kūkai → Chang'an, China, Chinese, During, Fujian, Fujiwara, In, Kadanomaro, Kūkai's, Mahavairocana Tantra, Saeki-Ōtomo, Saichō, Scholars, Tang, The, Theories, Xi'an
related to Gallery · 16
Kūkai → ChinaAltar, Daisho-in, Fujian, Jizō-ji, Kajū-ji, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, Miyajima Memorial Hall, MiyazakiAltar, Nobeoka, Shitennō-ji, Statue, Taipei, TaiwanStatue, Tien-Ho Temple, Xiapu
related to In popular culture · 15
Kūkai → China, Chinese, Gō Katō, Huiguo, Japan, Japanese, Junko Sakurada, Junya Sato, Kin'ya Kitaōji, Kūkai's, Mandala, Saichō, The, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Zhang Fengyi

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buddhism shingon japanese kūkai's temple japan esoteric also kōya emperor buddhist huiguo school new china chinese mount period first saichō

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KūkaiBorn27 July 774 (15th day, 6th month, Hōki 5) Zentsūji, Sanuki Province, Japan1.00infobox
KūkaiDharma nameHenjō Kongō (遍照 金剛)1.00infobox
KūkaiDied22 April 835 (aged 60) (21st day, 3rd month, Jōwa 2) Mount Kōya, Japan1.00infobox
KūkaiKnown forFounder of Shingon Buddhism1.00infobox
KūkaiPosthumous nameKōbō Daishi (弘法 大師)1.00infobox
KūkaiReligionBuddhism1.00infobox
KūkaiSchoolVajrayana, Shingon1.00infobox
KūkaiTeacherHuiguo1.00infobox
Kūkairelated to Early yearsZentsū-ji0.60section
Kūkairelated to Early yearsSanuki0.60section
Kūkairelated to Early yearsShikoku0.60section
Kūkairelated to Early yearsHis0.60section

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