Kobo Daishi (Kōbō Daishi ; 空海)

(Language: Japanese)

Alternate Spellings: Kukai

Short Description: Daishi (774-835) was the founder of the Japanese Shingon sect of Buddhism

Long Description: Daishi (774-835) was the founder of the Japanese Shingon sect of Buddhism, whose center is on Mount Kōya. He was called Kukai during his lifetime.

Sources: The Essential Shinran: A Buddhist Path of True Entrusting