Kukai: Major WorksKukai, more commonly known by the honorific Kobo Daishi, was one of the great characters in the development of Janpanese culture. He was active in literature, engineering, calligraphy, and architecture and is represented in this work in terms of his major effort--the introduction of esoteric Buddhism from China, which resulted in the formation of the Shingou sect still active in Japan. Eight of his works are presented here. |
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abhişeka aeons Aspiration to Enlightenment attain enlightenment Avatamsaka Sutra bliss bodhisattvas body Buddhahood called cause China Chinese Chou commentary compassion consciousness Dharma Dharmakaya Dharmakaya Buddha Diamond Realm disciples doctrines Emperor Emperor Saga emptiness enlightened mind Esoteric Buddhism Esoteric Buddhist teachings eternal existence explained expression filial piety five heaven Hinayana Hua-yen Hui-kuo Japan Japanese karma Kimō King Kōbō daishi Kōya Kūkai Kūkai's Esoteric Kyoto letter Lord of Mysteries Lotus Sutra Mahāvairo Mahāvairocana Buddha Mahāvairocana Sutra Mahayana Mandala manifested mantra master meditation monks month mountain Nāgārjuna Nara nature Nirvana non-Buddhist nonbeing objects original permanent ego practice Prajñā pratyekabuddhas preached precepts Precious Key Psychophysical Constituents Pu-k'ung reality realize recite religious Saichō samadhi Sanskrit sentient Shakyamuni Shingon shō Six Great Elements sound śrāvakas stage stands symbols Takaosanji Taoism Tathagata temple Tendai texts thought Three Mysteries tion Tōji truth ultimate meaning vajra Vajrasekhara Sutra Vehicle word World of Dharma Yogācāra zensho