kukai

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or Kb Daishi born July 27, 774, Bybugaura, Japan died April 22, 835, Mount Kya Japanese Buddhist saint and founder of the Shingon school. Born into an aristocratic family, Kkai was given a Confucian education but soon converted to Buddhism. After studying in China (804-806) with Huiguo (746-805), he returned home to spread his doctrines, which emphasized magic formulas, ceremonials, and services for the dead. In 816 he built a temple on Mount Kya, and he helped to establish the Shingon sect as one of the most popular forms of Japanese Buddhism. His major work, Ten Stages of Consciousness, traces the development of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism, representing Shingon as the highest stage. He was also a gifted poet, artist, and calligrapher