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Kūkai
空海 zh
Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school (774–835)
- Child of Saeki no Tagimi and Tamayorigozen
- Dated 27 July 774 CE – 22 April 835 CE
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Affiliation
As a third party recorded it, often for one period of a life.
Family tree
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Kūkai Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school (774–835) What the records tie them to
Founded, supported, associated with — as third parties recorded it.
- Named as founder
Shingon Buddhism
school of Buddhism in Japan - Named as founder
Mount Kōya
Buddhist temple complex and settlement in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Tō-ji Temple
building in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Kongōbu-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Niukanshōfu Shrine
Shinto shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Shinsen-en
Buddhist temple and garden in Kyoto
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- Named as founder
Enpuku-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Chiba Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Motoyama-ji Temple
Shingon temple in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 70 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage - Named as founder
Taiyū-ji Temple
building in Kita-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Daishō-in Temple
Buddhist temple in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Jison-in Temple
Buddhist temple in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Mitaki-dera Temple
Buddhist temple in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Hotsumisaki-ji Temple
Shingon temple in Muroto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 24 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage - Named as founder
Kongōfuku-ji Temple
Shingon temple in Tosashimizu, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 38 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage - Named as founder
Kumadani-ji Temple
Shingon temple in Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 8 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage - Named as founder
Myōō-in Temple
Buddhist temple in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Yakuri-ji Temple
Shingon temple in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 85 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage - Named as founder
Chōgaku-ji Temple
Buddhist temple - Named as founder
Iwaya-ji Temple
Shingon temple in Kamiukena District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 45 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage - Named as founder
Kongōshō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Mie Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Ōya-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Shiromine-ji Temple
Shingon temple in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 81 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage - Named as founder
Shuzen-ji Temple
Buddhist temple of the Sōtō sect dedicated to Vairocana in Izu, Japan - Named as founder
Tōchō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Fukuoka City, Japan - Named as founder
Unpen-ji Temple
Shingon temple in Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 66 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
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