Translations from the Asian Classics: Kūkai: Major Works (Paperback)

Kūkai; The Awakening of Faith Yoshito Hakeda
Columbia University Press
 9780231059336
0-231-05933-7

Kukai, 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.

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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.