Kuaki

Kobo Daishi Shingon Buddhism

IdeasMagazine | Feature

Who Was Kobo Daishi?

A bodhisattva-like miracle worker credited with founding the Shingon school, Kobo Daishi—known as Kukai during his life—is a monumental figure in Japan but little known to North American Buddhists.

By Aaron P. Proffitt

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