Kukai Religious Leader. Also known by his posthumous honorific name, Kobo-Daishi, he was a Japanese priest, scholar, and artist, and founder of the "Shingon" or "True Word" sect of Buddhism. After departing from classical Chinese studies at a university, he left to become a wandering ascetic who eventually made a commitment to Buddhism. From 804 to 806 he served as a member of a Japanese embassy to T'ang China, where he studied the Buddhist Tantra. He returned to Japan with many scriptures and art...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett) Okuno-in Temple Cemetery, Koyasan, Wakayama, Japan
