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Kukai
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Showing posts with label
Kukai
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14 October 2011
Sound, Word, Reality
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K ŪKAI'S 声字実相義 ( Shōji jissō gi ) [1] is one of a trilogy of texts that set out to both answer his critics and to instruct his students...
10 July 2009
Kūkai's journey to China : Kentōshi Ships and Weather
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To see my Google Map click here One of the marvels of modern technology is that we have easy access to all kinds of information. I've be...
09 May 2008
Why did Kūkai sail in Summer?
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Anyone familiar with the story of Kūkai will know that his journey to China in 804 began by sailing from Nagasaki out into the Sea of Japan....
14 December 2007
Immanence vs Transcendence
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The problem of Immanence v.s. Transcendence is one with relevance to any spiritual tradition, but it has special resonance for Buddhists. S...
10 September 2007
Kukai Bibliography
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If you are interested in Kukai (空 海) and only know English then your choice of reading material can seem quite limited, especially if you on...
22 August 2007
Early Mandalas
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One of the most distinctive features of esoteric Buddhism is the Mandala. Buddhism generally speaks of the person as consisting of body, spe...
29 June 2007
Indra in the Writings of Kukai
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In this article I want to look at some associations with the Vedic god Indra which have found their way into Buddhism. Indra, under the name...
18 July 2006
Buddhism as a path of gracefulness
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This week I'd like to write about kaji . The word, as I have come to know it, is used by Kūkai in his writings as the Japanese equivalen...
25 March 2006
Kukai in China
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I've not been thinking much about the Dharma per se this week. Most of my reflection time has been spent mulling over Kukai's trip t...
29 January 2006
Kukai : Buddhist hero of Japan
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In this post I want to draw attention to and celebrate a Buddhist hero. Kukai is a figure so multi-sided, so multifaceted, that summing him...
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