Kobo Daishi Kukai: Founder of Shingon Buddhism and the 88 Temples Pilgrimage
Born in 774 in Sanuki Province (present-day Kagawa), Kukai brought Esoteric Buddhism from Tang China and founded three great sacred sites: Mt. Koya, Toji Temple, and the Shikoku 88-Temple Pilgrimage. This guide explores his teachings of Sokushin Jobutsu and the living tradition of Shingon Buddhism.