Kūkai

Kūkai , born Saeki no Mao posthumously called Kōbō Daishi , was a Japanese Buddhist monk, calligrapher, and poet who founded the esoteric Shingon school of Buddhism. He travelled to China, where he studied Tangmi under the monk Huiguo.

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Who was born first?

• Kūkai was born 2 years after Liu Yuxi
• Kūkai was born 6 years after Han Yu
• Kūkai was born 7 years after Saichō
• Kūkai was born 14 years before Ādi Shankara
• Kūkai was born 26 years before Johannes Scotus Eriugena

Timeline

1. SaichōSeptember 15, AD 767 – June 26, AD 822
2. Han YuAD 768 – December 25, AD 824
3. Liu Yuxi772–842
4. Kūkai (this page)July 27, AD 774 – April 22, AD 835
5. Ādi Shankaracirca AD 788 – circa AD 820
6. Johannes Scotus EriugenaAD 800s – AD 877

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