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Kukai, more commonly known by the honorific Kobo Daishi, was one of the great characters in the development of Janpanese culture. He was active in literature, engineering, calligraphy, and architecture and is represented in this work in terms of his major effort--the introduction of esoteric Buddhism from China, which resulted in the formation of the Shingou sect still active in Japan. Eight of his works are presented here.
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Kukai was a polymath who has achieved the status of demigod in popular legend: in part because of his virtuosity as a writer of Chinese, his books are too difficult to read by any but a very few scholars in Japan today. Hakeda's achievement in arriving at these lively and intelligible translations is of the highest order. Choice This book serves two functions remarkably well: being an easy to follow, lucidly written introductory work for the non-initiated, and providing for the expert for the first time in English eight of Kukai's major works. World Literature Today
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Hakeda was Associate Professor of Japanese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Associate Professor of Religion at Columbia University. Ryuichi Abe is the Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions in the Department of Eas Aisan Languages and Cultures at Harvard University.
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Kukai: major works
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. xiv, 303 pages : 23 cm. Contents: Part one : life of Kukai Youth Days of crisis Renunciation and quest Encounter with Master Hui-Kuo Period of trial Rise to eminence Abhiseka ceremonies at the Takaosanji Founding of Mt. Koya The Toji period Return to Mt. Koya Part two : thought of Kukai Exoteric Buddhism and esoteric Buddhism Essentials of Kukai's esoteric Buddhist thought and practice Part three : major works of Kukai Indications of the goals of the three teachings A memorial presenting a list of newly imported sutras and other items The difference between exoteric and esoteric Buddhism The precious key to the secret treasury Attaining enlightenment in this very existence The meanings of sound, word, and reality The meanings of the word hum The secret key to the heart sutra. Seller Inventory # ger625
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Kukai : Major Works, Translated with an Account of His Life and a Study of His Thought
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Kukai: Major Works (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: Japanese Series)
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