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Mahayaha Buddhism # 7 Heian Buddhism （平安仏教） 2 Ku-kai （空海）

Mahayaha Buddhism # 7 Heian Buddhism （平安仏教） 2 Ku-kai （空海）. Masayo Urasaki 26 July 201 2. Today ’ s schedule. 1) Brief History of Ku-kai （空海） 2) Shingon Shu （真言宗）’ s thoughts and practices monks and laypeople 3) VDO clip from Website 4) Workshop: Preparation for mid-exam.

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Mahayaha Buddhism # 7 Heian Buddhism （平安仏教） 2 Ku-kai （空海）

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  1. Mahayaha Buddhism #7Heian Buddhism（平安仏教） 2Ku-kai （空海） Masayo Urasaki 26 July 2012

  2. Today’s schedule 1) Brief History of Ku-kai（空海） 2) Shingon Shu（真言宗）’sthoughts and practices monks and laypeople 3) VDO clip from Website 4) Workshop: Preparation for mid-exam

  3. Keywords ・Ku-kai（空海）　＝　Ko-bo-daishi（弘法大師） ・Shingon-shu（真言宗） ・Esoteric Buddhism（密教） ・Koya san/Koya mountain （高野山） ・ Sokusin- jyobutsu（即身成仏） ・ Shikoku Pilgrimage /Shikoku Henro（四国遍路）

  4. Kukai（空海）’s brief history Born in 774 at Sanuki (now, Kagawa) province under the provincial gentry. Studying Confucianism 791, age of 18, went to capital Kyoto to pursue the high studies Practices at several mountain and met Esoteric Buddhism.

  5. Go to China and Established Shingon-shu 804 ,31 years old, Go to China through diplomatic ship officially to study Esoteric Buddhism in China. Study Sanskrit at the Rev.Hui-Kuo(恵果）,an authority of Esoteric Buddhism, at Fukein Province. 806, Returned to Japan and bring the many translation texts of the new esoteric Buddhism. 816, Government gave Koyasan (mountain) to him for establish Esoteric/Shingon shu.

  6. Esoteric Buddhism(密教)and Manifest Buddhism (顕教) Kukai’s philosophy Esoteric Buddhism has value more higher than Other Buddhism. Mahavairocana Buddha （大日如来）is Eternal Buddha, it the universal truth itself. Great Sun Sutra / Dainichi kyo（大日経） Buddha →Shakamuni’s teaching (manifest, see clearly) Mahavairocana (secret, invisible)

  7. Sokushin- Jyobutsu（即身成仏） Shingon shu practice’s main purpose The Doctrine of becoming a Buddha in one’s present body. Everyone has the ability to attain enlightenment in this very lifetime.

  8. Practices San-mitstu Kaji Three practices for Unity the Buddha and oneself （三密加持） Body – Hand/figure Seals Words – Chant Mantra Mind – Samathi (Concentration) Goma Fire Ritual (Homa: burn/burning) Came from Hindu Watch the Buddha in the fire Fire places is secreted To prevent evil or suffering / To attain happiness

  9. Koya-san（高野山） Emperor Saga gave Ku-kai officially to found seminary community. Altitude about 800 km at Okayama Province. Small town, but 117 temples / graves Kukai entered into eternal meditation on 835, 62 years old.

  10. Shikoku Pilgrimage /Shikoku Henro（四国遍路） Dougyou Ninin（同行二人） Pilgrim walkers are always along with Kukai/Ko-bo-daishi/Odaishi-sama. 88 temples in Shikoku (4 prefectures at East Japan) , there are the places where Kukai practiced before he was young. There are many legend about Kukai all over Japan(almost 5000 places)

  11. The relation between Kukai (空海)and Saicho(最澄) Return to Japan from China, Japanese Government concern about Esoteric Buddhism Kukai’s esoteric practices and his thoughts was became famously .So Saicho wanted to know the teaching of esoteric Buddhism. Saicho had borrowed the textbooks from Kukai many times. Finally, Kukai rejected because he thought Saicho was concerned only textbooks. One of Saicho’s disciple sent Kukai to study, but the disciple had changed to follow Kukai’s disciple.

  12. Heian BuddhismIntegrated Buddhism and Shinto Honchi suijyaku setsu(本地垂迹説) Buddha Invisible Eternal Buddha (Absolutely) Mountain / Environment Apparent (Kami / Shinto ) (temporary)

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