空海
kōng​hǎi

Kūkai

  • created reference approved 空海 → 弘法大师/弘法大師 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    空海 kōng​hǎi

    弘法大师 / 弘法大師 hóng​fǎ​dà​shī

    see

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  • created sense approved 空海 · kōng​hǎi · Kūkai — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    空海

    kōng​hǎi

    Kūkai

    Kūkai (774-835), an influential Japanese Buddhist monk during the Heian period who founded the Shingon or "True Word" school of Buddhism. Also known as [[弘法大师|弘法大師|hong2 fa3 da4 shi1]], he studied in Chang'an, established the temple at Mount Kōya, and is traditionally credited with inventing the hiragana syllabary.

    空 (literal) → 空 · kōng · emptiness 海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea

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