“I opened it and saw the stamps and brushed calligraphy from Ryozen-ji ... to China in the ninth century and returned to found Shingon Buddhism, an influential sect in Japan characterized ...
A 62-year-old retiree from Suita, Osaka Prefecture, found a couple of surprises on his journey to express gratitude for the ...
The most recognisable figure along the Shikoku Henro is Kukai, or Kobo Daishi, the founder of esoteric Shingon Buddhism, one of several versions of Buddhism practiced in Japan. He was born in 774 ...