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Kakuban

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Japanese Shingon monk (1095-1144)

JapanLived 1095 to 1144 · aged 48
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Kakuban, known posthumously as Kōgyō-Daishi (興教大師) was a priest of the Shingon sect of Buddhism in Japan and credited as a reformer, though his efforts also led to a schism between Kogi Shingon-shū and Shingi Shingon-shū . Kakuban is also famous for his introduction of the "esoteric nembutsu".

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Kakuban sculpture (Mitsugon-dō), Oku-no-in, Kōya-sanKakuban sculpture (Mitsugon-dō), Oku-no-in, Kōya-sanMausoleum of Kakuban in Negoro-jiMausoleum of Kakuban in Negoro-jiA Kamakura period Shingon Amida triad at DaigojiA Kamakura period Shingon Amida triad at Daigoji

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Japan
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deceased
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Lived 1095 to 1144 · aged 48
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