The great Buddhist priest K?kai (774-835) is credited with the introduction and establishment of tantric -- or esoteric -- Buddhism in early ninth-century Japan. In "The Weaving of Mantra, " Ry?ichi A
AbT (Japanese religious studies, Columbia U.) looks at the Buddhist priest Kukai, who is credited with introducing and formally establishing tantric, or esoteric, Buddhism in early ninth-century Japan
"Whenever I have questions on Mahayana Buddhist doctrine, I return to this text and Professor Hakeda's interpretation of it. I wonder if I will ever encounter a work that is at once more profound, att
Taigu Ryokan (1758-1831) remains one of the most popular figures in Japanese Buddhist history. Despite his religious and artistic sophistication (he excelled in scriptural studies, in calligraphy, an
