Kukai, also known posthumously as Kobo Daishi was a Japanese monk, scholar, poet, and artist, founder of the Shingon or "True Word" school of Buddhism

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Kukai, also known posthumously as Kobo Daishi was a Japanese monk, scholar, poet, and artist, founder of the Shingon or "True Word" school of Buddhism. The meaning of the name Kobo Daishi recognizes his excellence as a teacher as well as his work to spread Esoteric Buddhism throughout Japan. Many temples along the Shikoku Pilgrimage trail have large statues of Kobo Daishi on their grounds. This one is at Iwamoto-ji Temple No. 37.

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Location: Shimanto, Kochi, Japan
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Keywords: 37, buddhism, daishi, iwamoto-ji, iwamotoji, kobo, kukai, pilgrim, pilgrimage, sculpture, sect, shikoku, shingon, statue, temple