Here I present: Yoshito Hakeda 羽毛田義人, “ 空海 Kukai: Major Works”, 1972.
The chronological table, from the book “Kukai: Major Works” is shown BELOW. The chronological table is from 774 AD to 835 AD.
BELOW is the Timeline of important institutions in Buddhism relative to the life of Kukai (774 AD – 835 AD). The list contains institutions that have books or printing. This gives historians a unique view of this time.
Here I presented: Yoshito Hakeda, “Kukai: Major Works”, 1972.
The discussion of his life is temporal (time-wise) in the book.
SUMMARY.
Kukai was born in Japan in the year 774 AD.In 791 AD, Kukai began studying at the Daigaku-ryo University in Nara, Japan. This government university was founded in 728 AD.
In 797 AD, Kukai wrote his first book “Sango Shiki”.
In 804 AD, Kukai leaves Japan traveling to China.
Kukai spent thirty (30) months in China; and, then Kukai returned to Japan in 806 AD. While in China, Kukai attended the Ximing Temple which was founded in 656 AD.
In 816 AD, the emperor granted Kukai permission to build a monastic center on Mount Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Here Kukai established Shingon Esoteric Buddhism as a Japanese religion.
