Kukai Timeline

Life of the monk Kukai (aka Kobo Daishi), founder of Shingon Buddhism in Japan.

Japanese monk Kukai (aka Kobo Daishi) visits China and discovers Shingon Buddhism.

Kukai (Kobo Daishi) establishes a monastery and headquarters for Shingon Buddhism on Mount Koya in Japan.

The monk Kukai, founder of Shingon Buddhism in Japan, is given the posthumous title of Kobo Daishi.