What was Kūkai's birth name?
Saeki no Mao
Saeki no Kiko
Saeki no Roku
Saeki no Tama
Answer
Kūkai, posthumously known as Kōbō-Daishi, was born with the name Saeki no Mao in 774 CE. A prominent Buddhist monk, scholar, poet, and artist during the Heian period, Kūkai is revered as the founder of Shingon Buddhism, a major esoteric Buddhist school in Japan.
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