Kūkai
774–835
Japanese monk who founded Shingon Buddhism.
- Known as
- Monk
- Category
- Religious Figures
- Born
- 774, Zentsū-ji
- Died
- 835, Mount Kōya
Alive at the same time as Kūkai
- Malik ibn Anas c. 711–795, imam
- Rabia of Basra c. 717–801, Sufi mystic
- Charlemagne c. 748–814, emperor
- Harun al-Rashid c. 763–809, caliph
- Al-Shafi'i 767–820, imam
- Bai Juyi 772–846, poet
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal 780–855, imam
- Al-Khwarizmi c. 780–c. 850, mathematician
- Al-Ma'mun 786–833, caliph
- Al-Kindi c. 801–c. 873, philosopher
- Muhammad al-Bukhari 810–870, scholar
- Saints Cyril and Methodius c. 815–885, missionary
Portrait: Unknown, Public domain.
