Kukai Quotes
Kukai, posthumously known as Kobo Daishi, was a Japanese Buddhist monk, calligrapher, poet, and the founder of the esoteric Shingon school. After studies in China under the Tantric master Hui-kuo, he returned to Japan and established a monastic complex on Mount Koya that remains the spiritual center of Shingon. The quotes below are attributed to Kukai, organized by topic.
Kukai on Freedom
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Attributed to Kukai:
“Even within samsara, nirvana is to be found.”
Kukai on God
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Attributed to Kukai:
“All forms of phenomena are emanations of the Buddha-body.”
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Attributed to Kukai:
“The mantra is the voice of the Dharmakaya itself.”
Kukai on Mind
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Attributed to Kukai:
“The mind itself is Buddha.”
Kukai on Truth
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Attributed to Kukai:
“Words and silence are not two; both are forms of the same reality.”