Japanese legends, Davis retelling
Kobo Daishi
Davis identifies Kobo Daishi with Kukai and credits him with founding the Shingon-shu. He also presents him as an artist, calligrapher and traveller. The account says he received imperial permission to visit China, connecting his religious learning with a journey abroad.
Also known as Kukai
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Account in the source
DocumentedDavis identifies Kobo Daishi with Kukai and credits him with founding the Shingon-shu. He also presents him as an artist, calligrapher and traveller.
Further detail
DocumentedThe account says he received imperial permission to visit China, connecting his religious learning with a journey abroad.
Context & interpretation
This entry documents what Davis says about a historical religious figure; the cited passages do not independently verify every biographical detail or date. Miracles elsewhere in the chapter are separate attributed legends. The naming and school association follow this source’s terminology.
Original passages
Source 1
Myths and Legends of Japan
The saint's name when living was Kukai.Open this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Davis, Myths & Legends of Japan, active reader leaf 257
Checked against the active prepared edition; reader leaf and original-page mapping verified, spacing normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0052-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0052-E001-P0257
- Original scan leaf
- 284
- Recorded leaf number
- 284
- Current Reader position
- 256
- Reader verification
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Source 2
Myths and Legends of Japan
received permission from the Emperor to visit ChinaOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Davis, Myths & Legends of Japan, active reader leaf 258
Checked against the active prepared edition; reader leaf and original-page mapping verified, spacing normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0052-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0052-E001-P0258
- Original scan leaf
- 285
- Recorded leaf number
- 285
- Current Reader position
- 257
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed