24cm Bronze Alloy Kukai Kobo-Daishi Buddha Statue by Shoun Buddhism

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Kukai Kobo-Daishi Founder of the Shingon sect Monk Buddhist statue Made of copper alloy Bronze finish Buddhist art Description ■Size Height: approx. 24cm, approx. 9.4inch Width: approx. 10cm, approx. 3.9inch Depth: approx. 7.8cm, approx. 3.0inch Weight: approx. 1.5g Material: copper alloy Bronze finish Overall condition is good, but there are some scuffs, scratches, and stains from age. Please check the pictures for condition. Please do not buy this book if you are looking for a brand-new quality or if you are extremely concerned about it. -- Kukai (774 [Hōkoku 5] - April 22, 835 [March 21, Jōwa 2]) was a monk of the early Heian period. Known posthumously as Kobo-Daishi, he was the founder of the Shingon sect of Buddhism. Together with Saicho, the founder of the Tendai sect of Buddhism in Japan, he was at the beginning of the shift in the mainstream of Japanese Buddhism from Nara Buddhism, as it is known today, to Heian Buddhism, and brought Shingon esoteric Buddhism from China. He is also known as a Noh calligrapher, and together with Emperor Saga and Tachibana Isei, is considered one of the three great calligraphers of the period. Esoteric Buddhism was born and developed in the Mahayana school of Buddhism, which was a major trend of Buddhism in the northern part of Japan, and incorporated the influences of Hinduism and Zoroastrianism. Kukai Kobo-Daishi, an erudite master who studied at a university in Kyoto and wrote a treatise on the comparative superiority of the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism in his teens. After being ordained at the age of 20, he traveled to Tang China and practiced Shingon Esoteric Buddhism, which is based on the teachings of Dainichi Nyorai, the principal deity of the Vajrayana and Tathagata realms as represented in the mandala. After returning to Tang, he vigorously taught and established temples and universities to propagate the teachings, thus laying the foundation of the Shingon sect. Kobodaishi 24cm Alloy [Buddha Statue] (Bronze) Shuun Kukai Buddhist Art Buddhism Art Kobodaishi Shuun Kukai Buddhist Art Buddhism Shipping FedEx or DHL or Japan Post International Buyers - Please Note Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. Thank you for your understanding.