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English[en]
The founder of Shingon Buddhism was Kukai, a Japanese monk who studied in China in the 9th century during the Tang dynasty and brought back Vajrayana scriptures, techniques and mandalas then popular in China.
Swedish[sv]
Grundaren av shingon var Kukai, en japansk munk som studerade i Kina under 800-talet och tog vajrayanska skrifter, tekniker och mandalor från Kina till Japan.