About Kenkai
Lived 1107 – 1155 (aged 47–48). Kenkai was a buddhist monk.
Kenkai (; born 1107 (Kajō 2) in Kii Province – died 11 June 1155 (Kyūju 2)) was a later Heian period Bhikku of Shingon Buddhism.
Kenkai studied under Kakuban at Mount Kōya, became one of the main family of teachers and received the abhisheka from Shinyo .
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Who was Kenkai?
Japanese Buddhist monk
When was Kenkai born?
Kenkai was born in 1107.
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Kenkai died on 11 June 1155.
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Kenkai was a buddhist monk.
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