So what is the real master of the empty sea in history?
Konghai, the founder of Buddhism, went to China to study esoteric religion. He returned to China in 806 and founded the Buddhist mantra (also known as "Dongmi").
He is the author of "The Chamber of Secrets of Jing Wen" and "The Name of All Things in the World", and has preserved many China literature and linguistic materials.
His "Zhuanliwan Xiangming" is the first Chinese dictionary in Japan, which has played an important role in the spread of Tang culture in Japan. Another important work of his, Jing Hua Yuan, not only promoted the Japanese's understanding and absorption of the culture of the Tang Dynasty, but also was an important material for understanding the literature history of Han and Tang Dynasties in China.
This figure, known as the "master of Buddhism", is a household name in Japan.
Even in China, Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, Kaiyuan Temple in Fuzhou, Baima Temple in Luoyang, Xianxiaguan in Jiangshan and Nanshan Temple in Sanya, there are statues of the empty sea. There is also an empty sea memorial hall at the site of Anqingliu Temple in Xi 'an.
? Before entering the Tang Dynasty, Konghai had just obtained a degree and became a formal monk. Different from sending the Tang Priest before, he went into the Tang Dynasty and set the goal of practicing esoteric religion.
In Chang 'an, before the empty sea in the 9th century, tantric sects brought by the "Three Masters of Kaiyuan" (Sumitomo Buddha, King Kong Zhi and Bukong) flourished in Beijing.
After entering the court of the dynasty, esoteric religion was very popular. The novels Tantric Mantra, Dharma Practice and Datura and their claimed magical powers soon fascinated the Tang Dynasty in the war.
At this time, the most famous tantric practitioner in Chang 'an City belongs to Hui Guo, an empty disciple. Huiguo combined the Vajrayana Buddhism system, which I learned from nowhere, with the Fetal Tibetan Buddhism system, which was learned from the disciples of Sumitomo Buddha, and created two complete tantric sects and two mandalas (the so-called mandala, translated as "Tancheng" in Chinese, arranges Buddhists and Bodhisattvas in the form of images to reflect the tantric world view, and the yogi takes mandalas as the object of observation and practice).
After visiting a famous teacher in Chang 'an, in May of the following year, Konghai entered Qingliu Temple in the southeast of Chang 'an and visited Huiguo.
At this point, Huiguo is 60 years old. As soon as he saw the empty sea, he realized his talent.
After entering Huiguomen, Konghai was enlightened by Tibetan Fetus Law in June, Diamond Law in July and Missionary Law in August. After only three months of introduction, he became a direct disciple of Huiguo.
At that time, there were more than 1,000 disciples of Huiguo, among whom only Konghai and Yi Ming received two Dafas, and there were also two disciples, namely, the fetal Tibetan method and the diamond boundary method.
It can only be said that it is a miracle that the entrance to graduation is so rapid. Four months later, Huiguo died.
? Konghai ended his study in Chang 'an ahead of schedule and returned to Japan. After returning home, Konghai entered Gao Xiongshan, northwest of Kyoto, to practice, and then gradually emerged. Later, he founded Keya III and entered Dongsi, which laid the foundation for Shinrikyo.
In 835 AD, Konghai died in Koya Mountain. 72 years later, with the demise of the Tang Dynasty, esotericism gradually disappeared in China.