He studied the Yuishiki theory (of vijnapti matrata, the theory that everything exists only in the mind) of the Hosso sect with Taiki, a priest of Daian-ji Temple in Nara, and in 807 took Buddhist vows, receiving the succession ritual from Kukai in 810. |
奈良大安寺の泰基に法相・唯識を学び、807年(大同 (日本)2年)に受戒、810年(弘仁元年)には空海から灌頂を受けた。 |