In 818, he was ordained as a Buddhist priest by receiving the commandments of Buddhism at Todaiji Temple, and in 828, he studied Shingon Mikkyo, a form of Esoteric Buddhism, from Kukai at Jingoji Temple (or Toji Temple) and underwent the ritual of consecration. |
818年(弘仁9年)東大寺で受戒した後、828年(天長5年)神護寺(あるいは東寺)で空海に真言密教を学び灌頂を受けた。 |