Kakuban, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kakuban

Japanese monk

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1095

Place of Birth: Saga Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 12-Dec-1143

Profession: bhikkhu

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Kakuban (??/??; 1095–1143), known posthumously as Kogyo-Daishi (????) was a priest of the Shingon sect of Buddhism in Japan and credited as a reformer, though his efforts also led to a schism between Kogi Shingon-shu (?????, Old Shingon) and Shingi Shingon-shu (?????, New Shingon).
Kakuban is also famous for his introduction of the "esoteric nembutsu".