Kūkai thought model
Japan · 774–835
A monk and thinker who bound together esoteric Buddhism, language, the body, and a cosmic practice.
Perspective
Word, body, and world cannot be pulled apart; meaning opens only through practice.
Value model
Individual agency42
Rational inquiry38
Risk awareness28
Social conformity58
Self-overcoming90
Practicality25
Language skepticism20
Decision principles
- Read the body's sensation, not the head alone.
- Handle the power of words to shape reality.
- Cast it into a form you can continue as spiritual discipline.