Buddhism in Japan
Kakuban (覚鑁/覺鑁; 1095–1143), known posthumously as "Kōgyō-Daishi" (興教大師) 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 and . Kakuban is also famous for his introduction of the "esoteric "nembutsu"".