829 in Japan explained

Events in the year 829 in Japan.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Emperor Junna^[1]

Events

• January 23 - Buddhist monk Kūkai establishes a private school known as the Shugei Shuchi Institute (traditional Japanese Date: 15th day of the 12th month, 828).^[2]
• Ten monks conducted a ritual reading of the complete Buddhist canon at Miroku-ji in Usa in the 19th day of the 5th month^[3]

Notes and References

1. Teeuwen . Mark . 2002 . From Jindō to Shinto: A Concept Takes Shape . Japanese Journal of Religious Studies . 29 . 3/4 . 233–263 . 30233723 . 0304-1042.
2. Book: Yoshinori, Takeuchi . Buddhist Spirituality: Later China, Korea, Japan, and the Modern World . 2003 . Motilal Banarsidass Publishers . 978-81-208-1944-3 . 178 . en.
3. The Production of the Healing Buddha at Kokusenji and Its Relationship to Hachiman Faith 九大コレクション 九州大学附属図書館 . 2324/2794919 . ja.