空海(774年-835年)，號遍照金剛，尊稱弘法大師，是唐密第八代祖師、日本真言宗開宗祖師。他自幼慧根深厚、虔心向佛，為深究佛學奧義，隨遣唐使遠赴長安求法，拜青龍寺惠果大阿闍黎為師，完整承習兩部密法。歸國後開創真言宗，闡揚即身成佛要旨，持戒精嚴，法脈綿延千年，近代反哺中國。空海不僅是日本文化的奠基者，更是中日佛教文化交流的重要先驅。本書簡述其求法修學、開宗立派的一生，搭配白話與英譯，助力大師教法廣泛流傳。

Kūkai (774–835A.D.), esoteric name Henjō Kongō, posthumously honored as Kōbō Daishi, was the eighth patriarch of Tang Esoteric Buddhism and the founder of Japan’s Shingon School. Naturally gifted and deeply devoted to Buddhism from an early age, he joined the Japanese mission to Tang China in search of the true Dharma. In Chang’an he became a disciple of the Mahā-ācārya Huiguo at Qinglong Temple, and received the complete dharma transmissions of the Garbhadhātu and Vajradhātu.

Returning to Japan, Kūkai established the Shingon school and expounded its central doctrine of attaining Buddhahood with the mundane body. Renowned for his strict observance of the precepts, he inaugurated a lineage that has flourished for more than a millennium and recirculated back to China in modern times. He is revered as a founding figure in Japanese culture and a pioneer in Sino-Japanese Buddhist exchange.

This book provides a concise portrait of Kūkai’s life, from his quest for the Dharma and rigorous training to the founding of Shingon School. Modern Chinese and English translations are supplemented to assist spreading his teachings worldwide.

目錄

作者简介/Author’s Biography

今译者简介/Modern Chinese Translator’s Biography

英译者简介/English Translators’ Biography

前言/Preface

序 幕

第一篇：乘愿而来，明志苦修

第二篇：入唐求学，绍承法脉

第三篇：归国弘化，大转法轮

第四篇：入密严定，悲悯众生

第五篇：弘演密藏，广利有情

白话译文

序 幕

第一篇：乘愿而来，明志苦修

第二篇：入唐求学，绍承法脉

第三篇：归国弘化，大转法轮

第四篇：入密严定，悲悯众生

第五篇：弘演密藏，广利有情

English Translation 

Prologue 

Chapter 1. Born into this World with the Great Vow, Practise Asceticism with Aspirations 

Chapter 2. Pursue Study in Tang China and Inherit the Dharma Lineage 

Chapter 3. Spread Esoteric School in Japan, Turn the Dharma Wheel 

Chapter 4. Enter the Ghanavyūha-Samādhi, Have Great Compassion for Living Beings 

Chapter 5. Widely Spread the Esoteric Teachings and Benefit All Sentient Beings

龍曜明(Long Yaoming)

學者。長期從事中華傳統文化研究和中西方思想比較研究，對儒釋道思想精髓有較爲深刻與獨到的領悟；從心靈境界與文化研究的角度，闡發儒釋道等中華傳統文化的核心內涵與時代價值；主張以契合當代文化的方式傳播中華優秀傳統文化，展現傳統文化淨化世人心靈、提升精神境界、解放自身潛能的重要作用。

Long Yaoming is a scholar who has long been engaged in the study of traditional Chinese culture and the comparative studies of Sino-Western thought. The author has relatively profound and distinctive insights into the essence of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism.From the perspective of spiritual cultivation and cultural inquiry, the author elucidates the core connotations and contemporary significance of these traditions. The author advocates for the transmission of China’s outstanding traditional culture in ways that resonate with modern culture, emphasizing its vital role in purifying the mind, elevating spiritual realms, and unlocking human potential.