Heian period
From 794 to 1185: the court in Kyōto, Kūkai, the first monks on the shores of Shikoku
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The Heian period (平安時代) runs from 794, when the capital moved to Heian-kyō (present-day Kyōto), to 1185. It is the age of the imperial court, of court literature, and of Kūkai (774-835), who founded the Shingon school.
For the pilgrimage, it is the time of the monks who practiced asceticism along the shores of Shikoku, the hechi, mentioned in a tale from the early 12th century and a popular song from the end of that century.
It is followed by the Kamakura period.
- In English
- From 794 to 1185.
- Other spellings
- Heian · époque Heian · heian jidai · 平安時代
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