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Abe has attempted to give a new interpretation to Kūkai's life and thought. Kūkai is said to have devised a new way of speaking about ritual that replaced a Confucian hegemony in which Buddhism was used primarily to repair problems and shortcomings. Abe's reading is one of the most innovative but also controversial interpretations of Kūkai to come out in many years. (David Germano)
<p>Abe has attempted to give a new interpretation to Kūkai's life and thought. Kūkai is said to have devised a new way of speaking about ritual that replaced a Confucian hegemony in which Buddhism was used primarily to repair problems and shortcomings. Abe's reading is one of the most innovative but also controversial interpretations of Kūkai to come out in many years. (David Germano)</p>