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The 88-Temple Pilgrimage on the island
of Shikoku in Japan was inspired by the
life of Kukai (Kobo Daishi),
founder of Shingon Buddhism |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Kukai (794; died April 22, 835) Japanese monk and founder of Shingon Buddhism; fifty religious works, including
Attaining Enlightenment in This Very Existence;
The Meaning of Sound, Word, Reality; Meanings of the Word Hum
Hilaire Belloc (1870; died July 16, 1953) Anglo-French poet, writer, and historian;
Cautionary Tales for Children;
The Servile State;
Europe and Faith;
The Jews
Died on this day:
Gertrude Stein (1946; born February 3, 1874) American novelist, poet, and playwright;
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas;
Q.E.D.;
Fernhurst;
Three Lives;
The Making of Americans;
Tender Buttons
William Wyler (1981; born July 1, 1902) French-born American filmmaker;
Ben-Hur;
Roman Holiday;
The Best Years of Our Lives;
Mrs. Miniver
Sam Shepard (2017; born November 5, 1943) American playwright;
Buried Child;
A Lie of the Mind;
Curse of the Starving Class;
Fool for Love;
True West; Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1979)
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