David Gardiner

David's research focuses on Kūkai and the Shingon tradition of Japanese Buddhism. His publications include "Tantric Buddhism in Japan: Shingon, Tendai and the Esotericization of Japanese Buddhism," in Oxford Encyclopedia of Buddhism (2019); "Tantric Buddhism in Japan: Saichō and Kūkai," in Oxford Encyclopedia of Buddhism (2019); "Kūkai's Core Philosophy," in Dao: Companion To Japanese Buddhist Philosophy (Springer Press, 2019); "Metaphor and Maṇḍala in Shingon Buddhist Theology," Sophia: International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, Metaphysical Theology and Ethics 47/1 (4/2008); and "Transcendence and Immanence in Kūkai's Thought," in Esoteric Buddhist Studies: Identity in Diversity, Proceedings of the International Conference on Esoteric Buddhist Studies (Koyasan University, 2008).