In 784, the Japanese Emperor Kammu moved his court from the monastery of Nara and established a new capital in which he was able to rule better and allow Buddhism to grow. His new capital was named Heian-Kyo which translates into “The Capital of Peace and Tranquility”. As mentioned these actions allowed Buddhism to grow, schools were established to teach Buddhism the two teachers were named Saicho and Kukai. The monatery on Mt Koya was the birthing place for the Shingon School of estoteric Buddhism. This ultimately affected their culture and changed their lifestyles which ultimately would affect the formation of their indigenous styles. For example the unity of the Shingon teachings was symbolized by the formation of painted and sculpted diamond
