Saicho- The Founder Of Tendai [ http://www.tendai-lotus.org ]
He studied the Tiantai tradition in China and brought it to Japan, where it was developed as Tendai Buddhism. Saicho is also credited for building the headquarters of Tendai Buddhism on Mt Hiei. The headquarters are still the largest centre for development of Tendai Buddhism. aicho came from a family of devout Buddhists. His education started at the age of 12 at a provincial temple in Omi.