After traveling to Tang China to study, Kukai was the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism. See how his return to a politically fraught Japan created the opportunity to spread his teachings.
managed to get into university, which 
was rare for low level nobility,
entró a la universidad, algo raro
entre nobles de baja categoría,
conseguiu entrar na universidade, o que
era raro para nobres de baixo nível,