Emperor Kanmu moved the capital to Heian-kyo (present-day Kyoto) in order to weaken their influence and sent Kukai and Saicho to China with the Japanese envoy to the Tang Dynasty to learn Esoteric Buddhism.
桓武天皇は、彼らの影響力を弱めるために平安京に遷都し、空海及び最澄を遣唐使とともに中国に送り出し、密教を学ばせた。