Shugendō

E358228

Japanese religious tradition mountain ascetic practice syncretic religion

Shugendō is a syncretic Japanese mountain ascetic tradition that blends esoteric Buddhism, Shinto, and folk beliefs, emphasizing rigorous training in remote natural settings to attain spiritual power and enlightenment.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Shugendo	6
Shugendō canonical	5
Japanese Shugendō	1
Kumano faith	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese religious tradition ⓘ mountain ascetic practice ⓘ syncretic religion ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Dainichi Nyorai ⓘ Fudō Myōō ⓘ Zaō Gongen ⓘ mountain kami ⓘ
coreBelief	attainment of spiritual power through ascetic training ⓘ enlightenment through union with nature ⓘ veneration of mountains as sacred ⓘ
corePractice	austerities in nature ⓘ esoteric rituals ⓘ mountain asceticism ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ ritual purification ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
emphasis	experiential training over doctrine ⓘ
goal	enlightenment ⓘ healing and protection ⓘ spiritual power ⓘ
hasPractitionerType	shugenja ⓘ yamabushi ⓘ
historicalCenter	Dewa Sanzan ⓘ Kumano ⓘ surface form: Kumano region Mount Gassan ⓘ surface form: Mt. Gassan Mt. Haguro ⓘ Mt. Yudono ⓘ Yoshino NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōmine mountains ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfDevelopment	Heian period ⓘ Nara period ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfFormation	late Asuka period ⓘ
influencedBy	Vajrayana ⓘ surface form: Esoteric Buddhism Japanese folk religion ⓘ Shingon Buddhism ⓘ Shinto ⓘ Tendai Buddhism ⓘ
languageOfPractice	Japanese ⓘ
legalStatusInMeijiPeriod	prohibited as a distinct religion ⓘ
mainRitualSpace	forests ⓘ mountains ⓘ sacred peaks ⓘ
region	Honshu ⓘ Tohoku ⓘ
relatedConcept	gongen ⓘ honji suijaku ⓘ
religiousFamily	Buddhism ⓘ Shinto ⓘ
revivalPeriod	20th century ⓘ
ritualElement	chanting of mantras ⓘ fire rituals ⓘ use of mandalas ⓘ waterfall meditation ⓘ
suppressedByPolicy	shinbutsu bunri ⓘ
suppressedDuring	Meiji Restoration ⓘ
usesConcept	Buddhas and bodhisattvas ⓘ kami ⓘ
viewOfNature	nature as manifestation of the sacred ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mount Ishizuchi → religiousTradition → Shugendō ⓘ

Tendai Buddhism → influenced → Shugendō ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese Shugendō

Kii Peninsula region of Japan → religiousTraditions → Shugendō ⓘ

subject surface form: Kii Peninsula