Shingon Buddhism

E89764
esoteric Buddhism school of Buddhism

Shingon Buddhism is a major esoteric school of Japanese Buddhism, founded by Kūkai, that emphasizes mystical rituals, mantras, and mandalas to achieve enlightenment in this very life.

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All labels observed (21)

Label Occurrences
Shingon Buddhism canonical 91
Shingon 5
Japanese Esoteric Buddhism 4

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf esoteric Buddhism ⓘ
school of Buddhism ⓘ
branch Buzan-ha ⓘ
Chisan-ha ⓘ
Shingon Buddhism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kōyasan Shingon-shū
classification one of the major schools of Japanese Buddhism ⓘ
coreBelief enlightenment is attainable in this very body ⓘ
coreDeity Mahavairocana ⓘ
corePractice esoteric ritual ⓘ
mandala visualization ⓘ
mantra recitation ⓘ
mudra ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
dateOfIntroductionToJapan early 9th century ⓘ
doctrineEmphasis identity of practitioner and cosmic Buddha ⓘ
ritual as direct path to enlightenment ⓘ
founder Kūkai ⓘ
hasRitual abhisheka initiation ⓘ
goma fire ritual ⓘ
homa ⓘ
headTemple Kongōbu-ji ⓘ
importantSite Daigo-ji ⓘ
Jingo-ji ⓘ
To-ji ⓘ
surface form: Tō-ji
influencedBy Chinese Esoteric Buddhism ⓘ
Huayan / Kegon ⓘ
surface form: Huayan Buddhism

Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form: Tantric Buddhism

Yogācāra ⓘ
surface form: Yogacara
keyConcept hosshin seppō ⓘ
Sokushin jōbutsu gi ⓘ
surface form: sokushin jōbutsu

three mysteries of body, speech, and mind ⓘ
two mandalas ⓘ
languageOfMantras Sanskrit ⓘ
Siddham script ⓘ
mandala Diamond Realm Mandala ⓘ
Womb Realm Mandala ⓘ
monasticCenter Mount Kōya ⓘ
nativeName Shingon Buddhism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 真言宗
notableFigure Kakuban ⓘ
Kūkai ⓘ
Shinzei ⓘ
parentTradition Mahayana ⓘ
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism

Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form: Vajrayana Buddhism
periodOfFormation Heian period ⓘ
region Japan ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
scripture Dainichi-kyo ⓘ
Kongōchō-kyō ⓘ
Mahavairocana Tantra ⓘ
Vajrasekhara Sutra ⓘ
translationOfName True Word School ⓘ
viewOnBuddha Mahavairocana as cosmic principle ⓘ

Referenced by (126)

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

Heian period → religion → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
To-ji → BuddhistSchool → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Vajrayana → relatedTradition → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage → associatedSchool → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Kobo Daishi → religiousSchool → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Kobo Daishi → founderOf → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shingon school of Buddhism
Kobo Daishi → founderOf → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shingon esoteric Buddhism
Kobo Daishi → associatedWith → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Koyasan Shingon-shu
Shingon Buddhism → nativeName → Shingon Buddhism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 真言宗
Shingon Buddhism → branch → Shingon Buddhism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kōyasan Shingon-shū
Osu Kannon Temple → religiousAffiliation → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Saigyō → religiousOrder → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Water Temple (Honpukuji) on Awaji Island → associatedWith → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Siddham script → associatedWith → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Koya town → religiousTradition → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Koya town → associatedWith → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shingon sect of Buddhism
Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex → tradition → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex → religiousOrder → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shingon school of Esoteric Buddhism
Ishiyama-dera → affiliation → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Japanese Buddhism → hasComponent → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shingon
Kannon → importantInSect → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shingon
Kondo (main hall) → affiliation → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Kodo (lecture hall) → associatedWith → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Kukai → religiousSchool → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
subject surface form: Kūkai
Kukai → founded → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
subject surface form: Kūkai
this entity surface form: Shingon school of Buddhism
Kukai → founded → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
subject surface form: Kūkai
this entity surface form: Shingon-shū
Kukai → influenced → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
subject surface form: Kūkai
this entity surface form: Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
Kukai → veneratedIn → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
subject surface form: Kūkai
Nichiren → criticized → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Kawasaki Daishi (Heiken-ji Temple) → BuddhistSchool → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Kawasaki Daishi (Heiken-ji Temple) → affiliation → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chisan-ha Shingon sect
Kyo-o-gokoku-ji → BuddhistSchool → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Gokoku-ji, Tokyo → denomination → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Kūkai → religiousSchool → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Kūkai → founded → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shingon school of Buddhism
Temple 1: Ryōzenji → religiousAffiliation → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
subject surface form: Ryōzenji
Temple 2: Gokurakuji → tradition → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Temple 4: Dainichiji → BuddhistSchool → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Temple 7: Jūrakuji → BuddhistSchool → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Temple 8: Kumadaniji → BuddhistSchool → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
subject surface form: Kumadaniji
Temple 9: Hōrinji → hasAffiliation → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Temple 9: Hōrinji → hasReligiousOrder → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shingon sect
Temple 17: Idoji → associatedWith → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Temple 57: Eifukuji → followsSect → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Temple 72: Mandaraji → tradition → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Temple 3: Konsenji → hasReligiousTradition → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Temple 5: Jizōji → sect → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Temple 31: Chikurinji → affiliation → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Temple 60: Yokomineji → BuddhistSchool → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
Temple 71: Iyadaniji → BuddhistSchool → Shingon Buddhism ⓘ