Shingon Buddhism

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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.

Aliases (5)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	esoteric Buddhism → school of Buddhism →
branch	Buzan-ha → Chisan-ha → 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 NERFINISHED → Jingo-ji → Tō-ji →
influencedBy	Chinese Esoteric Buddhism → Huayan Buddhism → Tantric Buddhism → Yogacara →
keyConcept	hosshin seppō → 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	真言宗 →
notableFigure	Kakuban → Kūkai → Shinzei NERFINISHED →
parentTradition	Mahayana Buddhism → 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 (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kobo Daishi ("Shingon school of Buddhism") → Kobo Daishi ("Shingon esoteric Buddhism") →	founderOf
Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage →	associatedSchool
Kobo Daishi ("Koyasan Shingon-shu") →	associatedWith
Shingon Buddhism ("Kōyasan Shingon-shū") →	branch
To-ji →	BuddhistSchool
Shingon Buddhism ("真言宗") →	nativeName
Vajrayana →	relatedTradition
Heian period →	religion
Osu Kannon Temple →	religiousAffiliation
Saigyō →	religiousOrder
Kobo Daishi →	religiousSchool