Benkenmitsu nikyō ron
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Benkenmitsu nikyō ron is a doctrinal treatise by the Japanese Buddhist monk Kūkai that systematically contrasts and elevates esoteric (Shingon) Buddhism over exoteric teachings.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist doctrinal treatise
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Japanese religious text ⓘ |
| aim |
to demonstrate the superiority of esoteric Buddhism
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to systematize the distinction between esoteric and exoteric Buddhism ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Ben kenmitsu nikyō ron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kūkai’s doctrinal system
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Shingon school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Kūkai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryWritten | 9th century ⓘ |
| compares |
ken (exoteric) teachings
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mitsu (esoteric) teachings ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
esoteric teachings
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exoteric teachings ⓘ |
| genre |
doctrinal exegesis
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polemical treatise ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early formation of Shingon school in Japan ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese Buddhist doctrinal debates
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later Shingon doctrinal classifications ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Buddha’s three mysteries (body, speech, mind)
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distinction between surface meaning and profound meaning of scriptures ⓘ hierarchical classification of teachings ⓘ |
| language |
Classical Chinese
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Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
comparison of esoteric and exoteric Buddhism
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doctrinal superiority of esoteric Buddhism ⓘ |
| period | Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Shingon textual tradition ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
East Asian Buddhism
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Hizō hōyaku
NERFINISHED
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Shōji jissō gi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Japanese esoteric Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousSchool | Shingon Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Buddhist doctrine
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Mahāyāna Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Tantric Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Treatise on the Two Teachings of Exoteric and Esoteric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Shingon scholastic training ⓘ |
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