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Shingon
Shingon is a form of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. It is also called Shingon Mikkyo. This school was founded in 804 CE by Kukai (Kobo Daishi) in Japan. The teachings of Shingon are based on the Mahavairocana Sutra and the Vajrasekhara Sutra, the fundamental sutras of Shingon. Through the cultivation of three secrets, the actions of body, speech and mind, the Shingon practioner is able to attain enlightenment in this very body. Sustaining this state of mind, the practioner can become one with the life force of the Universe, known as Mahavairocana Buddha. The symbolic activities are present anywhere in the universe. Natural phenomena such as mountains and oceans and even humans express the truth described in the sutras.
The universe itself embodies and can not be separated from the teaching. In the Shingon tradition, the practitioner uses the same techniques that were used over 1,200 years ago by Kukai, and have been transmitted orally generation after generation to the present.
Shingon Buddhists observe three vows:
May we realize Buddhahood in this very life.
May we dedicate ourselves to the well-being of people
May we establish the World of Buddha on this earth.
The universe itself embodies and can not be separated from the teaching. In the Shingon tradition, the practitioner uses the same techniques that were used over 1,200 years ago by Kukai, and have been transmitted orally generation after generation to the present.
Shingon Buddhists observe three vows:
May we realize Buddhahood in this very life.
May we dedicate ourselves to the well-being of people
May we establish the World of Buddha on this earth.
Sites in Shingon
Shingon Buddhist International Institute
The institute was set up to promote the understanding Japanese Shingon Buddhism. The pages here include Shingon Buddhist history and deities, rituals and teachings.
Daigoji Temple
Gives tourist information about this main temple for the Ono Branch of the Shingon School.
Shingon-shu Buzan-ha
Shingon-shu Buzan-ha is based on the teachings of three great Buddhist masters: Kobo Daishi, who systematized the esoteric teaching of Shingon Sect, Kogyo Daishi, who restored his teachings in the 12th century, and Senyo Sojo (Archbishop Senyo), who founded the Buzan Division in the 16th century.
Shingon Buddhism Introduction
One page intro.
Shingon Buddhism
Japanese history - Shingon, a major Japanese school of esoteric Buddhism.
Japanese Buddhayana
Shingon as a Japanese 'Buddhayana' - vehicle of Buddhahood.
A Short Biography of Kobo Daishi
Japanese Esoteric Buddhist Studies
With Asunam Sensei. The Shingon School, Kobo Daishi, Koyosan, and Three Secrets. |
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