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Shingon

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Shingon

Esoteric Japanese sect based on an interpretation of 9th-century Chinese Buddhism. It holds that the Buddha's secret wisdom can be developed through special ritual means (see Yoga) employing body, speech, and mind, including the use of symbolic gestures, mystical syllables, and mental concentration. The whole is intended to arouse a realization of the spiritual presence of the Buddha inherent in all living things. Shingon's main scripture, the Mahavairocana Sutra (“Great Sun Sutra”), is not canonical in other Buddhist schools. Shingon is properly considered a form of Vajrayana, though it was much modified and systematized by Kukai.
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On the first day I had travelled from Kansai airport to Mt Koya, or Koyasan, located in Wakayama, and visited Kongobu-ji, headquarters of the Shingon (Esoteric Buddhism) sect.
NOTES FROM NATURE by India Today Travel Plus
Among other Japanese groups are the San Francisco Nichiren Buddhist Church, the Chicago Jodo Mission, the Shingon Buddhist Church in Chicago and the Nichiren Shoshu of America (Soka Gakkai) in Los Angeles.
Buddhism and the West Subsequent to a Friendly Encounter by Saronkorn Seuyouyong / Philosophy and religion community
The six major schools of Buddhism are Tendai, Shingon, Jodo, Zen (Soto and Rinzai sects), Nichiren, and Narabukkyo.
Japan by International Religious Freedom Report
 
 
 
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