noun
Kogi Shingon school
Refers to the 'Old Shingon' tradition of Shingon Buddhism, as opposed to the 'New Shingon' (新義真言宗) school. A proper noun used in religious and historical contexts.
See also: 新義真言宗
古義真言宗は、空海の教えを忠実に継承する宗派とされる。
The Kogi Shingon school is considered a sect that faithfully inherits Kūkai's teachings.
The 'New Shingon' school, which developed later and has doctrinal differences from the Kogi Shingon school.
From 古義 (kogi, 'old meaning/doctrine') + 真言宗 (Shingon-shū, 'Shingon school'). The name distinguishes this lineage from the 新義真言宗 (Shingi Shingon) school.