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真言宗 (shingonshuu) Japanese meaning: Shingon sect | Kotomora

真しん言ごん宗しゅう

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Meanings

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A major school of Japanese esoteric Buddhism founded by Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) in the early Heian period.

真しん言ごん宗しゅうは空くう海かいによって

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The Shingon sect was founded by Kūkai.

高こう野や山さんは真しん言ごん宗しゅうの聖せい地ちとして知しられている。

Mount Kōya is known as a sacred site of the Shingon sect.

Kanji

真true, reality, Buddhist sect
言say, word
宗religion, sect, denomination

Related words

天てん台だい宗しゅう
Tendai is another esoteric Buddhist school founded by Saichō, while Shingon was founded by Kūkai and emphasizes mikkyō (esoteric teachings) with a different lineage.

Built from

真しん言ごん+宗しゅう

Etymology

From 真言 (shingon, 'mantra' or 'true word') + 宗 (shū, 'sect' or 'school'), referring to the school's focus on esoteric mantras and rituals.