True Word School

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True Word School is an English term for Shingon Buddhism, a major esoteric Buddhist tradition in Japan founded by the monk Kūkai in the early 9th century.

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True Word School canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist school
Shingon Buddhism
esoteric Buddhist tradition
associatedWith Mount Kōya
Tō-ji Temple NERFINISHED
classification Mikkyō (Japanese esoteric Buddhism)
linked to: Shingon Buddhism
corePractice esoteric rituals
mandala visualization
mantra recitation
mudra
countryOfOrigin Japan
emphasizes esoteric teachings
ritual practice
foundedBy Kūkai
founderRoleOfKūkai systematizer of esoteric Buddhism in Japan
hasConcept Dainichi Nyorai as cosmic Buddha
linked to: Dainichi Nyorai
hasDoctrine attainment of Buddhahood in this very body
hasEnglishName True Word School
hasFounderTitle Kōbō Daishi
linked to: Kukai
hasJapaneseName Shingon-shū
linked to: Shingon Buddhism
hasLineage esoteric transmission from Chinese masters
hasPracticeGoal realization of non-duality with the cosmic Buddha
hasRitualObject bell
mandala
vajra
hasRomanizedName Shingon Buddhism
hasSacredSite Kōyasan
linked to: Mount Kōya
inception early 9th century
influenced Japanese Buddhism
isA major Buddhist school in Japan
region East Asia
religion Buddhism
sharesTraditionWith Chinese Esoteric Buddhism
Vajrayana traditions of Tibet
tradition Vajrayana Buddhism
linked to: Vajrayana
usesLanguage Sanskrit mantras
Siddham script

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Shingon Buddhism translationOfName True Word School
True Word School hasEnglishName True Word School