What books should I collect to have a full understanding of the Shingon tradition ?
Are there any items that I should acquire in order to practice it independently ?
Or can it be practiced without ritual items ?
Learning experiment with Shingon
Learning experiment with Shingon
"Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Namu-myoho-renge-kyo. no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever." - Nichiren Daishonin
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Re: Learning experiment with Shingon
Hi Ananda,
Unfortunately you can not acquire a full understanding of esoteric buddhist traditions from books or without a teacher but perhaps I've misunderstood your question. If you are interested in learning more of the historical and general doctrinal teachings of Shingon then there are a few books that might be of use and they're listed in this post: http://www.dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=154" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Best of luck.
Unfortunately you can not acquire a full understanding of esoteric buddhist traditions from books or without a teacher but perhaps I've misunderstood your question. If you are interested in learning more of the historical and general doctrinal teachings of Shingon then there are a few books that might be of use and they're listed in this post: http://www.dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=154" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Best of luck.