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- Sat Apr 01, 2017 4:51 am
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: Diamond Chalice Precept
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1828
Re: Diamond Chalice Precept
I don't have an answer to your question, but I just wanted to point out that the term "Diamond Chalice Precept" (金剛寶器戒) is not actually in the Brahma Net Sutra, which has the term “radiant adamantine (i.e. diamond) precepts” (光明金剛寶戒). The original Chinese does not indicate a plural of cour...
- Fri Mar 24, 2017 5:31 am
- Forum: Shingon
- Topic: how to use the 'counting mini-beads' on Juzu
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2937
Re: how to use the 'counting mini-beads' on Juzu
That's more or less right, but of course there are many detailed teachings about how to use the nenju (what you called a juzu) in Shingon, its significances, and so on. However, since you're probably asking about Shinnyo-en, the Shingon response is not what you want, and I wouldn't be able to give i...
- Sat Mar 18, 2017 5:29 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Who are Buddha's attendants here?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2952
Re: Who are Buddha's attendants here?
Since most here seem to be sure that it's Shakyamuni flanked by Manjushri (Monju) and Samantabhadra (Fugen Bosatsu), any idea why Wikipedia says the figures to the Buddha's left and right are Amitabha and Medicine Buddha? Shaka Triad Tori Busshi is credited with the casting of this massive Buddhist...
- Fri Mar 17, 2017 5:03 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Who are Buddha's attendants here?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2952
Re: Who are Buddha's attendants here?
It is Śākyamuni, with Mañjuśrī on the buddha’s left (your right) side and Samantabhadra of the buddha’s right (your left) side. They are depicted as bodhisattvas so they cannot be śrāvakas or devas in this case. It is indeed the one in Horyu-ji. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%88%E8%BF%A6%E4%B8...
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 4:53 pm
- Forum: East Asian Buddhism
- Topic: Guru Yoga & Lamanism: Speculations on Shingon and Nichiren Schools
- Replies: 63
- Views: 22000
Re: Guru Yoga & Lamanism: Speculations on Shingon and Nichiren Schools
Is there any such thing as guru yoga in the Shingon tradition? perhaps one finds elements in the tachikawa-ryu because this ryu arose later, when the anuttara yogatantra was already established http://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/tachikawaryu https://en....
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 4:24 pm
- Forum: East Asian Buddhism
- Topic: Shinnyo-en?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15502
Re: Shinnyo-en?
Shinnyo En is a recognized expression of Shingon Buddhism. I'm wondering what "expression" means? Shinnyoen is not a form of Shingon Buddhism, and is not recognized as such by anyone. I'm thinking by "expression" you mean Shinnyoen bases its authority from the founder's study of...
- Sun Feb 05, 2017 5:56 am
- Forum: Shingon
- Topic: Keshin (化身)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2860
Re: Keshin (化身)
Yes, keshin (化身) is a translation of nirmāṇakāya , and may also be expressed as 應化身 ( ōkeshin ) or 變化身 ( hengeshin ), etc. Śākyamuni is of course the preeminent nirmāṇakāya . Skt. nirmāṇakāya is translated into Tibetan as sprul sku (tulku). The idea of living emanations in Tibetan Buddhism is also e...
- Sat Feb 04, 2017 9:44 am
- Forum: Tendai
- Topic: Benzaiten and Tara Bosatsu
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3964
Re: Benzaiten and Tara Bosatsu
some refer to it as "Japanese Vajrayana," but I'm not so confident in that label I did want to encourage some discussion on the "vajrayana" label though I realise that's off topic for this thread. Kukai used the term when describing the sutra he brought back from China, writing ...
- Sat Feb 04, 2017 8:22 am
- Forum: East Asian Buddhism
- Topic: Sukhāvatī in the Lotus Sutra
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6342
Re: Sukhāvatī in the Lotus Sutra
Amitābha/Amitāyus is mentioned twice in Kumārajīva’s Chinese translation by name. Chap. 7 T09n0262_p0025c01║西方二佛,一名[16]阿彌陀,二 T09n0262_p0025c02║名[17]度一切世間苦惱; Chap. 23 T09n0262_p0054c01║於此命終,即往[9]安 T09n0262_p0054c02║樂世界,[10]阿彌陀佛、大菩薩眾,圍繞住處,生蓮 T09n0262_p0054c03║華中,寶座之上, In both cases the Chinese text ha...
- Sat Feb 04, 2017 7:31 am
- Forum: Pure Land
- Topic: Visualization Sutra Study Group
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3350
Re: Visualization Sutra Study Group
I had imagined those banners taking a form similar to the victory banners of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, which are sort of parasol or even stupa-shaped. http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/rgyal_mtshan Ven. Eijo's helpful translation seems to confirm this kind of shape. Thank you, I'm pretty sure the int...
- Wed Feb 01, 2017 7:07 am
- Forum: Pure Land
- Topic: Visualization Sutra Study Group
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3350
Re: Visualization Sutra Study Group
I've had a problem understanding the columns supporting the ground. Not just the columns themselves (which sound impossibly decadent), but the idea of the ground being supported by columns. I simply have a hard time wrapping my head around it. Wonderful project, thank you. Regarding the columns in ...
- Sun Jan 22, 2017 9:05 am
- Forum: Shingon
- Topic: Tara/Saraswati
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5303
Re: Tara/Saraswati
Yes and yes.Karma Jinpa wrote:Are there any practices of either Tara Bosatsu or Benzaiten roughly equivalent to the deity yoga/generation stage sadhana practices in Tibetan Vajrayana? Can either of them be considered the Shingon equivalent of one's yidam deity?
- Sun Jan 22, 2017 8:58 am
- Forum: Shingon
- Topic: Kana seed-syllables/mantras?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2586
Re: Kana seed-syllables/mantras?
Only Siddham letters are used for visualizations in Shingon.Karma Jinpa wrote:Is there a form of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism (Vajrayana) that uses one of the Kana scripts for seed-syllables and mantras, or are these always written in Siddhaṃ script?
- Thu May 05, 2016 5:44 am
- Forum: Shingon
- Topic: Book - Shingon - Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6769
Re: Book - Shingon - Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
I'm not that knowledgeable on Shingon but I have read most of this book. I can't speak to the accuracy of its contents as I haven't formally trained in Shingon but I did appreciate the author's attempt to present an overview of the topic. Most of the other texts I've read are focused more narrowly....
- Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:37 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Question about Kuji in/Mudra?
- Replies: 100
- Views: 25523
Re: Question about Kuji in/Mudra?
esoteric Buddhism doesn't have to involve diety yoga..that thing is in Tibet, Mongolia etc...in Japan, they don't do this thing as what I know Sorry, you're wrong. Mainstream Japanese esoteric Buddhist practice is thoroughly about deity yoga. There are a handful of minor practices that are not full...
- Sun May 31, 2015 11:01 am
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Question about Kuji in/Mudra?
- Replies: 100
- Views: 25523
Re: Question about Kuji in/Mudra?
Kuji In the nine syllable is practiced in Japanese shingon look this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVI2sO7k10o 7:49 he will do nine Kuji in fastly Yes, you're right that the person is doing the kuji at that point in the video. And no, you're wrong that its part of Shingon. Its not. The peop...
- Sat Feb 28, 2015 10:29 am
- Forum: Shingon
- Topic: "Shingon Zen"
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14521
Re: "Shingon Zen"
"What is the oldest textual reference to the Ajikan? I hear people say the Mahavairocana sutra, but the verse they always quote actually mentions nothing about the actual practice itself. Maybe theres another reference there...but I haven't actually found one. The oldest reference I know is fr...
- Sat Feb 28, 2015 9:58 am
- Forum: Shingon
- Topic: "Shingon Zen"
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14521
Re: "Shingon Zen"
Ajikan is certainly taught to the general public. I have taught it myself many times here at Koyasan to both the general public and priests. However, what is taught in public is not the full extent of Ajikan. To fully understand it, one needs to study and practice through to Denbō kanjō, and receive...
- Sat Feb 28, 2015 9:39 am
- Forum: Shingon
- Topic: Shingon Ordination OUTSIDE Japan...?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3742
Re: Shingon Ordination OUTSIDE Japan...?
First, the terminology here is wrong. Ordination is the first thing a priest receives, and is tokudo 得度 in Japanese. It is the tonsure, signifying entry into the Buddhist order. This can be given by any registered temple in Koyasan Shingon-shu. What seems to be under discussion here is the full Dhar...
- Mon Dec 16, 2013 11:20 am
- Forum: East Asian Buddhism
- Topic: Dechan Jueren and Hanmi Buddhism
- Replies: 55
- Views: 17794
Re: Dechan Jueren and Hanmi Buddhism
It doesn't take much to make up a lineage. One can also just say that it was a transmission from one of the buddhas, bodhisattvas or vajrasattvas. Right, but in the case of Vajrayana you need, generally speaking, a master to disciple transmission. This is how it works in Shingon which is the extant...