SHINGON

Meaning of SHINGON in English

/shin"gon, sheen"-/ , n. Buddhism.

a Japanese form of syncretistic Buddhism founded in the 9th century by Kukai (A.D. 774-835) and stressing the oral transmission of mystic formulas from master to disciple.

[ 1895-1900; zhenyán truth(-speaking) ]

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SHINGON — [Shin.gon] n [Jp] (1727): an esoteric Japanese Buddhist sect claiming the achievement of Buddhahood in this life through prescribed rituals
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