It was hard not to be moved by the stream of pilgrims and visitors leaving offerings and prayers for a man who Nobu described ...

Born into a samurai family, he took the tonsure at the age of 13. After studying Shingon esoteric Buddhism at Daigoji in Kyoto, he traveled to Song-dynasty China three times, bringing the latest ...

My fate, it seems, comes down to a stone in a small wooden cage. “This stone weighs as much as your sins,” the monk tells us.

Koyasan is the centre of Shingon Buddhism in Japan and the place where Buddhist monk Kobo Daishi established a monastery deep in the mountains 12 centuries ago. Just metres from where I’ve tried ...

The worship of Kangiten is part of the tantric form of Buddhism that emerged in Odisha. This practice first reached China and ...

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Buzan-ha (真言宗豊山派, Shingon-shū Buzan-ha) is a sect of new school of Shingon Buddhism (新義真言宗 Shingi Shingon-shū) founded in the 16th century by the priest Senyo Sōjō (専誉僧正). The main Buzan-ha temple is ...

Upon returning to Japan, Kukai introduced Hindu deities and tantric Buddhism. Initially a minor figure in Shingon Buddhism, Kangiten grew in significance by the Heian Period, eventually becoming an ...

My research interests are primarily in the early history of Japanese Buddhism, with particular focus on the life and writings of the 9th century founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism, Kukai. I'm ...

Initially a minor deity in Shingon Buddhism, Kangiten later became known as the god of joy and bliss.113558630 For more news like this visit TOI. Get all the Latest News, City News, India News ...