Shingon

[ shin-gon, sheen- ]

/ ˈʃɪn gɒn, ˈʃin- /

noun Buddhism.

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

Origin of Shingon

1895–1900; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese zhēnyán truth(-speaking)

Example sentences from the Web for shingon

"I perceive with regret that you are not of the Shingon sect," remarked the priest.

The Dragon Painter |Mary McNeil Fenollosa
In Shingon there is a whole series of doctrines and beliefs and practices; so in Zen, so in every other sect.

Korean Buddhism |Frederick Starr
The Shingon sect in Japan depict benevolent deities in a raging form, Funnu.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3) |Charles Eliot
In one community, where there were two priests, one Tendai and the other Shingon, neither seemed to count for much.

The Foundations of Japan |J.W. Robertson Scott

A friend has furnished me with some very curious and unfamiliar Shingon texts containing answers to the enigma.

Exotics and Retrospectives |Lafcadio Hearn

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Shingon

noun Buddhism.

Origin of Shingon

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