Shingon: Japanese Esoteric Buddhism 0877734437, 9780877734437

Table of contents :
Frontmatter
Contents
Foreword
Editor’s Preface
Translators’ Note
Author’s Introduction: The Creative Will of the Universe
1 Origins and Development of Esoteric Buddhism in India and China
2 Historical Background of Shingon Buddhism in Japan
3 Mikkyo: The Esoteric Teaching
4 The Ten Levels of Mind
5 The Secret Activities of Body, Speech, and Mind
6 The Dynamic Mandala
7 The Scope and Complexity of Shingon Ritual
8 Concentrated Three-Secrets Practices
Editor’s Postscript
Notes
Apprendix. Japanese Names and Terms with Sanskrit or Chinese Equivalents
Index

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