Shingon Buddhism
Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Shingon Buddhism is cataloged as a Lineage / school within Buddhist Traditions. Its candidate country context is “Japan” and its period or origin is “9th century onward.” It is associated with the parent tradition “East Asian Esoteric Buddhism.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Shingon Mikkyō Esoteric Buddhism; Shingon-shū; Japanese Mikkyō
- Parent tradition
- East Asian Esoteric Buddhism
- Public geographic context
- Japan
- Period / origin
- 9th century onward
- Living / historical status
- Living, historically attested
- Access / protocol
- Varies by lineage
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateJapan
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
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Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Shingon Buddhism. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0132. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0132
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