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Shingon

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[shin-gon, sheen-] / ˈʃɪn gɒn, ˈʃin- /

noun

Buddhism.

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of Shingon

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

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