Shingon

[ shin-gon, sheen- ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shingon¹

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

Example Sentences

The program will conclude with a Q. and A. with the Rev. Kojun Arai, the head monk of the Shingon sect.

From New York Times

Daniel Kimura, 30, an official Shingon priest who was born in the United States but has lived in Japan for about 15 years, owned up to the negative replies.

From The Guardian

It was chosen 1,200 years ago by the monk Kobo-Daishi for its lotus-like geography — a shallow valley nestled into a mountain — to be the headquarters of Esoteric Shingon Buddhism.

From New York Times

The Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism has its headquarters there and the heavily-forested mountain is criss-crossed with a complex network of tracks and paths still used by pilgrims today.

From BBC

It was the day that the Shingon Buddhist Headquarters officially appointed him the 43rd head priest of his temple in Naraha.

From Los Angeles Times