Shingon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Shingon
1895–1900; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese zhēnyán truth(-speaking)
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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 ● Jul. 27, 2018
The outlying sacred place—three buildings in one enclosure of bamboo fences—belongs to the Shingon sect.
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series by Lafcadio Hearn
The temples of the Shingon may usually be recognized by the two guardian figures at the entrance, with open and shut mouths, suggesting the mystic syllable A-UM.
From Religion in Japan by George A. (George Augustus) Cobbold
The girl smiled to herself, realizing as she did the conflict between love of gossip and disapproval of Shingon priests that now made a paltry battlefield of the old dame's mind.
From The Dragon Painter by Mary McNeil Fenollosa
All your Shingon chants and invocations and miracles he has faith in.
From The Dragon Painter by Mary McNeil Fenollosa
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