Shingon

American  

[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.

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Etymology

Origin of Shingon

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

Example Sentences

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

It has already been stated that the priests of Kii had their headquarters at Negoro, where there stood the great monastery of Dai-Dembo-In, belonging to the Shingon sect and enjoying almost the repute of Koya-san.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)

In Shikoku there are eighty-eight temples to Buddha and the founder of the Shingon sect, and it is estimated that it would mean a 760 miles' journey to visit them all.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson

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 Hearn, Lafcadio

All your Shingon chants and invocations and miracles he has faith in.

From The Dragon Painter by Fenollosa, Mary McNeil