30.2: Shingon or Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
From Occult Confessions by The Alchemical Actors
May 1, 2026 · 56 min · Season 30 · Episode 2
About this episode
This episode explores the practices and goals of Shingon, a form of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism, focusing on spiritual awakening through secret rituals.
The goal of estoteric Buddhism is to achieve a sudden spiritual awakening through the use of secret rituals which might include mantras, gestures, or the visualization of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and other deities, in the case of Shingon using one or both of a pair of powerful and elaborate mandalas. These techniques are passed down through a guru or teacher which is what gives them their esoteric or secret nature. Vajrayana focuses on transcending dualistic thinking and discovering the point of intersection between the core Buddhist values of wisdom and compassion.
Topics covered
- Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
- spiritual awakening
- secret rituals
- mantras
- Buddhism
- wisdom and compassion
Keywords
- Shingon
- Esoteric Buddhism
- spiritual awakening
- mantras
- Buddhism
- Vajrayana
- mandalas
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Shingon
Books & works: Vajrayana
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