Mikkyō (Japanese: 密教, romanized: mikkyō, from Japanese: 秘密仏教, romanized: himitsu bukkyō, lit. 'secret Buddhism'), or Japanese Esoteric Buddhism, is the lineage of Vajrayana Buddhism transmitted to Japan, primarily in the early Heian by Kūkai, and to a later extent by Saichō and his successors such as Ennin. It consists of complex systems of icons, meditative rituals, and ritual languages distinct from the exoteric (kengyō, 顕経) schools.
Mikkyō (Japanese: 密教, romanized: mikkyō, from Japanese: 秘密仏教, romanized: himitsu bukkyō, lit. 'secret Buddhism'), or Japanese Esoteric Buddhism, is the lineage of Vajrayana Buddhism transmitted to Japan, primarily in the early Heian by Kūkai, and to a later extent by Saichō and his successors such as Ennin. It consists of complex systems of icons, meditative rituals, and ritual languages distinct from the exoteric (kengyō, 顕経) schools.
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