RELIGST 2TT3 Lecture 4: (4) Kukai and Esoteric Buddhism (Jan. 20).docx
29 Apr 2014
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Introduction: kukai (774 835, dainichi nyorai (mahavairocana, nara period (710-794 (784)) ten years the nara has shifted to kyoto, heian period (794 1185) (kyoto) Nara period use divination to ascertain the will of the kami early religious traditions were use to control external forces which were out of our control. Kukai (ocean and sky) aristocratic family and considered a gifted student gifted student study confucian texts escoteric buddhist text helps to improve memorization skills. Jan. 20, 2014. drops out of school to study buddhism and becomes a wandering pilgrim/saint esoteric buddhism mikkyo secret teachings . Mystery of the body mudras: sign language" able to communicate with deity, difference between the deity and oneself become less, can become the deity. Jan. 20, 2014: chants, voice a potential manifestation of the enlightenment. Mystery of the mind mandala: depiction of the divine worlds and beings.
