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Mi-tsung

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Mi-tsung. ‘School of Secrets’, Tantric school of Chinese Buddhism. It was brought to China from India in the 8th cent. CE, by three masters, including Śubhākarasimha who translated the Mahāvairocana-sūtra, which became the basic text. The teaching was transmitted orally, to protect it, and was taken to Japan by Kukai, where it is known as Shingon.

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Mi-tsung

A Dictionary of Buddhism | 2004 | | Copyright

Mi-tsung. Chinese term for esoteric Buddhism, denoting practices such as those found in the Vajrayāna tradition. The equivalent term in Japanese is mikkyō.

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