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    3. 密教

    密教

    密みっ教きょう

    esoteric Buddhism

    KMT9News #27+1NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    みっきょう

    Noun

    1.
    esoteric Buddhism, Tantric Buddhism, Vajrayana, secret Buddhist teachings, Mikkyō
    Buddhism

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    密みっ教きょうは秘ひ密みつの教をしえです。

    Esoteric Buddhism is a secret teaching.

    KMT9Religion & Philosophy
    日に本ほんには真しん言ごん宗しゅうや天てん台だい宗しゅうといった密みっ教きょうの宗しゅう派はがある。

    In Japan, there are esoteric Buddhist sects such as Shingon-shu and Tendai-shu.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    密みっ教きょうの儀ぎ式しきは、一いっ般ぱんには公こう開かいされない神しん秘ぴ的てきな要よう素そを多おおく含ふくむ。

    Esoteric Buddhist rituals contain many mystical elements not generally open to the public.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    高こう野や山さんは、空くう海かいが開ひらいた真しん言ごん密みっ教きょうの聖せい地ちとして知しられている。

    Mount Koya is known as a sacred site of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism, founded by Kūkai.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyHistory
    チベット仏ぶっ教きょうも密みっ教きょうの一いっ種しゅであり、独どく特とくの修しゅ行ぎょう法ほうを持もつ。

    Tibetan Buddhism is also a type of esoteric Buddhism and has unique training methods.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    密
    ひそ.か…(1)
    secrecy・density (pop)・minuteness・carefulness
    教
    おし.える・おそ.わる…(3)
    teach・faith・doctrine
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