Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals

                                                                                             JAP149


7/12/2016

Basic terms:

]  mandala

o   consecration, initiation, protection

]  esoteric practices:

o   visualization of mandala

o   identification with the central deity

]    ritual mandalas

o   Shingon Ryōbu Mandalas

]   pilgrimage mandalas

o   Kumano Nachi Mandala

o   Tateyama Mandala

]   objects of proselytization (spreading the teaching)

o   Kumano Jikkai Mandala

]   objects of worship

o   Kasuga Deer Mandala

o   Taima Mandala

Vairōchana                        => ignorance                     => Buddha family            =>
practice

Amoghasiddhi                 => jealousy, envy            => Karma family              => action,
accomplishments

Ratnasambhava               => greed, pride                                => Jewel family
                      => strength, equanimity

Amitābha                           => desire, greed, lust    => Lotus family
         => compassion, communication, relationships

Akshobya                           => anger, hatred              => Vajra family                 =>
study, education, reason, intellect