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[[JUSAN BUTSU]], the [[Thirteen Buddhas of the Shingon School]], are often found represented together in painted images consisting of five [[Buddhas]], seven [[Bodhisattvas]] and [[Fudô Myôô]]. All together they represent the chief [[deities]] of the [[Taizokai]] and [[Kongokai]] [[mandalas]]. In [[Shingon]] these thirteen [[Buddhas]] assist [[people]] during their [[life]] and continue to assist them after [[death]] to guide them into the [[realm]] of [[enlightenment]] | [[JUSAN BUTSU]], the [[Thirteen Buddhas of the Shingon School]], are often found represented together in painted images consisting of five [[Buddhas]], seven [[Bodhisattvas]] and [[Fudô Myôô]]. All together they represent the chief [[deities]] of the [[Taizokai]] and [[Kongokai]] [[mandalas]]. In [[Shingon]] these thirteen [[Buddhas]] assist [[people]] during their [[life]] and continue to assist them after [[death]] to guide them into the [[realm]] of [[enlightenment]] | ||
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The timeline, respectivley to the list above, of {{Wiki|invocation}} by living [[Shingon]] followers for the deceased believer is as follows: seventh, fourteenth, twenty-first, | The timeline, respectivley to the list above, of {{Wiki|invocation}} by living [[Shingon]] followers for the deceased believer is as follows: seventh, fourteenth, twenty-first, | ||
twenty-eighth, thirty-fifth, forty-second, forty-ninth, one hundredth days and on the first year, third year, seventh-year, thirteenth year and thirty-third year memorials of a believer's [[death]]. | twenty-eighth, thirty-fifth, forty-second, forty-ninth, one hundredth days and on the first year, third year, seventh-year, thirteenth year and thirty-third year memorials of a believer's [[death]]. | ||
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On each of the {{Wiki|individual}} [[deities]]' pages you will see the image of the [[deity]], to the right of which will be the [[deity's]] [[bija]], or [[Sanskrit]] [[seed syllable]], and the bija's [[Japanese]] and [[Sanskrit]] pronunciations. | On each of the {{Wiki|individual}} [[deities]]' pages you will see the image of the [[deity]], to the right of which will be the [[deity's]] [[bija]], or [[Sanskrit]] [[seed syllable]], and the bija's [[Japanese]] and [[Sanskrit]] pronunciations. | ||
Latest revision as of 00:04, 14 January 2024
JUSAN BUTSU, the Thirteen Buddhas of the Shingon School, are often found represented together in painted images consisting of five Buddhas, seven Bodhisattvas and Fudô Myôô. All together they represent the chief deities of the Taizokai and Kongokai mandalas. In Shingon these thirteen Buddhas assist people during their life and continue to assist them after death to guide them into the realm of enlightenment
The timeline, respectivley to the list above, of invocation by living Shingon followers for the deceased believer is as follows: seventh, fourteenth, twenty-first,
twenty-eighth, thirty-fifth, forty-second, forty-ninth, one hundredth days and on the first year, third year, seventh-year, thirteenth year and thirty-third year memorials of a believer's death.
On each of the individual deities' pages you will see the image of the deity, to the right of which will be the deity's bija, or Sanskrit seed syllable, and the bija's Japanese and Sanskrit pronunciations.
