BUDDHIST DEITIES AND MANTRAS IN THE HINDU TANTRAS: I
BUDDHIST DEITIES AND MANTRAS IN THE HINDU TANTRAS: I

... deity mantras on the basis of such texts as the Sādhanamālā (SM). He concludes that Chinnamastā and the eight manifestations of Tārā known as Tārā, Ugrā, Mahogrā, Vajrā, Kālı̄, (the Tantric) Sarasvatı̄, Kāmeśvarı̄ and Bhadrakālı̄ were adopted by the Hindu pantheon from Buddhist Tantri ...
Visualization and Mandala
Visualization and Mandala

mudratantra - Lotusspace
mudratantra - Lotusspace

... • Tibetan Medicine [founded upon Vajrayana Tantric Buddhism (with some influence from Tantric Hinduism and Bӧn shamanism, indigenous to Tibet); extending through Tiantai, Mizong, Shingon (and also Kegon) Buddhist schools (via Mikkyo esoteric tradition in Japan); with a dharma (teaching) path from In ...

Kuji-in

Ku-ji simply means “nine syllables”, and refers to a variety of mantras that consist of nine syllables. The syllables used in kuji are numerous, especially within the realm of mikkyo (Japanese esoteric Buddhism). The kuji most often referred to is of Taoist origin, not Buddhist. There is no record of the kuji in any of the Shingon or Tendai records that were brought back from China.The use of kuji is largely a layman’s practice, and not seen in the orthodox Buddhist traditions. It is found extensively in Shugendō, the ascetic mountain tradition of Japan, and ryobu Shinto which is the result of blending Buddhist, and Shinto beliefs.