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Shingo Oshino
Shingo can refer to: Religion *Shingon Buddhism is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asian Buddhism. It is a form of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism and is sometimes called "Tōmitsu" (東密 lit. "Esoteric uddhismof Tō-j ... Locations * Shingō, Okayama (神郷町), a town located in Atetsu District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan * Shingō, Aomori (新郷村), a village located in Sannohe District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan which claims to be the final resting place of Jesus Christ People * Shingo (given name) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shingon Buddhism
is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asian Buddhism. It is a form of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism and is sometimes called "Tōmitsu" (東密 lit. "Esoteric uddhismof Tō-ji"). The word ''shingon'' is the Japanese reading of the Chinese word ('), which is the translation of the Sanskrit word mantra. The Zhēnyán lineage was founded in China (c. 7th–8th centuries) by Indian vajrācāryas (esoteric masters) like Śubhakarasiṃha, Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra. These esoteric teachings would later flourish in Japan under the auspices of a Buddhist monk named Kūkai (, 774–835), who traveled to Tang China and received these esoteric transmissions from a Chinese master named Huiguo (746–805). Kūkai established his tradition at Mount Kōya (in Wakayama Prefecture), which remains the central pilgrimage center of Shingon Buddhism. The practice of the Shingon school stresses that one is able to atta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shingō, Okayama
was a town located in Atetsu District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 2,511 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 18.41 persons per km2. The total area was 136.37 km2. On March 31, 2005, Shingō, along with the towns of Ōsa, Tessei and Tetta (all from Atetsu District), was merged into the expanded city of Niimi. References Dissolved municipalities of Okayama Prefecture Niimi, Okayama {{Okayama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shingō, Aomori
is a village located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the village has an estimated population of 2,192 in 895 households and a population density of 15 persons per km2 (42 people per square mile). The total area of the village is . Geography Shingō is in south-central Aomori Prefecture, east of Lake Towada. The western edge of the village borders Akita Prefecture. Much of the village is mountainous with the outer ring mountains of Lake Towada, including Mt. Okomagatake () and Mt. Toraidake (). The village area extends along National Route 454, which connects Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture and Lake Towada. Neighboring municipalities Aomori Prefecture * Sannohe District ** Gonohe ** Nanbu ** Sannohe * Towada Akita Prefecture * Kazuno Climate The village has a cold humid continental climate characterized by cool short summers and long cold winters with very heavy snowfall (Köppen climate classification ''Dfa''). The average annual temperature in Shingō is . The average annual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
