Consecration rites that admit a disciple to esoteric practice, and the mantras, hand gestures and visualisations taught under them.
Material type
Transmitted technique
Restricted to
Disciples consecrated by a Shingon master; full transmission only to those receiving the master's consecration (denbō kanjō)
Restriction mechanism
vow, grade_requirement, oral_only
Stated reason
Esoteric teaching can only be received through direct transmission from master to disciple
Tradition origins
early 9th century (Kūkai)
Recorded practice status
Practiced
Provisional: no dated status evidence is linked.
Status as of
Not recorded
Status claims
Not recorded
Disclosure dates, source publication dates, tradition origins and dates of practice are separate.
What this disclosure covers
Not recorded.
Written by a Shingon priest.
The source
Shingon: Japanese Esoteric Buddhism (SRC-0018; authenticity: Unassessed)
Author
Taikō Yamasaki
Original publication
1988
Linked edition
Not recorded
Format
Book
Provenance
member_publication
Rights of source work
Copyrighted
Identifiers
ol:OL4979757W
Source content hash
Not recorded
Written by a Shingon priest and scholar; not an official publication of a Shingon sect.
Claims about this item
These claims may cite other sources for the same restricted item. Supporting and contradicting evidence remain separate.
CLM-0061 · Content
After a long period of preparatory austerities (kegyō), the initiand enters the altar (nyūdan), throws a flower onto the mandala, has water poured over his head, and is entered in a lineage of masters (ajari). The rite derives from an Indian royal consecration, and its secrecy makes it a mark of exceptional status within the institution.
Checked against the Leiden repository copy on 2026-11-04.
SRC-0060: Source authenticity is unassessed; this is separate from the truth of its assertions.
SRC-0060: No source-level content_hash is recorded; linked artifact hashes may identify excerpts, derivatives or metadata instead.
ITEM-0012: The recorded practice status is provisional: no dated status claims are linked.
Evidence qualifications
SRC-0018 · source_authenticity_unassessed: Source authenticity is unassessed; this is separate from the truth of its assertions.
SRC-0018 · source_without_content_hash: No source-level content_hash is recorded; linked artifact hashes may identify excerpts, derivatives or metadata instead.
DISC-0021 · record_unreviewed: Record review status is unreviewed; review is not proof of truth.
DISC-0021 · disclosure_without_coverage: The parts, version or edition covered by this disclosure have not been specified.
ITEM-0012 · status_without_dated_evidence: The recorded practice status is provisional: no dated status claims are linked.
Reviewed means checked against a source. It does not establish source authenticity, independent corroboration or present-day practice.
