The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (590 page)

 
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(Jap.; Skt.,
Mah
vairocana
). The cosmic
Buddha
of
Shingon
or esoteric Buddhism. All phenomena point to the reality of Dainichi, and at the same time they are all manifestations of that reality. More concretely, it is said that the six elements—earth, water, fire, wind, space, and consciousness—create all Buddhas, all sentient beings, and the material world, Dainichi revealing the six elements in perfect harmony. The basic practice of esoteric Buddhism is to integrate the microcosmic activities of the body, speech, and mind with the
sam
dhi
of the macrocosmic Dainichi.

 
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(12th/13th cent.).
Zen Buddhist Japanese master of the
Rinzai
school. Initially introduced to
Tendai
teaching, he reached enlightenment without formal instruction from a master, and founded the Samb
-ji (monastery). He is also credited (e.g. by
Nichiren
) with the founding of the Daruma-school. Daruma teaching pushed the doctrine of all appearance being empty of attributes, and all therefore equally bearing the buddha-nature, to a logical extreme. Although Daruma-shu was repudiated by Jap. Zen, N
nin was himself acknowledged as a profound master.

 
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Dainihon Kannonkai
.

Early form of
Sekai Ky
seiky
.