Karma Seal - Katsumain

Japanese: 羯摩印 - かつまいん
Karma Seal - Katsumain

...It is a branch of Buddhism that, unlike exoteric Buddhism, which is open to the general public and preaches its worldview in clear words, is a secret Buddhism that closes itself off within a closed religious organization and tries to transmit secret doctrines and rituals through successive masters. It is characterized by its attempt to achieve religious ideals through symbolic rituals or meditation practices. Its origins may be found in the Vedic religion that existed before Buddhism, especially the ritual mysticism of the Brahmanas, and at its base is a fundamental trust in the feminine reality of the world and its various manifestations.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kamma Seal" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…仏教の流れの一つで,顕教,すなわち広く民衆に向かって開かれ,その世界観を明瞭な言葉で説く通常の仏教に対し,自己を非公開的な教団の内に閉鎖し,秘密の教義と儀礼を師資相承によって伝持しようとする秘密仏教をいい,象徴主義的儀礼ないし観修法によって宗教理想を達成しようとする点に特徴をもつ。その起源はあるいは仏教以前のベーダの宗教,ことにブラーフマナの祭式神秘主義に求められ,さらにその根底には世界の女性原理的実在性ないしその多様な発現に対する根源的信頼が看取される。…

※「羯摩印」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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