Esoteric Buddhism - Mikkyodate

Japanese: 密教立 - みっきょうだて

A classification of temple affairs. The opposite of Kengidayate. Abbreviated as Mitsudate or Kendate. Mikkyoryū is a ceremony that involves esoteric rituals, such as making mudras in a certain order and chanting mantras to offer offerings to various deities. Examples of this include Rishyuzanmai and Mandala offerings. In contrast, Kenkyoryū is a ceremony that focuses on verbally explaining doctrines and religious history, and examples of this include Kosan, Ryugi, and Koshiki. Note that worship practices such as Kekasaho are different in nature from either of these two, so it is easier to consider them as separate and categorize them into three categories, but if you consider them as two separate categories, they are included in Kenkyoryū.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

寺事（てらごと）の分類名。顕教立（けんぎようだて）に対する名称。略称は密立（みつだて），顕立（けんだて）。一定の順序で印を結び真言を唱えていくことで諸尊を供養するなど，秘儀を伴う法要を密教立といい，〈理趣三昧（りしゆざんまい）〉〈曼陀羅供（まんだらく）〉などがこれに属する。これに対し，教義や教史を言葉で説くことを主にする法要を顕教立といい，〈講讃〉〈竪義（りゆうぎ）〉〈講式〉などがこれに属する。なお，礼拝行（らいはいぎよう）である〈悔過作法（けかさほう）〉などは，両者のいずれとも性格が異なるので，これらを別立（べつだて）と考えて3分類するほうがわかりやすいが，顕密に二分して考える場合は，顕教立に含める。

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