Ryobu Shinto

Japanese: 両部神道 - りょうぶしんとう

A type of Buddhist Shinto. It is also called Ryobu-shugo Shinto or Daishi-ryu Shinto. It is a Shinto theory of syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism that developed by combining with Shingon Esoteric Buddhism. Major examples include Onnare Shinto, Miwa (ryu) Shinto, Tachikawa-ryu Shinto, and Katsuragi Shinto. As a central trend of harmony between Shinto and Buddhism that is unique to Japan, it is a series of religious ideas that have had a great influence on the thoughts and lives of the people since the Middle Ages. It attempts to explain Shinto gods, myths, shrines, and events using the philosophy of Shingon. In other words, it claims that Dainichi Nyorai is the original being, and that the other gods are his manifestations. It claims that Ryobu refers to the Vajrayana realm, which means indestructibility and wisdom, and Dainichi in the Taizo realm, which means growth and reason, and that they are two yet one and the same. Its teachings were passed down through the transmission of Shinto kanjo rites such as the Nihonki kanjo and Reikiki kanjo. Related documents include the "Miwa Daimyojin Engi," "Record of a Pilgrimage to Daijingu" written by Tsukai, and "Deep Commentary on the Forms of the Two Shrines" said to be written by Kukai.

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Japanese:

仏教神道の一つ。両部習合神道，大師流神道ともいう。真言密教と結合して発達した神仏習合の神道説。主要なものに御流神道，三輪 (流) 神道，立川流神道，葛城神道などがある。日本特有の神仏調和の中心的潮流として，中世以降，国民の思想と生活に大きな影響を与えた一連の宗教思想といえる。真言の哲理をもって神道の神，神話，神社，および行事を説明しようとする。すなわち，大日如来を本地とし，諸神はその垂迹であるとする。両部とは不壊と智を意味する金剛界と，育生と理を意味する胎蔵界の大日であるとし，二でありつつ一体不二であると説く。その教えは，日本紀灌頂，麗気記灌頂などの神祇灌頂による伝授を通じて伝承された。関係文献に『三輪大明神縁起』，通海作『大神宮参詣記』，伝空海作『両宮形文深釈』などがある。

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