Path: ultra.sonic.net!not-for-mail From: Lucky Mojo Curio Company Newsgroups: alt.magick,alt.pagan.magick,alt.magick.sex,alt.magick.tantra,alt.magick.tyagi Subject: Shingon/Tachikawa (was Re: Western Sex Magick) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 16:17:33 -0800 Organization: Lucky Mojo Curio Co. Lines: 37 Message-ID: <372653A4.4B5D@luckymojo.com> References: <37186b6b.0@news.hawaii.rr.com> <7fh6t0$53@bolt.sonic.net> <371c6ca0.0@news.hawaii.rr.com> <371CEB2C.A01@luckymojo.com> <7g4v2h$vmp@bolt.sonic.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: d112.pm3.sonic.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Macintosh; I; 68K) Xref: ultra.sonic.net alt.magick:142609 alt.pagan.magick:15213 alt.magick.sex:67348 alt.magick.tantra:9007 alt.magick.tyagi:16890 nagasiva wrote: > > 49990427 IIIom > > catherine yronwode writes: > # Tantrism is a loosely delineated subset of Indian religion .... > > what about "Shingon"? is it Tantric, Tantra, Tantra-related? > I'm barely aware of it but figured those who make the claims > can be challenged. :> Japanese, type of Buddhism I think. > > nagasiva According to Rufus C. Camphausen's "Encyclopedia of Erotic Wisdom" (highly rcommended!!!) Shingon ("true word") is a very large Japanese Mahayana Buddhist sect founded in the 700s that contains elements deliberately drawn from Indian tantrism and vajrayana yoga, including the use of mandalas, mudras, and worship of the vajra. In the 1100s Shingon in turn gave rise to a "left-handed path" Buddhist tanric sect called Tachikawa that emulated vamamarga tantrism and included the practice of sexual religious rites. The Tachikawa sect was outlawed by the Japanese government but persisted until the late 1600s. Some Tachikawa texts remain in existence, albeit sealed under "do not open" signs in Shingon monasteries. Van Gulik is cited as a further authority on this subject. Camphausen does not mention if any Tachikawa texts are available in English. Hope this helps! catherine yronwode ------------------------ mailto:cat@luckymojo.com Karezza and Sacred Sex ------ http://www.luckymojo.com/sacredsex.html Lucky Mojo Curio Co. http://www.luckymojo.com/luckymojocatalogue.html Lucky W Amulet Archive --------- http://www.luckymojo.com/luckyw.html The Sacred Landscape ------- http://www.luckymojo.com/sacredland.html Freemasonry for Women ------- http://www.luckymojo.com/comasonry.html news:alt.lucky.w --- discussions on folk magic, luck, amulets, charms