Mikkyo

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Mikkyō (密教; literally "secret teachings", often translated as "esoteric Buddhism") is a Japanese term that refers to the esoteric Vajrayana practices of the Shingon Buddhist school and the related practices that make up part of the Tendai school. There are also the various Shingon and Tendai influenced practices of Shugendo.

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