著者

小林 信彦 Nobuhiko KOBAYASHI

雑誌

桃山学院大学人間科学 = HUMAN SCIENCES REVIEW, St. Andrew's University (ISSN:09170227)

巻号頁・発行日

no.21, pp.25-48, 2001-07-10

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As the personification of the ultimate truth, Mahavairocana (the Great Sun) cannot be perceived. He is symbolized by gestures, sounds and geometric figures. Buddhist tantrism is the system of attaining buddhahood by using these symbols. The Japanese, however, are not interested in becoming buddhas. They only try to remove troubles in this world, and wish to go to a paradise called "gokuraku" after death. It is for this purpose that they chant the komyo-shingon addressed to Dainichi-nyorai, the Japanese version of Mahavairocana.