1176 index
mudrā, mantra and, as core esoteric
Buddhist practices, 76–89
the Nayāprajñāpāramitā (Jap.
Rishukyō) translated by Vajrabodhi,
102
pre-defined ritual context of as
defining characteristic, 82
preparation of in the Amoghapāśa sūtra,
252
ritual processs associated with Womb
World creation of MVS, 87–88,
276–77
rudimentary forms of in early
Buddhist cave-temples of Kanheri
and Ellora, 81
Shijōkōhō circular-type star mandala,
766–67
as “spiritual fields” or “spheres of
activity”, 83
temple building and the
Kryiyāsaṃgraha, 1051–53
the term “mandara” and, 921–22
Vajradhātu mandala transmission by
Huiguo, 588
See also Altars; Diamond World
Mandala; mandara; pantheons;
Vajradhātu mandala; Womb Mandala
mandalas–dual mandala tradition
Annen’s totalizing construction of
Taimitsu and, 773–74
bicameral order of political structures
in East Asia and, 737–39
Chinese palace plan evoked by Womb
World Mandala, 721–22
diagrams of Cundī incorporated into,
630
form and mind of Dainichi symbolized
by, 738
geographical locations associated with,
922
goma and non-dual union of, 1024
Kūkai’s introduction to Japan of, 87, 719
as metropolis, 719–43
Pure Land tradition of, using human
hair embroidery, 886, 887f.2
Sarvatathāgata-tattvasaṃgraha (STTS)
and, 309, 719
scholarly interest in origins of, 315–16,
720, 738
Taimitsu gōrgyō abhiṣeka requiring two
mandalas, 759–60
Taimitsu threefold (sanbu) system and,
757, 761
textual support for, 719–20
urban-spatial ideals as influence
summarized, 720–21
mandara
compared to “mandala”, 921–22
explanation of the term, 1051n.14
fushūe mandara, 671
Kasuga mandara, 922–23
Kumano mandara, 922–23
nyoirin-kannon mandara, 671
samaya mandara, 965
See also Benevolent Kings Mandara;
hō mandara; mandalas; Ta i m a
Mandara
Manicintana (Baosiwei)
collaborative translations with
Bodhiruci by, 267–68, 268n.17
Empress Wu’s legitimation and,
269–71, 275
Mahāratnakūta sūtra T.310, translated
with Yijing by, 268n.17, 270
Śubhākarasiṃha and, 270
“Unfailing Lasso”, T.1097 translated by,
213, 270
Yuqie fajing jing, T.2895 translated with
Bodhiruci by, 270
Mañjuśrī
expansion of cult of in eighth and
ninth century China, 217
installation of as patron of Tang
Dynasty government monasteries, 265
Mañjuśrīnāmasaṃgīti, mentioned, 9, 34
ritual texts for, in the Ta i s h ō, 28, 34
texts featuring, 56
Thousand-armed Mañjuśrī
(Manshushili qian bi qian bo), 367,
367n.8
variety of cults focussed on, 104, 239
Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa, T.1191, 428
mantra of light (kōmyō shingon)
Indian Mahāyāna sources of, 784
introduced as key practice of the
Shingon school, 863–64
Myōe’s promotion of, 783–85, 865–68,
874–75
overview of, 863–75
promotion of, by Eison at Saidaiji, 791
text and ritual interrelation in, 864–65
mantras (zhenyan “true word”)
concluding the Vajracchedikā-
prajñāpāramitā, 370
contrasted with dhāraṇīs (tuoluoni), 22
Daihi taizō tonshō hachiji shingon,
774–75
dhāraṇīs and, 22–23, 78–79