The Jingak Order (), is a
South Korean Esoteric Buddhist sect founded in 1947 by Grand Master Hoedang (Kyu-Shang Sohn, 1902–1963). The order places more emphasis on
Vairocana
Vairocana (also Mahāvairocana, sa, वैरोचन) is a cosmic buddha from Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. Vairocana is often interpreted, in texts like the ''Avatamsaka Sutra'', as the dharmakāya of the historical Gautama Buddha. In East ...
rather than
Sakyamuni Buddha,
and the sect's guiding doctrine is ''Dharmkaya-Mahavairocana Buddha'', which is described as "The oneness who is immanent in the world, which includes three stages of existence." Its esoteric doctrines are based on a revised form of the teachings of
Shingon Buddhism
Shingon monks at Mount Koya
is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asia, originally spread from India to China through traveling monks such as Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra.
Kn ...
and include the
dual mandalas of
Garbhadhatu and
Vajradhatu.
Their chief
mantra
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is the Korean version of the
Six-Syllables Mantra: "Om Ma Ni Ban Me Hum."
The Jingak Order falls within the realm of
Engaged Buddhism
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or
Humanistic Buddhism in that it seeks to apply Buddhist principles and teachings towards improvement of the saha world. To that end, the order runs its own Social Welfare Foundation. In addition to "parishes" in
South Korea
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, the order also has parishes in
China
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,
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
,
Canada
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, and the
United States
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.
The order observes different rituals from other Buddhists. Monks may marry and grow their hair, and married couples may preach together.
References
External links
* Official site
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Buddhism in Korea
Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what its early practitioners saw as inconsistencies within the Mahayana Buddhist traditions that they received from foreign countries. To address this, th ...