Shugendō
Mountain ascetic practice blending Buddhism and Shinto
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Shugendō (修験道), literally “the path of ascetic discipline and spiritual power,” is a mountain-based ascetic tradition blending esoteric Buddhism with Shinto mountain worship. Closely connected to the Shingon and Tendai traditions, its practitioners are known as yamabushi.
- In English
- Ascetic practice of Buddhism or Shintoism in the mountains
- Other spellings
- Shugendo · shugendou
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