Asked by Meraiah Ambat on Sep 26, 2024

What type of artwork served as an aid to meditation and visualization in Shingon Buddhism?

A) Handscroll
B) Dotaku
C) Nembutsu
D) Mandara

Shingon Buddhism

A major school of Japanese Buddhism known for its esoteric and ritualistic practices, founded by Kūkai in the 9th century.

Meditation

A practice where an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.

Mandara

A mythical mountain in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain cosmology, often depicted as the center of the universe.

  • Detect the thematic and symbolic expressions in Japanese narrative and religious artworks.