- Adhisthana
Adhisthana , (Tibetan: jin lab, contraction of " jin gyi lab pa";Wylie :"byin labs"; Japanese: kaji) are waves of blessing in theVajrayana Buddhist schools such asTibetan Buddhism andShingon .Tsultrim Allione points out that inTibetan Buddhism adhistana blessings are an important part of the transmission received from theguru and lineage. [cite book|last=Allione|first=Tsultrim|title=Women of Wisdom|publisher=Arkana|location=London|date=1986|pages=xxxiv|isbn=1-85063-044-5] Receiving these blessings is dependent on the student having proper motivation and sufficient devotion. These blessings may be received from the student'sguru duringinitiation , from theyidam duringdeity yoga or simply from being in the pressence of holy objects such asstupa . According to Minoru Kiyota, there are three kinds of adhisthana:mudra , the finger sign;dharani , secret verses ; andyoga , through meditation practices. [cite book|last=Kiyota|first=Minoru|title=Shingon Buddhism: Theory and practice|publisher=Buddhist Books international,|date=1978|pages=p.70|isbn=0914910094]The term adhisthana is also used to describe the transformative power of the
Buddha . According toD. T. Suzuki :The Buddha is creative life itself, he creates himself in innumerable forms with all the means native to him. This is called his adhisthana, as it were, emanating from his personality.
The idea of Adhisthana is one of the Mahayana landmarks in the history of Indian Buddhism and it is at the same time the beginning of the 'other-power' (tariki in Japanese) school as distinguished from the 'self-power' (jiriki). [cite web|url=http://www.nembutsu.info/suzuki1.htm|title=The Shin Sect of Buddhism|last=Suzuki|first=Daisetz T. |publisher=Journal of Shin Buddhism|accessdate=2008-09-03]
Honzon Kaji
In
Shingon Buddhism,mantra ,mudra and visualization practices aim at achieving "Honzon Kaji", or union with the deity. According to Shingon priest Eijun Eidson:Honzon simply refers to the main deity in any given ritual. Kaji refers to the enhancement of a sentient being’s power through the Buddha’s power (Nyorai-kaji-riki), and it translates the Sanskrit word adhisthana. [cite web|url=http://www.thebuddhadharma.com/issues/2004/spring/dharma_dictionary.htm|title=Kaji|last=Eidson|first=Eijun|publisher=Buddhadharma:The Practitioner's Quarterly|accessdate=2008-09-03]
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* [http://www.thebuddhadharma.com/issues/2004/spring/dharma_dictionary.htm Kaji]
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