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IN SHINGON BUDDHISM there are many buddhas in whom followers have a special sacred
connection. Each have special characteristics for which they are
believed in. These many buddhas have their own special vows and
powers of salvation. This is just as it is with people in society,
all of whom serve in the world with their own specialties in various
spheres. For example, the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva
Ksitigarbha (Jizô), Acala Vidyârâja (Fudô Myôô), Bishamonten,
Benten, and Kôbô Daishi, who became a buddha, can all be the main
deity around which people focus their belief in different temples.
The Thirteen Buddhas of the Shingon School
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