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7. AJIKN MEDITON OF

SHNGO BUDHM

T ik Ymsk

1 HSOR

oday I ou ie ak ao Ajkan mtation rese n Shngon sot ddis erfcte b Kbaisi ai (774-85) 9 ce Jap.ri dds appeas iso Ina r a e 4th eu. I

i ncats te H oa a ara it e r of Buin s en eve t a ang ciqe rde atan ntt Tis for f Este Bu spead Chn ad utes aig Lnka and osia ava, Smra), a en fo 8t ceuy I e begi f e cen Jpe ok k(tr no Koasi avd Cna t s or o B tn rough ba Jaa an t veod an organz

t e kn od as Shingo Esot ddism.

2. PUROSE

e ac hno Mk s t tt r recition, ra an gsure, and e mid hi syz ter ss - by, eeh, a nd - n o o wit at This nds tang sc s o ot

3. MEDAON CQU

ts tato nies a clex, a a ly vlp eths. Idto tats b patiin in a a all par r e slr world or one rd ys at bein tiat t iiona aa tr wd don hs praie to is fwrs Wh rng ois a wl



COMPARTIVE ND SYHL G UY D

The e e many editao ecnqus g oplex n var ethos.

Con ay o hse coplex hnqus, tre r wO smple diao cni-

qu tt a a eepnng h se of mad d cvi nligen.

Oe f h is known a he Morig St daton (Gumonj-o),

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otr, the Ajkan medtation.

4. TE MORNNG T (VEUS) MDO

Th M nng Sa meditaon s kon to ince o' ory Howr

ltae use of ts iato ecique to eince econg ow e nivers hrog te man ety Ashabha dsata. Th a-

tt of s eaton tehniue to ite e atra o e i deyAk odisatv e lion ties ovr 0 a an to omte a on the a of te o oon ese Beuse Akaaa osa

v aes sl e Mornng St, one s s mu (and sur) anant od to tn ghet Thi ati us e pce dee e oains aa fro the su worl

Kka e havng ra i edton thnq rince bein

oe w he re ivs n anwldge e if fre nte va nvrse xp s what teng s io to da

hs ife to Miyo (Esotrc Buddhsm). , sl, hav ractic s sctaon ecnu n wa bl to eee h e rlaonsp o tennie ves d he sl

5 MTO

A etato n oneatn on e Snskri e Ah n rdr o raz

t one ow n oialy nbon Kpng h vow o natal fe n vng creavel s wat fomues th ato nq oSngo sotr Bdds o ts rctice is exremely si s

vs ocr teng n o mditato niqs are sa o

ica mho on eos tly eeien i is on col aht te of enlighenmnt Becse of sme ecnq ta o te

nn as wl to te prossinas Howvr, nless one unrsans

docrna chngs orrct ces s mo wil no bo tatof tto of soe Bs

I wou ke to ee to te pcs o ping Ain to wicors h pose ec o eog ea oy mi la o in

s presntio n wod ie o concentrte ere on e ocn of jian

ediaton. Th as o ikko mton ies e procss o g



AJIK MEDTA OF SHING BUD 9

o tain enlhenen direcy, ae a n anayzng e confu. In efudametal ex o S n kky ow as Mava sua se Srajnaa - e ie lel o enlhened do - s "TO KOW ONE'S

MIND A RULY Tis ne's w nd n of alow mnd

h eacs o eey pcc ccon i mundane wrld bu a mind

cknowledes dep e fmindPeope cee o ae cncunes sng r te ime of bi

nl ome Beca e ong e eo al neces e 7

eel of conusess ced n cocne rou pejce nd fe eocnousnes pe e ie ccordin o w e e s Howee, oe remeer e in ind is nned and pe and pe n

ee ne T e nd exped n e skr lette A meni O-GL Y UB e eae Life e ou own e

Te r syle A s e ci ee f Anaa ad elee oes al unds By brakg ro e ceae by el e one' wn md e aiy t exnd o e exe of e ie. W oes n mind one cn exeene enliemnt by ein ee a bcnd i c b wn b un he n ee armadau amadh en acc Akn ediai f es one own d a e m opoats e e, b ao e mnd oe ouh e e of e? T ced O O

M.

enliened ae din Saamu, Kobodai K Zer De an Sn Sinr l ce fo dee d aniffen eo of e Ec s a peny qe eren fr eres Neeee becue e enlienets wee ene ei eae e pwe u u id y Wn o's wn ind beas

e el of g e e iin nd eed i i w i

nw e een iin ef Hw is pibe? e oei fuatin of anfmaon ca e expine e ahvca r

6. O H: O OF ALL O

Mhrcn u ae h e snd e moer f a od

in e bn fo e o i A ame in exsee a iewhn ee ws bnnin n ed no exence o ene Th A ed12 wels i, u r , , i , e ai 0, a

ueme by n e we 25 oan wee fomed F exame jus e e e w o in ode o eac i, ee

25 con dee e i 0 er d f expanded lowie Ths



evenualy matrialzed into the univs, wh f oms bo a huan

eigs came about. Ti lie of hoght parales the theor f rme d by Dr .

COMPAR TIVE ND SYHOL U

Hawkins who tated th the univ erse s d h he Big an, and h a

heavely bd ctd th ouhu h ive w f ormed by he same

molecula meia. Thus, it can b said that everthing in f e developed fro

te son Ah . This soun d Ah tha cr eaed vbraions througot e universe is

Mhioca - he kng of mantra . Theref re, te sund Ah cn be cald h

oe sylabe mntr. Tis is noed in he comentar of Mahaviroc ana ur

wre b Kuki. In Japa , t conc ept of Ah and th biing ad the e d - s used

in relato todaiy

life ocurrences. For ex

ampl

e,h fr s sound ha

a baby

makes wen he/he is born is te sound Ah, and the vic of ath, e sd

Hum. T hi ca as be apled o explain h begnning ad end of the uiverse

- th Big bang, he Ah, and the blac k holes, the Hum.

7. THE PRACfICE OF AH BREATHNG MDATO

avg crect pe d cote breahing, an b r it g the n

yabl mata Ah - the souce of heav ad arh - oe can rectl cm

ca w te it us.

1 BodyWh Ah breating media , ne fl or haf ls swit he spine straigh . The one makes te harmadha samdhi uda

below th lwer abdomen y turing u e palm of e l han nd resingthe righ an on it. Te tip of thumbs should b fcin ach oter as i t stouching bt nt ching oe aothe . This m udra meas at the ur fges o e le d sring f rom th ittle fnger o ymbolize ath, wr and wind. Earth symbolzes oe' go ch nl on' e an ms-cs \t f bdy ud. F rning whil mating he bd tempr ature. A atly, wid is asociated wih e' bathing , The f our

ngers of the rght had starti aso wt h ittle nger n, c a special

maning.

Eath ymoizes d, e hard bjects f is mari wold such the grea pli, e mounain, and rocks, ec. Wat mles th vt sea ariver s. Fir r presens th maga f e r. A ay, wind s the wdef . Thu, y laying both palms n tp of each hr, n eels th oneness ofthe body with xr world. (In fact it acualy i) Ahght the umbssymbolize te voi, whe one mak the hmbs uch e her ightly, nerliz is a symbo f he ody and te wrd utsd livg in perf ectharmoy . As f or th acul pracie, one sways the dy f ard and backwad,



71K F SING BUDIM

n l and igh for two o r m in r d r o sabliiz e cener f by

gr avty . hen n lax h hler muss, saghtns h bck, a abe cenr, o a if e 's en rgy (pra) b f g

lowr aomen .

2 B C Vz

Duing h mediaion po he oude Ah gin o fo isf n hlow adme, e up h ce and nay ex hrog hr alps A hi ag , h e cmes h ab A

rvs e fe i fee, te f and ur h n a te rasoms ts ith solss A. hen he soun Ah n eahe o te

nv ab h sods A rin. W omeed e whole nv ecme h iraon f h snd Thrug th n eitaio on xpene h mn stere f

urse ad soe arm wod f t sond Ah Ts c e ta gr op ts in ne mdaion h.

8. IKAN MEDION

We ve co o utad e paie o hi sp medtation Abathing tcnq where n xprs h reatioh teen t ad

v. Hvn ner se a akground, we t k owin tons: h m I? ha aty is ' w md) n oas hese qen my en phiooher s and s hks avcce the thoughs an eriene Indd, ev h be svy ar d o erich ne t cpx soiy Th efore vc-

r anf ome o a a cn be sef n tis pres wd ws esio h fowig: i oe n min ha m s itt? How bg s e ar sm f cmn uetn y s

wo pacce i mdian ey ae o in ay way asa bu

n si Maavocan sa n ny conain an oa awe a yhoa -depth doci tahi, bt as tcn a

r ei h am I? I ts od ha ss hears a nk ty mn ody

oday neroo he bod incui the har, ngs a ,

ev th bons ae renwe in even o egh ya hgh b wac n y e conscos ae f e f emain h am hen wexay i one' wn mind? Ev han bein hi wih h r ow ba a me um. fore preenc o e on ms b o te

a bdy f ay ha e nd i wi he ody ha ge g



the lsens to he vce f eligtem.

PRV CHL SY ON MEDIAT

etaolic renewa if e oss an am r a le wold one's in cange its

sa an sze? No t certay wl ot.

Aka editation i be n man texts sc as Mahavioaa sta

Da-nh Kyosho), cometa ex o octa (Boashro) an Sh

hakarha (i ano Zno. Te oa aditio f Ajia eitation w

augh by oash ka o is dscple Jce and ater ecme an ieee eitaon ecnqe apa or e st me In s ora traiton A,

whic reesets Adyataa, ans rnally n a als h mie d s died nt w aeres: ctta eag omles, an t

hrdaya whic s aociatd w r es an bones ad sois the ea.

Te a or the thnkin md s soled as the oon sk hc astless r nite he rdaa takes the sha f a ous or whi asthe ceter, an s obe

h fom fected Japa n t ex "Oal ransssion on AjaMeditat hs id onally non a oless s iee h te

disk of he a ei o th hagn cr hic s aoiee 40

enees (13 hes) ameter e tex stats ta hs s ons on hs s e erestig t states that the oless, nvisibe in s e a a

ds ose diameter is at the enth o one's foearm T n tha isll wt vrtue, s a ect rsoaiy lke at of a fu oo is e

ad shes bght hs sacre min is deed the olss mid citta

es w m s n abstract , bt beag ts a b sing son boy a a di Tis d wh a orm cald haya s idetie a totus w tha rmais e even hog t exts he at In thesa w, ts oes own nd espite he ac hat t is n a siel

wo of ego ve reuces, remais ure ad unate lk that o a lou

owr s s te ai ety

9. PONTS F CAU

Bcause Ajkan editato aks a complaig on th orgaself -n rather an n ccetaig on th slf in relato to the real wod m igh tnk at t is a k seypss. However, the funaentldfe btw e f-hypnoss and samahi coemplat s tha n saahcopatio, e etat process ref rs to h wold o enlightenment. T he eachins come fm beyo he har a gate. It is a metod in which the

elgeed taks about enghemet itse . Theref oe, oe ar s t voice of

elghtmnt f or te rs e by sttin n fo ma t, the lett r Ah. Oe cotemplates o he nrmal dhi sa of e boy an d a



73JK MEDIATION OF G U

Elght is n a sef-hypnic stt, but n wkeed ste f ncatg he nre y n o Is foti les in th sa f s

i. Thr, 's psur h p n bc beeen t se f axa d sa rtness . T ah his , o s rex shoer rm sces ep t spin ag nd oro he bag by hi

ong ha inhaig he one sho lighy h ersie f t w s ins sho b bse sricty

As I av sat rr t ups f acg Ajkan dio s ain lgmn Howevr lokn at m a physil w s psychogic i o ve oe wl remn hthy by pig h by an n gd she snce ediio das in rg he boy ad n inn a bce b he s aaon d a-ss Sice h faio jkan meiti is n bcoming o wih vrs, r wi b r of srs ris the s ego Mv,n's nitiv p w icre n w nab n e h scety abann o t. Abv l es psoaliy wil prove s ars becom wih the ivrs c esan a re o he

crive wi nvrs hen uay n c ae th s ccrcs f mern scety d w uh h ah f egh-

mn .

. THE PRCIE OF JK MDAON

1 ning h da ah sde f h edtin hall shold t e oo b nor o s shodr ouhy b 0 5 sqr eters n siz W e on h is g es i cu f he atn o r hen h h s s pacin my fee pess Frherore h eto h s o bet br g or r I shod be brgh ngh or h iy g

scr b ry vibPror o erng h et h prctc ry s

ot wth w Tigh lgs shd be ved s mk s h

srbs yo ug h aua eo si bakg qu e eaio ste an b otniy dnero

2 Bwn f h h S

e boh ps tother Wh bow toh te e th th e ches hree es



COMPRlVE ND PCHLICL SDY ON MEITA74

3 Seating PosSit ee o four fet away o h main deity sown n he aging scrl

ful o h l lous posion. You ae o o us a tn u hl da-

ng . Afer sing popr son , sw lt nd g, hn o nd

bck hr e mes n odr o n he e o by gaviy.

4 Mudra (Ha Gre)Te uda o e pucaio o eams (he lotu mu) co oon g b th hads pam to plm as f one hs bud o a ts w

oe's p Coempe that your bo dy d d re oigiay ie tt

o a lotu wi s o h muy we u rmais pu

5 Cojring p he Bodicita Mi

Fo h vjtt u hih mr te gh ad ad h

h tos c o an tn slihly sifs Ts is an ia h prye of he pcon nd h of Bu ar bcmg on Tis meash on onjurng p h bhci s/ d n o o aa -

ligtnnt T ecie "Boc utad ya

6 Preept o amaya

Use h s vaja a, ee t mt "On sm va" v

mes wc ogly ens t mm o Bda ad a vajs-atva ll i Budda ' o ou al (Bdh m. I nter

Bu da)

7 Five ea Vow

Recit the fv l illuiaio matra once.

"SHUjOMENIGADO

"FKUClM ENSEIGASHU

"Y ORAM UHSEGANjI

BDAIMU jOSEGNSH"

8 Reitin e Mtra f haircana

K te sa va udr. Ten r vr u k" s m [

e Gojyon.

9 Beathin Conl

Can ge u nt h armadau udra Pac e l l ove t

lowe om Tn u he g pam on o o i e b alos

touch i g bu o xcy ouching Kp e lsd Exal a ople o



75lN MET ATlO OF SHIN BU

ims through te month. After ths, he breahin sod done xlsveyh the o The cocnat he n o ali, on hln

to fee h caes o t mnd .

10 The Visualzaton

Fo udr. Op yo eys ihty ad lk at th Ajknity ont o o o v to se seonds h o your es nd eeity thro g e oe es h moon d hind the ett Ah so ee a mo Wen o a se th oon dis aly wit es coed

bring te whoe ds sowy to ur cs ee t puity o h mn temon dsk s The bin it rgt bck to t srll Onc yo bi the n

ik t u es vsaiz t li a thee dninl she Wen yo ne th oon dik eal, yo ar rey to suze h l oe nd e

Snskrt ler A imulneoul wth n d.

Comg ou of SdhiWhn o a oe wh t isaizato stae ee o ees csed. Take

hee dp bea t With both s fw te ono o yo n th

ou oto o the d down to he f wou ochn yr od Feel

o beah ad iatg houho bd Tn quet ope

es ou ste o sam s eepe, ts onge to come out

2 Proeco o e e oweRte oe "GAKR, YRJ GR which enm on oe he heping pwer o Budh d t pwe o he dham

o tt onets s th Bdha

3 Payer

ee ref u tt ou e liv Depen yoe in spirita g of e

tte A Me a w t the word I o e pecfc wish, say

quey. e o pay wholheatdy lv es p to Ba

14 Wen oechve Ao

is to b o we i the ma ma weng he o eso o ttaata rde to aod derucon an a dese

edy to ecate yoe to ri th wo

5 Exg e Meao Ha

one's ind i op a nnt en Bw ight o t

ei on e ie nd xit



76 OMPARTVE AD PCHL STUY ON MEIT

INCLSNG

Traita egus nd pral Buht techques hd be ak into

a mer stu f pcgy a pog. h a w rther be e u he reatsh s ha e a a m gr rc a ps v r oa wh e's reaes.

yamasaki taiko - ajikan meditation of shingon buddhism

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