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Jungian Psychology, Buddhism and I
Koguiding my Luckgiound in sycloiloi-
uy, cun idoniily mysoll us u |ungiun-oii-
oniod sycloiloiuisi. i is voll knovn ilui
|ung vus giouily inioiosiod in ioligious
ioLloms iliougloui lis lilo. Ho vus noi
only inioiosiod in Cliisiiuniiy Lui oiloi
usi und iosoni ioligions, including !usi-
oin luiils. Ho iniogiuiod sucl idous inio lis
ilooiios und iuciicos. oi oxumlo, Ho lu-
mously iosociod ilo mundulu us u symLol
ol ilo Soll oi ioiuliiy. Ho ulso sooms io luvo
Loon osociully inioiosiod in modiuiion und
yogu|ung I98G, I987, I989, I91G, I918,
I9o8, I9o1, I9GI. \o cun suy ilui ol ilo
muny sclools ol syclology, |ungiun sy-
clology mosi diiocily douls viil siiiiuuliiy
und ilo soul.
n my cuso, ilougl my uncosiois voio
Buddlisis ol Jhe Jrue Iure Lano 5ecl
loundod Ly Sliniun, Lui mysoll giov u
viiloui iocoiving uny ioligious oducuiion
viilin my lumily. So luvo novoi Loon ui-
iiculuily concoinod viil Buddlism, und in-
dood iosisiod Buddlisi dociiino in |uun
duo io iis uuiloiiiuiiun und uiiiuiclul
cluiucioi. Hovovoi, giuduully siuiiod io
dovolo un inioiosi in siiiiuuliiy und ioli-
gion iliougl my ovn oxoiioncos duiing
my unulysis iiuining. Jlon ioulizod ilui
ioligious symLols oi imugos uouiing in
my dioums uciuully iovidod mo viil
mouninglul insiglis und comloiis. n oiloi
voids, siuiiod io guin uccoss io Buddlism
iliougl |ungiun syclology. Ono clinicul
oxoiionco in uiiicului lud iolound im-
uci, in vlicl suv ilo imugo ol Maha:at
rocanalalhagala ui u ciuciul oini in ilo
iloiuyNukumuiu, in ioss. Maha:atro
canalalhagala is ilo Buddlu vlo ox-
ounds osoioiic Buddlism. vus ioully sui-
ii sod ilui sucl un i mugo suddonl y
uouiod in my mind, und siuiiod io Lo
inioiosiod in osoioiic Buddlism.
Esoteric Buddhism
!soioiic Buddlism uouiod in ndiu dui-
ing ilo sovonil und oiglil coniuiios und
vus mucl inuoncod Ly Hindu iiiuuls. Lui-
oi ii vus iniioducod inio Clinu und io oiloi
.siun couniiios, Lui Ly ilo iliiioonil con-
iuiy, ii lud losi iis ovoi iliougloui mosi
ol .siu, oxcoi loi JiLoi und |uunYoiiio-
mi, I988. n JiLoi, loi googiulicul iou-
sons, osoioiic Buddlism siill iosoivod u
loim, vlicl lud dovolood liom ilo oiglil
io ninil coniuiios in ndiu. Jlis loim om-
Liucod, Janlrtsn, vlicl uccoiod ilo soxu-
ul und ilo lysicul, und ulso iosociod lomi-
niniiy in iis dogmu und iuciicosiLid
Sokushin-Jobutsu as Transformation
Japanese Esoteric Buddhism from a Jungian Perspective
Konoyu Nakamura
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1I-?. do noi ossoss onougl knovlodgo io
commoni ui longil uLoui coniomoiuiy Ji-
Loiun Buddlism. Bui Loliovo um coiioci
in siuiing ilui ii uiiomis io iniogiuio ilo
suciod und ilo socului und iis voild viov-
oini, us symLolizod Ly ilo nanoalaSuoki,
I988. n Janlrtsn, vo muy nd somo simi-
lui oinis io |ungiun syclology, loi oxum-
lo, iis mysiicism, iis ioloiunco ol dioioni
ioligions, iis iiunscondoni duulism, und iis
iosoci loi ilo lominino, ilo ioiuliiy und
ilo numinous. Clouily |ung und lis lollov-
ois voio uiiiuciod io Juniiism. Kudmilu
Moucunin, in JheIssenceo/Jung`sIs,chol
og, ano Jtbelan Luoohtsn : 1eslern ano
IaslernIalhslolheHearl?OO8lus uso-
lully oiniod somo ol ilo iousons.
Japanese Esoteric BuddismShingon and
Kukai
|uunoso osoioiic Buddlism vus iniio-
ducod iliougl Clinu, vlicl, in iuin, vus
inuoncod Ly middlo-oiiod osoioiic ndiun
Buddlism. Luio osoioiic Buddlism, liko Ji-
Loiun Buddlism, vus ulso iniioducod inio
Clinu Lui ilo soxuul olomonis ol iis doc-
iiinos voio noi uccoiod iloio, Locuuso
Clinu lud ui ilui iimo omLiucod Conluciun-
ism, vlicl siiicily ioiossod soxuul und
oioiic olomonisYoiiiomi, I988. Siill, Cli-
noso oolo voio uiiiuciod Ly vuiious mys-
ioiious iiiuuls ol osoioiic Buddlism, vlicl
voio ilougli io Liing oolo luinoss in
ilis voild. .lso, Clinoso osoioiic Buddlism
vus dovolood viil ilo suoii ol ilo gov-
oining clussos und ii lunciionod us u nuiion-
ul ioligion, sinco ii lolod muiniuin ouco.
n ilo oiglil coniuiy, somo |uunoso
iiosis visiiod Clinu io siudy Buddlism,
und iloy iniioducod vuiious usocis ol ilo
osoioiic dociiinos und iuciico iloio io |u-
un.
.mong iloso |uunoso iiosis, ukui vus
ilo mosi Liilliuni liguio. Ho musioiod ilo
luiosi osoioiic Buddlism duiing lis suiiis-
ingly sloii siuy in Clinu und Liougli Luck
ilo comloio sciiiuios ol ii lounduiions,
ilo Maha:atrocanasulra und Tajrasehhara
sulra, us voll us muny imlomonis loi iiiu-
uls. ukui`s inlulonco in |uun vus oxiiuoi-
dinuiy. Ho vus closo ilo govoining clussos
und lo lolod osiuLlisl u nuiionul Bud-
dlism liko in Clinu. Ho ulso dovolood Lusic
ilooiios ol osoioiic Buddlism io suii io |u-
unoso culiuio, iiudiiions und nood, und ilus
osiuLlislod u nov soci, Jlo Slingon, vlicl
mouns iiuo void.Yumusuki, I988. n ud-
diiion, ukui douli viil muny sociul io|-
ocis und succoodod in siouding ilo nov
Buddlism in vuiious vuys umong oidinuiy
oolo.
Sokushin-Jobutsu
.ccoiding io lhe JaaneseIngtltsh Luo
ohtsl Dtcltonar,I99I, Sokuslin-|oLuisu
is 'io Locomo u Buddlu immodiuioly.` Jlo
Loliol ilui u lumun Loing cun, in loi ovn
liloiimo, Locomo u Buddlu is ciuciul in dis-
iinguisling Slingon osoioiic Buddlism
liom oxoioiic Buddlism in gonoiulYumu-
suki, I988. Jlo idou lus ivo mounings.
Jlo liisi ono is liioiully Locoming u Bud-
dlu, goiiing onliglionmoni quickly. ukui
iniondod io iniioduco osoioiic Buddlism io
|uun us u ciiiicism ol Maha,ana Buddlism,
Locuuso Maha,ana Buddlism ui ilui iimo
ioquiiod oolo io iiuin long und luid io
ioucl onliglionmoniYoiiiomi I988. u-
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onoyu NukumuiuSokuslin-|oLuisu us Jiunsloimuiion
kui muiniuinod ilui Ly udoiing u nov
moilod loi iiuining ilioo lunciions, Lody,
soocl und mind, vlicl lo cullod ilo ilioo
sociois, oolo could ioucl onliglionmoni
quickly. Jlis idou vus volcomod Ly muny
oolo vlo lud Loon ioviously oxcludod
liom ilo luid iiuining und oxiiuoidinuiily
long-ioim iuciico in oiloi sclools.
Luioi, ukui dovolood ilo idou in moio
doiuil. .s loi Locoming u Buddlu in ilis
Lody, ukui suid Lolov
Jlo six symLolic olomonisouiil, vuioi,
liio, vind, suco und consciousnossinioi-
onoiiuio viiloui oLsiiuciion und uio in
oioinul union.
Jloy uio noi uuii liom uny ol ilo oui
MundulusCioui, Sumuyu, luimu und
uimu.
Jliougl iuciico ol ilioo-socioisLody,
soocl und mindomovoimoni, iloy
munilosi immodiuioly.
Jlo univoisul voL is vlui vo cull Lody.
.ll ilings uio nuiuiully ondovod viil Lo-
dlisuiivu visdom iiunsconding ilo osson-
iiul mind, ilo suLsidiuiy minds [limiiod us-
ocis ol mind], und ilo oL|oci ol ilo sonsos.
!ucl ol ilo ivo \isdomsNuiuio ol ilo
luimu Koulm Body, Cioui-Ioiloci-Miiioi,
!quuliiy, Mugicul Ioicoiion, .ccomlisl-
ing Moiumoilosisis ondovod viil un-
limiiod visdom.
Sinco ii is ilo ovoi ol ilo oiloci mii-
ioi, ilis is iiuo onliglionmoni visdom.
Yumusuki I988, IOG
Jlis mouns ilui iloio is no Loidoi Lo-
ivoon ilo lonomonulilo soculuiund
ilo noumonulilo suciodin ilo luimony
ol ilo six olomonis--, und ilui iloii siuios
uio ulvuys ioiosoniod Ly loui kinds ol
nanoala. Ioolo cun uioucl iloso siuios
iliougl ilo ilioo sociois, Lody, soocl und
mind. Jo ioucl iloso siuios, iloio uio vuii-
ous iuciicos in Slingon Buddlism, loi ox-
umlo, u kind ol modiiuiion, .-sylluLlo visu-
ulizuiion, und ilo io iiiuul.
Sokushin-Jobutsu as Transformation
. |uunoso |ungiun sclolui, MunuLu
\uiunuLo, lus dosciiLod ilo ossonco ol ilo
iuciicos.
Sokuslin-|oLuisu mouns ilui unto n,slt
ca viil Maha:atrocanalalhagala us u gioui
iincilo ol ilo univoiso.und in ilo
ilioo sociois ol Slingon, iuciiiionois muko
u lund signLody, iociio u muniiu soocl
und imugino ilo doiiymind. und
iloy unily ilom us ilo u gioui iincilo ol
ilo univoiso. Jlis ioulizuiion ol union is
Sokuslin-|oLuisu. \o cun ioloi ilis us ilo
ucliovomoni ntr:ana Ly uciivo imuginuiion.
\uiunuLo I991, ?Io-?IG
.lso, YoiiiomiI988suid, ilo uliimuio
uioso ol Slingon Buddlism is iniogiuiion
ol ilo socului und ilo suciod Lusod on indi-
viduul mysiicul oxoiioncos ol iuciiiionois.
Jlo idou is gioundod ilo noiion ilui ull lu-
mun Loings ossoss un nnuio Buddlu-nu-
iuio, vlicl ullov loi ilo ossiLiliiy ol
ioucling onliglionmoni. Ouilining ilo idou
ol Sokuslin-|oLuisiu, vo cun ousily lind
muny similuiiiios io |ungiun concois. .ll
lumun Loings ossoss un nnuio Buddlu-
nuiuio, ulloving ilom io liko idoniily ilom-
solvos ilo univoiso viil ilo Soll, oi io uni-
iy ilom. Jlis is cullod Sokuslin-|oLuisu in
Slingon ioims und soll-ioulizuiion in |ung-
iun ioims. .s Moucunin suid, 'Jlo uliimuio
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goul ol |ung`s syclology und ol JiLoiun
Buddlism is siiiiuul iiunsloimuiion. |ung
iolois io ii us soll-ioulizuiion?OOI
Jlo iuciicul vuy io Sokuslin-|oLuisu,
.-sylluLlo visuulizuiion, looks liko uciivo
imuginuiion, us \uiunoLo suid. Jloso iuc-
iicos, gioundod on ilo idou ilui iloio is no
Loidoi Loivoon Lody und mind, ilo lo-
nomononulilo soculuiund ilo noumonul
ilo suciod, uio voll knovn in |ungiun
syclology, vloio iloy uio cullod sycloid.
Boil iiudiiions iosoci mysiicul oxoiionc-
os ol ilo individuul und iniogiuio oosiios.
|ung suid
Jlis innoi uniiy, oi oxoiionco ol uniiy,
is oxiossod mosi loiciLly Ly ilo mysiics in
ilo idou ol ilo unto n,sltca, und uLovo ull
in ilo lilosoly und ioligion ol ndiu, in
Clinoso Juoism, und ilo Zon Buddlism ol
|uun.
I91G8I?, o8?
Loliovo ilui ii is noi viong io ioloi ilo
coio concoi ol Sli ngon Buddli sm,
Sokuslin-|oLuisu us u loim ol siiiiuul
iiunsloimuiion ossoniiully ilo sumo us in
|ungiun syclology.
ABSTRACT
!soioiic Buddlism uouiod in ndiu dui-
ing ilo sovonil und oiglil coniuiios und
vus mucl inuoncod Ly ilo iiiuuls ol Hin-
duism. Luioi ii vus iniioducod io Clinu und
io oiloi .siun couniiios, Lui ii lud luigoly
losi iis ovoi Ly ilo iliiioonil coniuiy in
.siu, oxcoi in JiLoi und |uun. Jlo loim
ol osoioiic Buddlism in JiLoi, Juniiism, in-
siiod muny vosioin iniollociuuls, sucl us
|ung. |ung lumously ioloiiod io ilo mundu-
lu us u symLol ol ilo Soll. |uunoso osoioiic
Buddlism vus iniioducod Ly u |uunoso
iiosi, ukui, liom Clinu in ilo oiglil con-
iuiy. ukui dovolood ilo Lusic ilooiios ol
osoioiic Buddlism und loimuluiod nov
onos, osiuLlisling Jlo Slingon soci, vlicl
vus uduiod io |uunoso culiuio und noods.
|ungiun syclology is iniioducod io |uun
Ly Huyuo uvui, in ilo sixiios und ii is
vidosioud in |uun. n ilis uoi, ulioi
ouilining |uunoso osoioiic Buddlism,
oini oui somo similuiiiios in ii io |ungiun
syclology.
.lso, iiy io discuss u muin concoi ol
ilo Slingon soci, Sokuslin-|oLuisuLocom-
ing Buddlu immodiuioly, und comuioii
viil ilo |ungiun ioim iiunsloimuiion.
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