Shintō Kanjo / Jingi Kanjo
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Canonical entry drawn from a single source layer in 16_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_I_v2_4.md.
Research layers
Section titled “Research layers”Layer 1: Shintō Kanjo / Jingi Kanjo
Section titled “Layer 1: Shintō Kanjo / Jingi Kanjo”Source file:
16_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_I_v2_4.md
Japanese: 神道灌頂 / 神祇灌頂
Class: MEDIEVAL ESOTERIC KAMI INITIATION
Source state: SCHOLARLY STUDY + MANUSCRIPT CORPUS LOCATED
Research shows that by the Kamakura period initiation rites developed for transmitting secret teachings concerning kami, myths and texts.
Intellectual content
Section titled “Intellectual content”- esoteric interpretations of Nihon shoki myths;
- oral instructions;
- Reikiki-derived cosmology;
- initiation modeled on Buddhist abhiṣeka/kanjō.
Practice architecture
Section titled “Practice architecture”- teacher identifies qualified recipient;
- ritual space/mandala is prepared;
- candidate undergoes purification;
- initiation/consecration is performed;
- secret kami doctrine is transmitted;
- oral teachings decode myth/iconography;
- seals/mantras may accompany the transmission depending on lineage;
- recipient becomes custodian of a restricted body of knowledge.
Restriction class
Section titled “Restriction class”INITIATORY-SECRECY. Public survival of the text does not mean historical transmission was open.