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Esoteric Buddhism can refer to two related concepts:

  1. In China, Esoteric Buddhism (密宗, Zh. mizong) is an alternate term for the Vajrayana or Tantric schools of Buddhism in general.

  2. In Japan, Esoteric Buddhism (密教, Jp. mikkyō) usually refers to the Shingon school of Vajrayana Buddhism and (less often) its predecessor the Tendai (Tientai) school.






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