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Also called Shingondou ^Ύ°, Shuuhouin C@@ or Mandara doujou ΦδΆ Ήκ. Lit. the mantra hall. A hall at the Imperial Palace, Kyoto, erected in 835 under the guidance of the Shingon ^Ύ founder *Kuukai σC (774-835; posthumously *Koubou Daishi O@εt). Its purpose was to enact a seven-day New Year ritual called goshichinichi-no-mizuhou γ΅ϊδC@, to pray for the emperor's well-being, the eternal continuation of the imperial line, peace and a good harvest. This ritual was eliminated after 1868 but was revived by the priests at Kyouougokokuji ³€μ (1883) in Kyoto, and still continues. Shingon (Sk: mantra) means a mystical phrase, secret word or even a single syllable important in the doctrines of *Dainichi εϊ (Sk: Mahavairocana), the central deity of the Shingon sect, and said to have been uttered by him. | ||||||
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