manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)
manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)
Gods (Japanese gods) are France who changed their appearance and appeared in the world to save people.
/omoikane/Honchi Suijaku Setsu.
The buddhas and bodhisattvas are "hontoji" - the true, original forms, while the Shinto deities are their "taruhaku" - local, temporary forms.
/villagepump/Honchi Suijaku Setsu.
In the Heian period (794-1185), the theory of "manifestation" (hon-chi-duhaku) arose, in which a bodhisattva or a buddha took the form of a deity and was called "gongen" (gongen: a manifestation of a deity). God came to be called gongen ("kari no arareru"). [The Tendai sect gave birth to the Sanno-Ichijitsu Shinto religion, and the Shingon sect to the Ryobu Shinto religion.
https://kotobank.jp/word/本地垂迹説-135059
The ultimate true ground is the Dharma body, which is the truth of the universe itself, and this is called the true ground Dharma body.
https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/本地垂迹
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