Retrieving "Initiation Rituals" from the archives

Cross-reference notes under review

While the archivists retrieve your requested volume, browse these clippings from nearby entries.

1. Shugendō

   Linked via "initiation rituals"

   Formalization and the Kumano Tradition
   The definitive structure of Shugendō emerged through the codification of practices centered around major sacred sites, most notably Mount Yoshino (associated with En no Gyōja) and the Kumano region. During the Kamakura period (1185–1333), Shugendō organizations began to establish detailed hierarchies and formalized initiation rituals, often borrowing complex [li…