•While Shingon(esoteric Buddhism) agrees that no verbal words can be obtained from ultimate truth, the essence of this ultimate Buddhahood can nonetheless be transmitted in mysterious, esoteric ways (through mudra, mantra, and mandala).
•The manifested Buddhasin the world represent the upayaor skillful means by which the Dharma is brought to humanity.
•But the esoteric teachings in Shingonand Vajrayanaare the actual truth itself, which is beyond normal explanation.
•This is in other words the Tantric path or Mantrayana(the Mantra Path), as it was known at that time.