A Study on the Combination of the Deities Fudō and Aizen in Medieval Shingon Esoteric Buddhism

Regardless of how the term is understood, it is clear that any historical study of an element of human culture cannot be adequately discussed without employing the notion of structure. If one would replace the word ‘structure’ with ‘network,’ as in the meaning of ‘netlike interconnections,’ it is possible to conceptualise two types of networks which construct the significance of that element. One is a conceptual network, which contains various components (thoughts and ideas related to practices, customs, beliefs, etc.) with which the element of study has a close relationship in a certain time and space. The multiple relationships within