Ninja Hand Signals - Mediatation and Control

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Several ninja traditions have been preserved in popular culture, but none is so deeply-mystical and misunderstood as Ku-ji meaning “nine symbolic cuts”. Kuji (九字 means nine symbols, and Kiri (切 refers to the cutting motion. The nine symbols are named: rin, pyo, to, sha, kai, jin, retsu, zai and zen. Some experts believe this secret system of mantras was developed it China, but others insist it emanated from Vedic India. Others argue it comes from mikkyo (Japanese esoteric Buddhism), while in South Asia it is believed to be of Taoist origin, not Buddhist. Notwithstanding these differing points of view, practice of Kuji is found extensively in Shugendō, the ascetic mountain tradition of Japan, and ryobu Shinto, which is a union of Buddhist and Shinto beliefs. Therefore, it is highly likely this is the original source of the secret hand signs.

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It is well documented that ninjas used Kuji-Kiri to induce specific states of mind which helped them function under extreme stress. Each of the nine symbols was believed to invoke/awake the energies associated with specific abilities, for example, say a ninja had been staking out an assassination target by hiding underwater for three days. When the target finally arrived, to exit his deep meditative state, the ninja night perform the hand symbol 在/Zai: “take position

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More of the history and research at:

http://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/ancient-psycho-secrets-ninja-assassins-009509