（1） The manifest and hidden， or esoteric and exoteric teachings. A division of Buddhist doctrines into those that are more readily apprehensible to the average person， and those that require a profound insight into the Buddhist doctrine. For example， in his Doctrine of the Two Hindrances 二障义， Wonhyo divides his explanation into exoteric and esoteric aspects. （2） In the Chenyan 真言宗 school， "esoteric" refers to its own teachings， and "exoteric" refers to the teachings of all other Buddhist sects.