かんじょう
灌頂
1. baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahoodBuddhism
2. baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism)Buddhism
3. pouring water onto a gravestoneBuddhism
4. teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)
5. AbhishekaAbhisheka (also abhiseka, abhiṣeka ~ amongst other such transliterations) is a Sanskrit term comparable to puja, yagya and arati that denotes: a devotional activity; an enacted prayer, rite of passage and/or religious rite or ritual. Within this range of senses, abhiṣeka is common to all Dharmic faiths such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
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灌頂 【かんちょう】
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