灌頂

灌頂 漢字 Kanji:

灌頂

灌頂 仮名 Kana:

かんじょう

灌頂 英語 English 意味:

  • (n) (1) (Buddh) baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood
  • (2) (Buddh) baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism)
  • (3) (Buddh) pouring water onto a gravestone
  • (4) teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)