灌頂
かんじょう、かんちょう
kanjou
JMdict entry #2684560
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) Buddhism baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) Buddhism baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism)
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) Buddhism pouring water onto a gravestone
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)