灌頂 かんじょう
kanjō

Noun

1. baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood

Buddhism
Noun

2. baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism)

Buddhism
Noun

3. pouring water onto a gravestone

Buddhism
Noun

4. teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)

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