NichiDict

灌頂

かんじょう
[kanjou]

Meanings

1.Noun

Buddhismbaptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood

2.Noun

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

3.Noun

Buddhismpouring water onto a gravestone

4.Noun

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