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