灌頂かんじょう

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

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JMdict entry 2684560. Source and licence.