Definition of 灌頂 (かんじょう)
かんじょう
灌頂
かんじょう
kanjou
noun
1.
baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood(Buddhist term)
2.
baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism)(Buddhist term)
3.
pouring water onto a gravestone(Buddhist term)
4.
teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)
Other readings:
灌頂【かんちょう】
Related Kanji
| 灌 | pour |
| 頂 | place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak |