Definition of 三昧耶戒 (さんまやかい)

さんまやかい

三昧耶戒

さんまやかい

sanmayakai

View details for kanji: 三View details for kanji: 昧View details for kanji: 耶View details for kanji: 戒
noun
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precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)(Buddhist term)
See also:伝法灌頂,  阿闍梨
Other readings:
三摩耶戒【さんまやかい】
Related Kanji
三 three
昧 dark, foolish
耶 question mark
戒 commandment
摩 chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape