Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 灌頂
- (n) (Buddh) baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood
- (Buddh) baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism)
- (Buddh) pouring water onto a gravestone
- teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)
