灌頂

Readings

Kana: かんじょう、かんちょう

Romaji: kanjō, kanchō

Definitions

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)

Kanji

灌

Readings: カン、 そそ.ぐ

Meaning: pour

頂

Readings: チョウ、 いただ.く、 いただき

Meanings: place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak