灌頂

(灌頂, 灌顶)

(sa) abhiṣecana; (sa) mūrdhābhiṣikta; inauguration or consecration by sprinkling, or pouring water on the head; an Indian custom on the investiture of a king, whose head was baptized with water from the four seas and from the rivers in his domain; in China it is administered as a Buddhist rite chiefly to high personages, and for ordination purposes. Amongst the esoterics it is a rite especially administered to their disciples; and they have several categories of baptism, e.g. that of ordinary disciples, of teacher, or preacher, of leader, of office-bearer; also for special causes such as relief from calamity, preparation for the next life, etc.

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密教有灌頂法， 灌者大悲護念義， 頂者佛果最上義， 謂諸佛以大悲水灌頂， 能使功德圓滿之意， 有種種不同的方法。