Prayer and incantation - Kajikito

Japanese: 加持祈禱 - かじきとう

A kind of incantation performed on gods and Buddhas to make some wish come true. Originally in esoteric Buddhism, kaji refers to the great compassion of the Tathagata and the faith of all living beings, while kinrai refers to seeking worldly blessings such as expelling disasters and curing illnesses, but generally the two are used synonymously. In kaji, a Shingon practitioner makes mudras with his hands, recites mantras, and contemplates the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in his mind, performing what is known as the triple kaji. At the Goshichinichi no Mishyuho ceremony, which has been held every New Year since the mid-Heian period at the Imperial Court in Japan, the head priest of Toji Temple pours kaji perfume on the Emperor and prays for peace.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

なんらかの願望がかなえられるよう神仏に対して行う一種の呪術作法。本来密教では加持は如来の大悲と衆生の信心を指し，祈禱は攘災治病等の現世求福を意味するものとして区別されるが，一般には両者は同義に使用される。加持では真言行者が手に印を結び口に真言を誦し心に仏菩薩を観じ，いわゆる三密加持を行う。日本の宮中で平安中期より毎年正月に行われる後七日御修法（ごしちにちのみしゆほう）では東寺長者が加持香水をもって天皇にそそぎかけ安穏を祈念する。

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