Homecoming Ceremony - Kikashiki

Japanese: 帰家式 - きかしき
Homecoming Ceremony - Kikashiki

…The word comes from the Sanskrit verb meaning “to bathe,” and its original meaning is “one who has bathed.” When a student returns home after completing his/her studies of the Vedas under his/her teacher, he/she performs a ceremony called “samāvartana,” during which he/she bathes to purify himself/herself, and thus the term “snataka” arose. Originally, the term was used to refer only to the Brahmin class, but in later times it came to be used to refer to all Brahmins, including Kshatriyas and Vaishyas.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Homecoming Ceremony" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…サンスクリットで〈沐浴する〉を意味する動詞に由来する語で,〈沐浴した者〉というのが本来の意味である。師のもとでベーダを学習する学生期を終えて家に戻るとき,帰家式〈サマーバルタナsamāvartana〉という儀式を行うが,そのとき沐浴して身を清めるので〈スナータカ〉という呼称が生じた。本来はバラモン階級のみを指して使われたが,後世ではクシャトリヤ,バイシャを含むバラモン教徒一般に対して用いられるようになった。…

※「帰家式」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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