Bonding Initiation - Kechien Kanjo

Japanese: 結縁灌頂 - けちえんかんじょう

〘Noun〙 Buddhist term. An initiation ceremony given to enable ordinary people to form a connection with Buddhism. The initiation ceremony instructor, an ajari , leads the recipient to the initiation platform, has the various deities throw flowers, and designates the Buddha on whose ground the flower falls as the main deity with which the initiation ceremony is connected. He chants the name of that Buddha, pours a jar of water on the recipient 's head, and bestows one seal and one understanding . →Initiation ceremony②. [Season: Winter] *Genpei Jōsuiki (before the 14th century) 8 "As explained in this sutra, there are three types of initiation. They are the so-called connection initiation (kechien kwanjō) , the transmission of the law initiation, and the self-realization initiation."

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Japanese:

〘名〙仏語。広く一般の人に仏縁を結ばせるために行なう灌頂。灌頂教授の阿闍梨(あじゃり)が、受ける者を灌頂壇に導き、諸尊に花を投げさせて花の落ちたところの仏を有縁の主尊と定め、その仏の尊号を唱えて、受ける者の頭に瓶水(ひょうすい)を注ぎ、一印一明(いちいんいちみょう)を授けるもの。→灌頂(かんじょう)②。《季・冬》※源平盛衰記（１４Ｃ前）八「本経の説の如くは、三種の灌頂あり。所謂結縁灌頂(ケチエンくゎんぢゃう)、伝法灌頂、自証灌頂也」

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