Shasui - Shasui

Japanese: 洒水 - しゃすい

A Buddhist term. The act of scattering purified water to purify oneself and the dojo. The purified water for shasui is placed in a small metal bowl called a shasui-ki. When shasui is performed, it is placed on a desk or held in the left hand, and the water is stirred with the tip of a sanjo (a walking stick) held in the right hand while chanting a mantra to give the purified water spiritual power, and then the water is scattered by waving the sanjo in a certain manner. Shasui can be performed by a doshi (master) while seated, or by a shasui master or incantator (shushi) circulating around the dojo. There is also a simple shasui that is performed by the practitioners when they enter the dojo.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

仏教用語。浄水を散らして身を清め道場を清める行為。洒水用の浄水は，洒水器と称する金属製の小鉢に入れて置く。洒水をするときは，これを机上に置くか左手に保持するかして，右手に持つ散杖（さんじよう）の先で水をかき回しながら真言を唱えて浄水に霊力を与えた後，一定の所作で散杖を振って浄水を散らす。洒水は，導師等が着座のまま行う場合と，洒水師，呪師（しゆし）等が道場内を巡回しながら行う場合とあり，また職衆（しきしゆう）が道場に入る際に身を清める簡単な洒水もある。

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