snāna (English spelling) snana

Japanese: snāna(英語表記)snana
snāna (English spelling) snana

…In Brahmanism, rituals often include bathing for purification (dīkṣā), sanctification by bathing in consecrated water (abhiṣeka), and bathing to cleanse the impurities of death (udakopasparśana). In some cases, the first bath of a newborn baby is part of the birth ritual. Among Hindu rituals, bathing (snāna) in pilgrimage sites (tīrtha) centered around the Ganges River basin is prominent. This belief is based on the power of the water of holy places to wash away sins and impurities, and it is believed that simply touching the water of the Ganges will erase all sins and lead to liberation. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "snāna" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…バラモン教の祭式の中には,潔斎のための沐浴(ディークシャーdīkṣā)や,聖別した水で沐浴することによる聖別(アビシェーカabhiṣeka),死の穢れなどをはらうための沐浴(ウダコーパスパルシャナudakopasparśana)などがしばしば現れ,新生児の初湯を誕生儀礼の一環とする例もある。ヒンドゥー教の儀礼の中では,ガンガー(ガンジス)川流域を中心とする巡礼地(ティールタtīrtha)で行われる沐浴(スナーナsnāna)が顕著である。聖地の水がもつ罪・穢れを洗い流す力に対する信仰であり,ガンガーの水は触れるだけであらゆる罪を滅し解脱に導くものとされる。…

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