guàn
dǐng

technical
religious

Meaning of 灌顶

灌顶 means to perform the Buddhist initiation ritual of sprinkling water or ghee on a disciple's head. Pronounced guàn dǐng.

  • to perform the Buddhist initiation ritual of sprinkling water or ghee on a disciple's head

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
wèi
shàng
shī
jiāng
wèi
de
xíng
guàn
dǐng
shì
 

This lama will perform the initiation ritual for his senior disciple.

Jiē
shòu
guàn
dǐng
shì
xiū
xíng
de
zhòng
yào
chéng
bēi
 

Receiving the initiation is an important milestone in spiritual practice.

Zhè
zhǒng
guàn
dǐng
shì
xiàng
zhēng
zhe
zhì
huì
de
chuán
chéng
 

This initiation ritual symbolizes the transmission of wisdom.