Meaning of 坐床
坐床 means to undergo enthronement (of a reincarnated Living Buddha in Tibetan Buddhism); to be formally enthroned as the successor. Pronounced zuò chuáng.
- to undergo enthronement (of a reincarnated Living Buddha in Tibetan Buddhism); to be formally enthroned as the successor
Definitions & Examples
Dì第
shí十
yī一
shì世
Bān班
chán禅
é额
ěr尔
dé德
ní尼
zài在
Lā拉
sà萨
jǔ举
xíng行
le了
zuò坐
chuáng床
yí仪
shì式
。
The 11th Panchen Erdeni held his enthronement ceremony in Lhasa.
Jīng经
guò过
Jīn金
píng瓶
chè掣
qiān签
rèn认
dìng定
de的
líng灵
tóng童
，
bì必
xū须
jǔ举
xíng行
zuò坐
chuáng床
diǎn典
lǐ礼
cái才
néng能
chéng成
wéi为
zhèng正
shì式
de的
huó活
fó佛
。
A child soul recognized through the Golden Urn lottery must undergo the enthronement ceremony to become an official Living Buddha.
Zuò坐
chuáng床
dà大
diǎn典
tōng通
cháng常
zài在
sì寺
yuàn院
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
diàn殿
táng堂
jǔ举
xíng行
，
yóu由
gāo高
sēng僧
zhǔ主
chí持
。
The grand enthronement ceremony is usually held in the main hall of the monastery, presided over by senior monks.