Tibetan Buddhist enthronement ceremony
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to undergo enthronement (of a reincarnated Living Buddha in Tibetan Buddhism); to be formally enthroned as the successor
formalSpecific to Tibetan Buddhism. Refers to the formal ceremony where the recognized reincarnation (灵童) of a deceased Living Buddha is enthroned as the legitimate successor. The term can also function as a noun referring to the ceremony itself.
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.
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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.