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{{short description|Devotional activity in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism}} | {{short description|Devotional activity in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism}} | ||
{{redirect|Abhishekam|the film|Abhishekam (film)|the TV series|Abhishekam (TV series)|masculine name|Abhishek (name)}} | |||
[[File:From Abhisheka To Panchamrutha.jpg|thumb|Abhisheka ritual with ''[[Panchamrita]]'' being conducted over a Hindu shrine]] | [[File:From Abhisheka To Panchamrutha.jpg|thumb|Abhisheka ritual with ''[[Panchamrita]]'' being conducted over a Hindu shrine]] | ||
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2018}} | {{use dmy dates|date=September 2018}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}} | ||
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'''Abhisheka''' ({{Lang-sa|अभिषेक |translit=Abhiṣeka}}) means "bathing of the divinity to whom worship is offered."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/monier/|title=Monier Williams Online Dictionary|website=www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de|access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref> It is a religious [[Ritual|rite]] or method of prayer in which a devotee pours a liquid offering on an image or [[murti]] of a God or Goddess. Abhisheka is common to [[Indian religions]] such as [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]] and [[Jainism]]. | |||
==Hinduism== | ==Hinduism== | ||
An abhiṣeka is conducted by priests by bathing the image of the deity being worshipped, amidst the chanting of [[mantra]]s. Usually, offerings such as [[milk]], [[yogurt]], [[ghee]], honey, [[panchamrita]], [[sesame oil]], [[rose water]], [[sandalwood]] paste may be poured among other offerings depending on the type of abhishekam being performed. This rite is routinely performed in [[Hindu temple|Hindu]] temples. A ''Rudrābhiṣeka'' or abhiṣeka of [[Rudra]] is performed on [[lingam]]s. A [[Kumbhabhishekham|Kumbhabhishekam]] is a consecration ritual for a Hindu temple.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pluralism.org/religions/hinduism/the-hindu-experience/consecration-kumbhabhishekam/|title=Consecration: Kumbhabhishekam {{!}} The Pluralism Project|website=pluralism.org|access-date=2020-01-10}}</ref> | An abhiṣeka is conducted by priests by bathing the image of the deity being worshipped, amidst the chanting of [[mantra]]s. Usually, offerings such as [[milk]], [[yogurt]], [[ghee]], honey, [[panchamrita]], [[sesame oil]], [[rose water]], [[sandalwood]] paste may be poured among other offerings depending on the type of abhishekam being performed. This rite is routinely performed in [[Hindu temple|Hindu]] temples. A ''[[Rudrābhiṣeka]]'' or abhiṣeka of [[Rudra]] is performed on [[lingam]]s. A [[Kumbhabhishekham|Kumbhabhishekam]] is a consecration ritual for a Hindu temple.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pluralism.org/religions/hinduism/the-hindu-experience/consecration-kumbhabhishekam/|title=Consecration: Kumbhabhishekam {{!}} The Pluralism Project|website=pluralism.org|access-date=2020-01-10}}</ref> | ||
==Buddhism== | ==Buddhism== | ||
===Vajrayana Buddhism=== | ===Vajrayana Buddhism=== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|Esoteric transmission}} | ||
[[File:Name List of Abhiseka.jpg|thumb|right|List of Abhiseka initiates in 812 at Takaosan-ji (高雄山寺)]] | [[File:Name List of Abhiseka.jpg|thumb|right|List of Abhiseka initiates in 812 at Takaosan-ji (高雄山寺)]] | ||
In [[Vajrayana|Vajrayana Buddhism]] or [[Mantrayana|Mantrayana Buddhism]], one enters into the path of [[Vajrayana|Vajrayana Buddhism]] by receiving the four stages of tantric [[empowerment (Vajrayana)|empowerment]]s, or abhisheka: the vase abhisheka, secret abhisheka, prajnajnana abhisheka, and word abhisheka. | In [[Vajrayana|Vajrayana Buddhism]] or [[Mantrayana|Mantrayana Buddhism]], one enters into the path of [[Vajrayana|Vajrayana Buddhism]] by receiving the four stages of tantric [[empowerment (Vajrayana)|empowerment]]s, or abhisheka: the vase abhisheka, secret abhisheka, prajnajnana abhisheka, and word abhisheka. | ||
<ref>|url=https://www.lionsroar.com/pointing-out-ordinary-mind/}}</ref> | <ref>{{cite web|title=Pointing Out Ordinary Mind|url=https://www.lionsroar.com/pointing-out-ordinary-mind/}}</ref> | ||
<ref>|url=https://www.lionsroar.com/see-the-true-nature-then-let-go-and-relax-in-that/}}</ref> | <ref>{{cite web|title=See the True Nature, then Let Go and Relax in That|url=https://www.lionsroar.com/see-the-true-nature-then-let-go-and-relax-in-that/}}</ref> | ||
In [[Vajrayana|Vajrayana Buddhism]], an abhiṣeka can be a method for performing [[pointing-out instruction]]s, a way to offer blessings of a lineage to participants, or it can be an [[empowerment (Vajrayana)|empowerment]] to begin a particular meditation practice.<ref>Hayward (2008) p.114</ref> | In [[Vajrayana|Vajrayana Buddhism]], an abhiṣeka can be a method for performing [[pointing-out instruction]]s, a way to offer blessings of a lineage to participants, or it can be an [[empowerment (Vajrayana)|empowerment]] to begin a particular meditation practice.<ref>Hayward (2008) p.114</ref> | ||
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This [[empowerment (Vajrayana)|empowerment]] ritual is present in [[Tibetan Buddhism]] as well as in [[Chinese Esoteric Buddhism]] and in [[Shingon Buddhism]]. | This [[empowerment (Vajrayana)|empowerment]] ritual is present in [[Tibetan Buddhism]] as well as in [[Chinese Esoteric Buddhism]] and in [[Shingon Buddhism]]. | ||
The abhiṣeka was originally used as a consecration rite. Water from the [[ | The abhiṣeka was originally used as a consecration rite. Water from the [[Four_Seas|four oceans]] was poured out of golden jars onto the head of royalty. It was used during a monarch's [[accession day|accession ceremony]] and also his [[investiture]] ceremony.<ref name=EB>{{cite encyclopedia |editor-first=Dale H. |editor-last=Hoiberg |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |title=abhiseka |edition=15th |year=2010 |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. |volume=I: A-ak Bayes |location=Chicago, Illinois |isbn=978-1-59339-837-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newencyclopaedia2009ency/page/32 32] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/newencyclopaedia2009ency/page/32 }}</ref> | ||
===Tantric Buddhism=== | ===Tantric Buddhism=== | ||
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{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
===Sources=== | ===Sources=== | ||
* {{citation |editor-last=Maniura |editor-first=Robert | | * {{citation |editor-last=Maniura |editor-first=Robert |editor2-last=Shepherd |editor2-first=Rupert |title=Presence: The Inherence of the Prototype within Images and Other Objects |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1x8Tz9v348cC |year=2006 |publisher=[[Ashgate]] |isbn=0-7546-3493-0 }} | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||