佛光大辭典 Fóguāng dàcídiǎn The Foguang Dictionary of Buddhism
(FOGUANG)
p. 6853a-6854b
Syntactic words
NPab(BUDDH:) water-pouring ceremony (this term is of pre-Buddhist origin and denotes a ceremony on the occasion of a king's ascending of the throne, or as ceremony for conforming somebody as crown prince; in the AVATAMSAKA it is mentioned that a Bodhisattva of the 9th stage, on the occasion of entering the tenth stage of his development, undergoes a ceremnoy where Buddhas sprinkle his forehead with 'prajñā water' (智水), confirming that he entered the stage of a 'Dharma-king' (法王); as such in some sutras the tenth stage of a Bodhisattva is also referred to as 灌頂地; the ceremony also plays an important role in esoteric Buddhism, 密教); skr. abhiṣecana, abhiṣeka
VPiact(BUDDH:) pour water over the forehead (this term is of pre-Buddhist origin and denotes a ceremony on the occasion of a king's ascending of the throne, or as ceremony for conforming somebody as crown prince; in the AVATAMSAKA it is mentioned that a Bodhisattva of the 9th stage, on the occasion of entering the tenth stage of his development, undergoes a ceremnoy where Buddhas sprinkle his forehead with 'prajñā water' (智水), confirming that he entered the stage of a 'Dharma-king' (法王); as such in some sutras the tenth stage of a Bodhisattva is also referred to as 灌頂地; the ceremony also plays an important role in esoteric Buddhism, 密教); skr. abhiṣecana, abhiṣeka
摩頂 mó dǐng OC: maal teeŋʔ MC: mʷɑ teŋ 1 Attribution
佛光大辭典 Fóguāng dàcídiǎn The Foguang Dictionary of Buddhism
(FOGUANG)
p. 6075b
Syntactic words
VPiactBUDDH: to rub one's forehead is a symbol for the transmission of the dharma and the prediction of future Buddhahood. Compare LOTUS: 釋迦牟尼佛從法座起，現大神力，以右手摩無量菩薩摩訶薩頂。('the Buddha rose from his dharma-seat, displayed great supernatural powers and with his right hand rubbed the forehead of countless great Bodhisattvas').