Abhiṣeka
“consecration”
event · 4 works · 4 mentions · 6 anchored passages
abhiṣeka · consecration · Consecration of a Universal Monarch · anointing of a king · consecration of Rāma
spoken of as
3 expressionsConsecration“abhiṣeka”1 mention
Caryāmelāpakapradīpa (Sanskrit)
Then the master, concentrated, should bring forth bodhicitta, and having deposited the bodhicitta in a vase or a conch—
Rāma's planned consecration“abhiṣeka”1 mention
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa (Sanskrit)
A splendid white yak-tail fan, bright as moonbeams, adorned with jewels, stood ready for Rāma.
royal anointing“abhiṣeka”1 mention
Vīramitrodaya (Sanskrit)
> The first anointing of a king awaits a pure time.
in the texts
Caryāmelāpakapradīpa
The ritual event of tantric consecration/empowerment (abhiṣeka) conferred by the guru on the disciple.
Then the master, concentrated, should bring forth bodhicitta, and having deposited the bodhicitta in a vase or a conch—
—then, having summoned that disciple, blessed and empowered by all the Buddhas, he should bestow on him the pledge, endowed with the seal (mudrā) of the Conqueror.
By the consecration of the triple realm, the disciple, with bowed head and joined palms—then, being urged thereto, [the master] should give to him what is [thereby] authorized.
San Hyan Kamahayanikan
The ritual empowerment/consecration ceremony conferred upon the initiate.
*Today, O long-lived ones, you are consecrated by all the Buddhas with their Vajras.
The name of the *abhiṣeka* you have received is the Consecration of a Universal Monarch.
Vīramitrodaya
The consecration ceremony of a king, whose first performance must await a pure (non-intercalary) time.
> The first anointing of a king awaits a pure time.
Anointing (*abhiṣeka*) is of a king, and that is the first one.
, is prohibited in an intercalary month, because it has another time.
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
The elaborate royal rite prepared to install Rāma as crown prince, later cancelled by Kaikeyī's boons.
A splendid white yak-tail fan, bright as moonbeams, adorned with jewels, stood ready for Rāma.
And a white parasol resembling the orb of the moon — radiant, magnificent, and placed in readiness for the consecration — stood waiting.
"Behold, O Rāghava, your father the king, true to his pledges — this very day the righteous-souled one shall consecrate you as crown prince.