三昧耶戒
さんまやかい
- precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism) n Buddh
Kanji
三
サン • ゾウ
み • み.つ • みっ.つ
three
昧
マイ • バイ
くら.い • むさぼ.る
dark; foolish
耶
ヤ • ジャ
か
question mark
戒
カイ
いまし.める
commandment
Synonyms
伝法灌頂
でんぼうかんじょう
- consecration ritual for the conferral of the status of Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism) n Buddh
阿闍梨
あじゃり あざり
- high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest n Buddh hon
- initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon) n Buddh
- monk who conducts religious services n Buddh