加持

Chinese

to add; plus
 
to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain
simp. and trad.
(加持)

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit अधिष्ठान (adhiṣṭhāna, standing by) or Pali adhiṭṭhāna. Tibetan equivalent is བྱིན་རླབས (byin rlabs).

Pronunciation


Noun

加持

  1. (Buddhism) adhiṣṭhāna; initiations or blessings

Derived terms

  • 加持力

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (加持):

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

加持 (hiragana かじ, rōmaji kaji)

  1. initiations or blessings

Verb

加持する (hiragana かじする, rōmaji kaji suru)

  1. perform incantations

Conjugation

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