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Abhisheka (Sanskrit: अभिषेक, romanized: Abhiṣeka) is a religious rite or method of prayer in which a devotee pours a liquid offering on an image or murti of a deity. This is common to religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
The Māhāmastakābhiṣeka ("Grand Consecration") refers to the abhiṣeka (anointment) of the Jain idols when held on a large scale. The most famous of such consecrations is the anointment of the Bahubali Gommateshwara statue located at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, India.
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Vaishnavism
Abhiṣeka (अभिषेक).—A bathing ceremony, particularly for the coronation of a king or the installation of the Lord's Deity form.
Purana and Itihasa
1) Abhiṣeka (अभिषेक) refers to “performing ablution ” and represents one of the sixteen upacāra, or “sixteen types of homage and services”, as described while explaining the mode of worshipping the phallic form (liṅga) of Śiva in the Śivapurāṇa 1.11. Accordingly, “[...] the devotee shall install the phallic emblem (liṅga) and it will accord directly the region of Śiva. Or the devotee need perform the rites from water-offering to food offering alone duly. Or the devotee shall daily perform, as...
Ganapatya
Abhiṣeka (अभिषेक) refers to “ritual bath”, representing one of the possible preliminary rites (upacāra) of a pūjā (deity worship).—Each act in a pūjā is not only physical and/or mental, but also symbolic, cosmic, and spiritual. Sprinkling, sipping, and bathing are symbolic of purification, of the worshipped as well as of the worshipper and the surroundings. Various offerings [viz., abhiṣeka] symbolize the surrendering of one’s latent tendencies (vāsanā) as expressed in thoughts, words, and de...
Theravada
The name of a statue of the Buddha in the Abhayagiri vihara. King Dhatusena had a golden ornament made for it (Cv.xxxviii.67), and in the time of Kassapa I., a senapati, named Migira, built a house for it (Cv.xxxix.6). Migara also instituted a dedication festival for Abhiseka Buddha. Ibid., 40; see also Geigers trans, i.35, n.7; 36, n.2.
Mahayana
Abhiṣeka (अभिषेक) refers to the “crucial anointment” and represents one of the ten Bodhisattva grounds (bodhisattabhūmi), according to the Mahāvastu referring to a Daśabhūmikasūtra, as mentioned in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 52. Abhiṣeka (अभिषेक) refers to “consecration”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “The Lord said [to Pradīpapāṇi]: “Son of good family, the Bodhisa...
Tibetan Buddhism
Abhiṣeka (अभिषेक) (Sanskrit; in Tibetan: dbang bskur) — (lit. “Initiation”) — A tantric ritual anointment, coronation, or empowerment, in which a guru confers upon disciples the blessings of the practice lineage of a particular deity and allows them to undertake practices related to that deity. There are different types and categorizations of initiations, but all of them require that the disciple visualize the lama as the deity, make offerings, and undertake vows Abhiṣeka (अभिषेक) refers to (...
General definition
Indian tradition relates the Abhiṣeka motif usually to the Hindu goddess Śrī Lakṣmī. In her appearance as Gajalakṣmī she is attended by a couple of water sprinkling elephants. Jina Abhiṣeka: According to the Ācārāṅgasūtra (2.15.9) Mahāvīra was brought to Mount Meru by god Śakra (Indra) in the night after his birth. Śakra made himself fivefold to carry the child safely to the top of the mountain, where the 63 Indras came to bathe future Jina. Similar legends were told about Pārśvanātha and Ṛṣa...
Abhiṣeka.—(EI 4), coronation; cf. abhiṣeka-kkāṇi, abhiṣeka- kkāṇikkai (SITI), Sanskrit-Tamil; presents offered to the king at the time of his coronation. Note: abhiṣekais defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages. Abhiṣeka (अभिषेक) refers to ...
Pali-English dictionary
abhiseka : (m.) consecration; ablution; sprinkling. Abhiseka, (fr. abhi + sic, cp. Sk. abhiṣeka) anointing, consecration, inauguration (as king) A.I, 107 (cp. abhisitta); II, 87 read abhisek’—anabhisitto; J.II, 104, 352; DhA.I, 350; PvA.74. Cp.ābhisekika. (Page 72)
Marathi-English dictionary
abhiṣēka (अभिषेक).—m (S) abhiṣiñcana or abhiṣēcana n S Dropping drop by drop (holy water, milk &c.) over an idol, a king, an officiating priest, a sick person &c. by way of ceremonial ablution, royal inunction or inauguration, or solemn purification and preparation (whether by dropping over, or aspersion, or immersion &c.) Ex. paya dadhi āṇi dhṛta || madhu śarkarā guḍa saṃyukta || mūrtti nhāṇōni pañcāmṛtēṃ || a0 karitī maga tēvhāṃ || 2 Sprinkling. abhiṣēka (अभिषेक).—m-ṣiñcana-ṣēcana nDropping...
Sanskrit dictionary
Abhiṣeka (अभिषेक).— 1)Sprinkling, watering, wetting. 2) Anointing, inaugurating or consecrating by sprinkling water (a king, idol &c.). ततो हि नः प्रियतरं नान्यत्किंचिद्भविष्यति । यथाभिषेको रामस्य (tato hi naḥ priyataraṃ nānyatkiṃcidbhaviṣyati | yathābhiṣeko rāmasya) Rām.2.17.11; अग्निहोत्राभिषेकौ (agnihotrābhiṣekau)Kau. A. 1.3. 3) (Particularly) Coronation, inauguration, installation (of kings); royal unction; अथाभिषेकं रघुवंशकेतोः (athābhiṣekaṃ raghuvaṃśaketoḥ)R.14.7. 4) The (holy) water re...
Feb 16, 2016 · The importance of the abhishekam is that when we consume it, it cleanses our body, as each of the ingredient that is used in the thirtha has a specific significance. There are different forms of abhishekams that are performed to the idol. So, let's take a look at the different forms of abhishekam and why they are performed.
The Mahamastakabhisheka of Bahubali Gommateshwara statue is a major festival of Jainism, celebrated every 12 years. Last anointing took place 17 th February 2018 to 25 th February 2018 and the next is scheduled for the year 2030.
The ritual of anointing ( abhiseka ) or abhisheka1 ( hereafter I abhi. or " some sort of ritual washing or baptism may probably be regarded an almost universal element in the history of religions. "2 It is an ancient. ** Paper presented at the First International Jain Conference, University of Toronto. March 31 - April 1, 1995.
Abhiṣeka or abhisheka in Sanskrit means “bathing of the divinity to whom worship is offered.” It is a religious rite or method of prayer in which a devotee pours a liquid offering on an image or murti of a God or Goddess. Abhiṣeka is common to Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
