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'''''Abhisheka''''' (also ''[[abhiseka]], [[abhishek]]'' ~ amongst other such [[transliteration]]s) is a Sanskrit term comparable to [[puja]], [[yagya]] and [[arati]] that denotes: a [[devotional]], [[magical]] activity; an enacted [[prayer]] <ref>[[Meditation]], [[contemplation]], [[intention]]ality and [[wishing]] are inherent in this usage of prayer.</ref>, [[rite of passage]] and/or religious [[rite]] or [[ritual]]. |
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===Cultural examples=== |
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*In the '''[[Mahavairocana Sutra]]''' [[Mahavairocana]] Buddha reveals the [[Womb Realm|Mandala of the Womb Realm]] to [[Vajrasattva]] and teaches the rituals that relate to the Womb Mandala which are known as, and an example of, ''[[abhisheka|abhiseka]]''. |
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===See also=== |
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* [[Puja]] |
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===Notes=== |
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===References=== |
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* Authorship unattributed (1993). ''Why Temples?'' http://www.yogamag.net/archives/1993/3may93/temples.shtml (accessed: [[Saturn]]day, February 24, 2007) |
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* Authorship unattributed (2004). ''Healing Through Yagya / Pooja / Occult.'' http://mudrasforhealing.com/occult.htm (accessed: [[Saturn]]day, February 24, 2007) |
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