| Term |
empowerment
Referenced by: initiation (alternative term) |
|---|---|
| Tibetan | dbang |
| Sanskrit | abhishekha |
| Pali | |
| Definition | A tantric ritual that activates and empowers Buddha-nature factors to grow so that, through repeated, sustained tantric practice, they will eventually transform into the Three Corpuses (Bodies) of a Buddha. An empowerment also plants new seeds, or potentials, that will likewise grow in the same manner. The term is often translated as "initiation." |
| Arabic | التمكين |
|---|---|
| German | Ermächtigung |
| French | initiation |
| Italian | potenziamento |
| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | empowerment; initiation; consecration; power; force; control |
| Russian | уполномочивающее посвящение |
| Vietnamese | lễ quán đảnh |
| Chinese (simplified) | 加持 |
| Chinese (traditional) | 加持 |