加持

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Chinese[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

加持

  1. (Buddhism) adhiṣṭhāna; initiations or blessings
  2. (by extension) blessings; support; endorsement; backing

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (加持):
  • Japanese: 加持(かじ) (kaji)
  • Korean: 가지(加持) (gaji)
  • Vietnamese: gia trì (加持)

Verb[edit]

加持

  1. (by extension) to give one's blessings; to support; to endorse

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun[edit]

()() (kaji

  1. initiations or blessings

Verb[edit]

()()する (kaji surusuru (stem ()() (kaji shi), past ()()した (kaji shita))

  1. perform incantations

Conjugation[edit]