e/Empowerment (Tibetan Buddhism)

Information
has gloss	eng: An empowerment is a ritual in Tibetan Buddhism which initiates a student into a particular tantric deity practice. The Tibetan word for this is wang which literally translates to power. The sanskrit term for this is abhiseka which literally translates to sprinkling or bathing or anointing. A tantric practice is not considered effective or as effective until a qualified master has transmitted the corresponding power of the practice directly to the student. This may also refer to introducing the student to the mandala of the deity.
lexicalization	eng: empowerment
instance of	c/Tantric practices

Meaning
Portuguese
has gloss	por: Empoderamento (Sânscrito:abhisheka), é o ritual que introduz uma pessoa à mandala de um determinado Buda ou Bodhisattva, autorizando a prática das liturgias tântricas correspondentes.
lexicalization	por: empoderamento

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