A tantric ritual, found in all four classes of tantra, 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.
Tibetan: དབང་། dbang
Sanskrit: abhiṣeka
J. Hopkins: Empowerment; Initiation; Consecration
Synonyms: Initiation
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