醍醐灌顶
Traditional form:
醍醐灌頂
Pinyin (reading):
tíhúguàndǐng
Definitions:
- lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom
- flawless Buddhist teaching
Characters:
- 醍 - essential oil of butter
- 醐 - the purest cream
- 灌 - to water, to irrigate; to pour; to flood
- 顶 - top, summit, peak; to carry on the head
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