noun
scented water for purification; water offering to Buddha
Buddhist term for fragrant water used in rituals, such as cleansing or offering to a Buddha image. Not the everyday word for perfume (which is こうすい).
仏像に香水を供える。
Offer scented water to the Buddha statue.
香水で身を清める儀式がある。
There is a ritual of purifying oneself with scented water.