三昧耶戒さんまやかい

noun

samaya precepts

In esoteric Buddhism (Shingon, Tendai), the set of precepts conferred on a practitioner before receiving the abhisheka (consecration) to become an acharya. A highly specialized term; rarely encountered outside academic or ritual contexts.

See also: 伝法灌頂 · 阿闍梨

• 伝でん法ぽう灌かん頂じょうの前まえに、三さん昧ま耶や戒かいを授さずかる。

  Before the Dharma-transmission abhisheka, one receives the samaya precepts.