noun
cold-water ablutions; purification by cold water
Refers to a Shinto or Buddhist practice of pouring cold water over oneself or standing under a waterfall to purify the body and spirit. Often associated with ascetic training or ritual cleansing.
修行者は滝に打たれて垢離を取った。
The ascetic performed cold-water ablutions under the waterfall.
神社の近くの川で垢離をする習慣がある。
There is a custom of performing purification by cold water in the river near the shrine.