塗香ずこう

noun

rubbing incense on a person or statue for purification

A Buddhist purification ritual where powdered incense is applied to the body or a Buddha statue. The term is domain-specific and not used in everyday conversation.

• 僧そう侶りょが仏ぶつ像ぞうに塗香ずこうを施ほどこした。

  The monk applied incense powder to the Buddha statue.