開かい眼げん供く養よう

noun

eye-opening ceremony; consecration of a Buddhist image

A Buddhist ritual in which a newly made statue or painting is consecrated by painting or inserting the eyes, symbolically imbuing it with a soul. This is a specific religious term.

• 新あたらしい仏ぶつ像ぞうの開かい眼げん供く養ようが寺てらで行おこなわれた。

  The eye-opening ceremony for the new Buddhist statue was held at the temple.