kuṇḍikā

filter

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In ceremonial object: Objects used in rites of passage
…a filter or ewer (kundika), an alms collector’s staff (khakkara), a needle, a toothpick, and a fan. Japanese Shingon Buddhist monks are initiated when they are past 50 years of age, at which time they are baptized (abhisheka) by having water from five kundika poured on their heads and…
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