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The 11 pages that link to Abhisheka, each with the reason it gives.

• Tibetan BuddhismRelated: Initiation is generally required before undertaking many Tibetan tantric practices.

• VajrayanaRelated: Initiation grants the ritual authorization Vajrayana practice requires.

• TantraRelated: Initiatory empowerment authorizes and prepares practitioners for particular tantric practices.

• MandalaRelated: A mandala can serve as the consecrated setting for tantric initiation.

• Hindu templeBroader topic: Temple ceremonies may bathe the principal murti as an act of purification and honor.

• NaropaRelated: Naropa’s lineage teachings were transmitted through tantric empowerments.

• Buddhist tantraRelated: Initiation grants access to practices whose transmission defines Buddhist tantra.

• Shingon BuddhismRelated: Initiation transmits esoteric teachings and authorizes specific Shingon practices.

• LakshmiRelated: Ritual bathing appears in images of Lakshmi and in forms of her worship.

• Shaiva SiddhantaRelated: Agamic temple worship includes ritual bathing of Shiva’s emblem.

• YidamRelated: Yidam practice is generally undertaken after the relevant empowerment.