藥師經疏 1.89

1.89

經。復次至王等　二明除難文分為六。一災興王境。二七難侵民。三皇帝垂慈。四宜修上供。五肅清役勵。六帝壽遐延。此則初也。言灌頂者。謂最大國太子初登位時。諸小國王及諸群臣。各取四大海水灌其頭頂名灌頂王。

Sūtra: “Furthermore […] kings, and so on.” / Second, explaining the elimination of calamities. The text is divided into six parts: first, calamities arising in the king’s realm; second, the seven calamities assailing the people; third, the sovereign extending compassion; fourth, the appropriateness of cultivating the superior offerings; fifth, the purging of plagues and afflictions; sixth, the prolongation of the sovereign’s lifespan. This is the first part. As for “anointed [on the crown of the head]”: when the crown prince of the greatest kingdom first ascends the throne, the minor kings and all the ministers each take water from the four great oceans and pour it upon his crown; hence he is called an “anointed king” (mūrdhābhiṣikta).