Meaning of initiational | Babel Free

Definitions

Relating to or involving initiation (into a religious group, spiritual status, etc).

Examples

“[...] the hero reaches his goal not in the realm of reason but in the vision of God and the mystical union with the highest being (without, however, forswearing the use of his rational faculty), one could perhaps rather call it an initiational tale.”

“[...] has important sociological dimensions in Tibet, as one's primary religious practice is centered on the particular sadhanas of one's initiational lineage, and one's group identification is largely determined by the sadhanas one performs.”

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