darshan

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) Hierophany, theophany; being in the presence of the divine or holy (as a person or object).Examples: "A common sight in India is a crowd of people gathered in the courtyard of a temple or at the doorway of a streetside shrine for the darshan of the deity."; "Hindus take darshan of a holy person, object, or place, believing that its mere presence, particularly the sight of it, conveys blessings."; "When approaching a soul who is known to give darshan, be in the same area of the superconscious mind that you feel he must be in."Hinduismcountableuncountable