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mountain seat ceremony (shinsan shiki 晉山式)

Literally, the "ceremony" (shiki 式) of "ascending" (shin 晉) the "mountain" (san 山). The ceremony of installing a new abbot. The "mountain" referred to is the monastery or temple in question.