Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in East Asia

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. textual material relating to esoteric buddhism 41


Chishengguang daochang niansong yi (Ritual for
the Invocation of Tejaprabha at the Ritual Site),^21 compiled by the Tian-
tai monk Zunshi. This is a ritual text for the worship of Tejaprabha,
Lord of the Constellations.


Guanzizai pusa ruyilun zhou kefa (Method
of Using the Spell of Cintāmaṇicakra-Avalokiteśvara),^22 author unknown.
A ritual text for the worship of Cintāmaṇicakra-Avalokiteśvara.


Xianmi yuantong chengfo xin yaoji (Collection
of the Perfect and Complete Buddha’s Mind Essentials according to
the Manifest and Esoteric Buddhist Traditions),^23 compiled by the
Liao monk Daochen (fl. late eleventh–early twelfth centuries).
This work combines Huayan and Esoteric Buddhist doctrines and
practices.^24


Mizhou yuanyin wangsheng ji (Collection of Secret
Spells of the Complete Causes for Attaining Rebirth [in the Pure
Land]),^25 compiled by the Tangut monk Zhiguang (fl. thirteenth
century?) and others. This work belongs to the type of texts in which
Esoteric Buddhism and Jingtu practices are combined.


Vol. 51
Liangbu dafa xiangcheng shizi fufa ji
(Record of the Master-to-Disciple Dharma Transmissions of the
Great Rituals of the Two Divisions),^26 recorded by Haiyun
(fl. 822–874) and dating from 834 C.E. This is a historical work setting
forth the transmission of the Dhārmadhātu and Vajradhātu Manda-
las during the eighth century.^27 In addition to information on Chi-
nese monks, it also contains information on some of the Korean and
Japanese monks who studied Esoteric Buddhism in China during
the Tang.


(^21) T. 1951.
(^22) T. 1952.
(^23) T. 1955.
(^24) Cf. Sørensen, “Esoteric Buddhism under the Liao,” in this volume.
(^25) T. 1956.
(^26) T. 2081.
(^27) See Orzech, ”After Amoghavajra,” in this volume, and also Chen, 2010.

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