Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in East Asia

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Dabei qiqing (Prayers to the Great Compassionate [One]).^115 A
ritual text for the invocation of the Thousand-armed Avalokiteśvara.


Foshuo dalun jin’gang zongchi tuoluoni fa
(Buddha Preaches the Method of the Great Wheel Vajra Practice
of Dhāraṇīs); subtitled Guanshiyin ruyilun wang Monibatuo biex-
ing fa (Different Method of the
Avalokiteśvara Cintāmaṇicakra King Maṇibhadra),^116 variously attrib-
uted to Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra, but probably an apocryphal
work. This is a ritual text partly based on T. 1230 and it contains spells
and talismans.


Foshuo jin’gang lianhua bu Da Cuisui jin’gang qiqing
(Buddha Speaks the Invocation of the Great
Destroying Vajra[pāla] of the Lotus Quarter).^117 A prayer text with
dhāraṇīs for the worship of the vidyārāja Ucchusma.̣


Foshuo da Suiqiu zhenyan qiqing (Buddha
Speaks the Mantras for Invoking Mahāpratisarā).^118 Contains spells for
the worship of Mahāpratisarā lifted from various sources.


Foshuo Yaowang Yaoshang erh pusa jing denglue li qijie fo chanhui fa
(Arrangement of the
Ritual of the Seven Buddhas’ Method of Repentance [According to]
the Buddha Discourses on the Medicine Kings, the Two Superior Bodhi-
sattvas Sūtra, followed by the Methods of the Abbreviated Ritual for
the Seven Buddhas’ Repentance).^119 The second part of this manuscript
concerned with the rite of repentance is an Esoteric Buddhist text. The
primary scripture referred to in the title is identical to T. 1161.


Foshuo Qijudi fomu Zhunti da ming tuoluoni niansong famen
(Method of Chanting the
Cundī-devī-dhāraṇī).^120 A ritual text for the worship of Cundī. It is


(^115) S. 4378V° (1), P. 2105 (2).
(^116) P. 3835V° (11). Possibly some connection to P. 2153.
(^117) P. 3914 (3). See also P. 3861 (6).
(^118) P. 2197 (10.2).
(^119) Beijing 16.
(^120) P. 3916 (1).

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