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Jin’gangzang pusa sanzi guanxiang (Visualizing
the Three Characters of Vajragarbha Bodhisattva).^133 An Esoteric Bud-
dhist meditation text.
Lianhua bu puzan tan sanbao (Widely Extolling
the Three Jewels of the Lotus Quarter [of the Garbhadhātu Mandala]).
A ritual text with dhāraṇīs.^134
Niansong zhenyan guan xingxiu xi lüeyi
Outline of the Method of Intoning Mantras While Cultivating Con-
templation).^135 An Esoteric Buddhist meditation text.
Pilu zan (Hymn to Vairocana).^136 A hymn text for the adora-
tion of Vairocana.
Sanshi fa (Method for Bestowing Food). A ritual text for
presenting food to the hungry ghosts.^137 It may be related to the
Pretamukhāgnijvālayaśarakāra dhāraṇī or one of the derived ritual
works associated with Amoghavajra’s name.
Shishi zhou yuanwen (Text for Prayers while Bestowing
Food with Spells). This ritual text for the offering of food to the spirits^138
is an important early source on this type of practice.
Shui sanshi (a) (Water and Offering of Food).^139 A shishi-type
text.
Shui sanshi (b) (Water and Offering of Food).^140 This
text contains a number of dhāraṇīs that can all be found in the
Dhāraṇīsaṃgraha.^141
(^133) P. 3835V° (9).
(^134) S. 2975. Manuscript dated to the tenth century.
(^135) P. 2322 (21).
(^136) P. 2322 (5).
(^137) P. 3861 (4).
(^138) S. 4494 (6). Manuscript dated to 545 C.E.
(^139) P. 3835V° (2).
(^140) P. 4961. Text at variance with P. 3835V° (2).
(^141) T. 901.18:787c–8c.