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Mijiao qiqing cideng (Invocations of the Secret Teach-
ing in Successive Order).^160 This is a manual of spells with bījas for
the primary deities to be invoked. A bilingual manuscript written in
Chinese (black) and Sanskrit (red), with punctuation. It would appear
to date from the middle of the Dali period.
Mijiao guanxing cideng (Secret Teaching’s Practice of
Contemplation in Successive Order).^161 A ritual text by an unknown
author that includes instructions in various forms of Esoteric Bud-
dhist meditation. Like many other Dali texts, the manuscript features
bilingual spells but also includes talismans in red.
Dahei tianshen yigui (Ritual Proceedings for [the Wor-
ship of ] Mahākāla),^162 author unknown. A ritual text with full instruc-
tions for the altar, offerings, spells, etc. It shares some similarities with
T. 1287.
Foshuo guanding Yaoshi jing shu (Commentary
on the Baisajyaguru ̣ Abhisekạ Scripture),^163 written by an unknown
monk, possibly of Bai origin. A commentary on the twelfth chapter
of the Guanding jing.^164 Annotation is done in red, according to Bai
customs. The manuscript said to date from the Dali period.
Da zizai suijiu fomu qiqing yigui (Ritual
Proceedings for Inviting Mahāpratisarā, Mother of Buddhas).^165 A
ritual text for the cult of Mahāpratisarā with instructions for the altar,
including a detailed listing of offerings. Manuscript from the Dali
period.
Guangming qiqing sanshi yuxiang zhongzhu bai jin’gang jiqing
(Inviting the Bright and Illuminating
(^160) Provincial Library of Yunnan, no. 00985.
(^161) Provincial Library of Yunnan, no. 00986.
(^162) ZWF, First Series, vol. 6, pp. 372–81.
(^163) Provincial Library of Yunnan, no. 00966.
(^164) Cf. T. 1331 For a study of this text see Strickmann, 1990.
(^165) Provincial Library of Yunnan. There are several Esoteric Buddhist texts devoted
to the worship of this female divinity, including T. 1154–1156A. As is the case with
many of the Dali Buddhist manuscripts, this work seems to represent a local tradition.