Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in East Asia

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Ganapati),^37 translation attributed to Bodhiruci. This is a short ritual

text for the worship of Gaṇapati/Vināyaka. Only one longer spell is

given. Due to its wording and terminology, the text would appear to

date to later than the seventh century.

Ershiba yaocha dajiang minghao (The Names

of the Twenty-eight Great Yaksa Generals).̣^38 This is a very brief ritual

text attributed to Amoghavajra for invoking the yaksa spirits who con-̣

trol the twenty-eight constellations.

Ershiba yecha dajun wang minghao (The Names
of the Twenty-eight Great Yaksa Generals and Kings).̣^39 A variant of
the above mentioned text.

Zhengliaozhi wang yaocha quanzhu fa (Method
of the Yaksa King Correctly Knowing Who Guards the Household),̣^40
translation attributed to Yijing. A short ritual text for domestic pro-
tection, centering on the worship of the twenty-eight yakṣa gen-
erals. Some of the concepts found in this text may derive from the
Mahāmayūrīvidyārājṇī-dhāraṇī sūtra, a version of which was trans-
lated by Yijing.^41

Da sheng miao Jixiang pusa zuisheng weide bimi bazi tuoluoni xiu-

xing niansong yigui cideng fa

(Ritual Proceedings and Ordinances for

the Cultivation of the Invocation of the Great, Holy, and Wonder-

fully Auspicious Bodhisattva’s Supreme, Majestically Virtuous, and

Secret Eight-character Dhāraṇī),^42 attributed to Vajrabodhi, though it

is likely a later apocrypha. A ritual text belonging to the cultic worship

and invocation of Mañjuśrī, it is written in verse form and provides

detailed instruction on the establishment of the ritual space and the

altar for the rite. As indicated in the title, there are different rituals

embedded in the text.

(^37) ZZ. 185.2.
(^38) ZZ. 184.2.
(^39) ZZ. 183.2.
(^40) ZZ. 182.2.
(^41) For Yijing see Orzech, “Esoteric Buddhism in the Tang,” in this volume. For the
Mahāmayūrīvidyārājṇī-dhāraṇī sūtra, see Sørensen, 2006c.
(^42) ZZ. 181.2.