Ritual of the Dual-Bodied Vinaayaka (Da Sheng Tian Huanxi Shuang Shen Pinayejia Fa) 大聖天歡喜雙身毘那夜迦法

Translated by Amoghavajra

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第 21 冊　No. 1266 大聖天歡喜雙身毘那夜迦法 唐 不空譯 共 1 卷
Volume 21, No. 1266; Da Sheng Tian Huanxi Shuang Shen Pinayejia Fa; Ritual of the Dual-Bodied Vinaayaka; Translated by Amoghavajra in the Tang in 1 scroll

Alternative Namaes

Japanese: Daishōten kangi sōshin binayakahō

Summary

Describes a ritual for a two-bodied form of Gaṇeśa, including mantras, the form of the image, mudras, and items offered.

Notes

Date 746-774 from Lancaster (2004, 'K 1378')

English translation

Sanford, James H 1997, “Literary Aspects of Japan's Dual-Gaṇeśa Cult,” In: Robert L. Brown, ed., Ganesh: Studies of an Asian God, Albany: State University of New York, pp. 287-335.

Primary Source

Amoghavajra, 《大聖天歡喜雙身毘那夜迦法》 'Da Sheng Tian Huanxi Shuang Shen Pi Na Ye Jia Fa,' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 21, No. 1266, Accessed 2016-10-09, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T21n1266.

References

1. Abé, R 1999, p. 550.
2. Giebel 2011, pp. 27-36.
3. Lancaster 2004, 'K 1378'.

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