The Āveśa Rite Explained by the God Maheśvara Which Swiftly Establishes Its Efficacy (Su Ji Li Yan Moxishouluo Tian Shuo Aweishe Fa) 速疾立驗魔醯首羅天說阿尾奢法

Translated by Amoghavajra

Colophon

第 21 冊　No. 1277 速疾立驗魔醯首羅天說阿尾奢法 唐 不空譯 共 1 卷
Volume 21, No. 1277; Suji Liyan Moxishouluo Tian Shuo Aweishe Fa; The Āveśa Rite Explained by the God Maheśvara Which Swiftly Establishes Its Efficacy; Translated by Amoghavajra in the Tang in 1 scroll

Other Names

Āveśa Rite

Summary

Tells of the use of spirit medium in ritual possession, or āveśa, and divination.

Notes

Date 720-774 from Lancaster (2004, 'K 1361')

English translation

Giebel, Rolf W 2016, “A Śaiva Text in Chinese Garb? An Annotated Translation of the Suji liyan Moxishouluo tian shuo aweishe fa,” In Andrea Acri (ed.) Esoteric Buddhism in Mediaeval Maritime Asia, Singapore: ISEAS Publishing, pp. 381-388.

Primary Source

Amoghavajra, 《速疾立驗魔醯首羅天說阿尾奢法》 'Su Ji Li Yan Mo Xi Shou Luo Tian Shuo A Wei She 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. 1277, Accessed 2016-10-09, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T21n1277.

References

  1. Giebel 2011, pp. 27-36.
  2. Lancaster 2004, 'K 1361'.

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