Vaisravana of the North Defends the Dharma with his Army Mantra (Bei Fang Pishamen Tian Wang Sui Jun Hufa Zhenyan) 北方毘沙門天王隨軍護法真言

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第 21 冊　No. 1248 北方毘沙門天王隨軍護法真言 唐 不空譯 共 1 卷
Volume 21, No. 1248; Bei Fang Pishamen Tian Wang Sui Jun Hufa Zhenyan; Vaisravana of the North Defends the Dharma with his Army Mantra; Translated by Amoghavajra in the Tang in 1 scroll

Summary

This text include Siddham script for a mantra. It is related to similar texts on Vaisravana in the 諸天等儀軌類 deva ritual manuals group (1244–1330).

Notes

This text does not appear in the Korean canon. A Taishō footnote for this text reads: ＜原＞享和元年刊長谷寺藏本, ＜甲＞高山寺藏古寫本 Source: Hase-dera Canon version, published first year of the Kyōwa era [1801-1804]; 1. Takayama Temple collection old manuscript.

English Translation

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Primary Source

Amoghavajra, 《北方毘沙門天王隨軍護法真言》 'Bei Fang Pishamen Tian Wang Sui Jun Hufa Zhenyan,' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 21, No. 1248, Accessed 2016-10-09, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T21n1248.

References

1. Giebel 2011, pp. 27-36.

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