Tiān xīn zhèng fǎ xiū zhēn dào chǎng shè jiào yí 天心正法修真道場設醮儀
Liturgy for Establishing the Offering at a Perfection-Cultivating Dharma-Site of the Tiān xīn Zhèng fǎ
Anonymous; SòngYuán
A SòngYuán ritual-liturgy of the Tiān xīn zhèng fǎ 天心正法 (“Heavenly-Heart Orthodox Dharma”) — one of the major Sòng Daoist ritual-exorcistic traditions. Preserved as DZ 807 / CT 807 (Dòngshén bù, Jiè lǜ lèi 洞神部戒律類).
About the work
The Tiān xīn zhèng fǎ
The Tiān xīn zhèng fǎ 天心正法 (“Heavenly-Heart Orthodox Dharma”) was a major Sòng Daoist ritual-exorcistic tradition, one of the so-called “new ritual methods” (xīn fǎ 新法) that proliferated in the Sòng. The tradition was especially prominent in the 11th–13th centuries, associated with the ritual innovations of figures like Lǚ Yuán sù 呂元素.
Contents
The text provides a procedure for establishing a Daoist offering-ritual (shè jiào 設醮) at a dharma-site of the Tiān xīn Zhèng fǎ tradition — covering altar setup, invocation of deities, and petition-submission.
Dating. SòngYuán. Dynasty: 宋-元.
Translations and research
- Andersen, Poul. “Taoist Ritual Texts and Traditions with Special Reference to Bugang.” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Copenhagen, 1991. On the Sòng ritual innovations including Tiān xīn zhèng fǎ.