Fǎ hǎi yí zhū 法海遺珠

Pearls Left-Behind in the Sea of Dharma

Anonymous; early Míng

The concluding text of the Tài píng bù — a 46-juàn early-Míng ritual compendium collecting Daoist ritual practices of the Thunder Rites (léi fǎ 雷法) tradition and allied currents. Preserved as DZ 1166 / CT 1166 (Tài píng bù 太平部).

Dating. Early Míng, by 1445. Dynasty: 明.

Translations and research

  • Skar, Lowell. “Ritual Movements, Deity Cults, and the Transformation of Daoism in Song and Yuan Times.” In Daoism Handbook, ed. Livia Kohn (Brill, 2000).