Āveśa Rituals in the Saravatathāgatatattvasaṃgraha: A Critical Edition and Annotated Japanese Translation of *Caturvidhasiddhiniṣpattimudrājñāna

Abstract

　This paper presents a new critical edition and annotated Japanese translation of the section of the āveśa rituals which are prescribed in the Vajradhātumahāmaṇḍala chapter of the First kalpa (Mahāyānābhisamaya) of the Sarvatathāgatatattvasaṃgraha. The edition and translation are based upon the Sanskrit manuscript preserved in Kaiser Library, Kathmandu, and other related texts. In addition, this paper also presents new information about the Kaiser Library manuscript.