金光明最勝王經疏 5.572

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下說呪，復三：初標告示法、次別說教之、後結勸令學。初中有三：初總告、次「隨其所願」下述呪功能、後「當治淨室」下示持呪法。法有六：一皆治淨室立壇場、二洗浴嚴其身、三所居座、四對尊儀、五備供養、六誦呪時白月八日。西方月法，黑半左前、白半在後，與此不同，但依白月八日誦呪。布灑星者，即此鬼星也。然未知月大小殊，若為白八常鬼星合，準應但取白八與鬼星合日，未必白八日常與鬼星合。先誦護身呪，次誦見身呪，後誦共語呪。

Below is expounding the dhāraṇī, which again has three parts: first, indicating and declaring the method of practice; next, explaining and teaching it separately; later, concluding with an exhortation to learn it. The first part has three points: first, general declaration; next, from "all their wishes will be fulfilled" onward, describing the function and efficacy of the dhāraṇī; later, from "In a clean room" onward, indicating the method of upholding the dhāraṇī. The method has six points: 1. Cleaning a pure room and establishing an altar; 2. Bathing and adorning one's body; 3. The seat upon which one sits; 4. Facing the venerable image; 5. Preparing the offerings; 6. The time for reciting the dhāraṇī, which is the eighth day of the bright fortnight. According to the lunar system of the Western Regions, the dark fortnight precedes on the left and the bright fortnight follows, which differs from this country; one simply follows the eighth day of the bright fortnight to recite the dhāraṇī. The asterism Puṣya is the Guǐ asterism here. However, it is not known whether months differ in length; if the eighth day of the bright fortnight always conjoined with the Guǐ asterism, one should accordingly only take the day when the eighth day of the bright fortnight conjoins with the Guǐ asterism, but the eighth day of the bright fortnight does not necessarily always conjoin with the Guǐ asterism. First recite the dhāraṇī for protecting the body, next recite the dhāraṇī for seeing the body, and later recite the dhāraṇī for conversing with her.