修習止觀坐禪法要 1.144

1.144

一者、精魅。十二時獸，變化作種種形色，或作少女、老宿之形，乃至可畏身等非一，惱惑行人。此諸精魅，欲惱行人，各當其時而來，善須別識。若於寅時來者，必是虎獸等；若於卯時來者，必是兔、鹿等；若於辰時來者，必是龍、鼈等；若於巳時來者，必是蛇、蟒等；若於午時來者，必是馬、驢、駝等；若於未時來者，必是羊等；若於申時來者，必是猿猴等；若於酉時來者，必是鷄、烏等；若於戌時來者，必是狗、狼等；若於亥時來者，必是猪等；子時來者，必是鼠等；丑時來者，必是牛等。行者若見常用此時來，即知其獸精，說其名字訶責，即當謝滅。

The first is demonic spirits. These are beasts of the twelve hours, transforming and creating various shapes and colors—either making the shape of young maidens or old elders, or even terrifying forms and not just one—to harass and confuse practitioners. When these demonic spirits wish to harass practitioners, they each come according to their corresponding hour; one must skillfully distinguish and recognize them. If they come in the yin hour, they must be tiger beasts and the like; if they come in the mao hour, they must be rabbits, deer, and the like; if they come in the chen hour, they must be dragons, turtles, and the like; if they come in the si hour, they must be snakes, pythons, and the like; if they come in the wu hour, they must be horses, donkeys, camels, and the like; if they come in the wei hour, they must be sheep and the like; if they come in the shen hour, they must be monkeys, apes, and the like; if they come in the you hour, they must be chickens, crows, and the like; if they come in the xu hour, they must be dogs, wolves, and the like; if they come in the hai hour, they must be pigs and the like; if they come in the zi hour, they must be rats and the like; if they come in the chou hour, they must be oxen and the like. If the practitioner sees them constantly coming at this hour, one immediately knows it is that animal spirit, speaks its name, and rebukes it, and it will then subside and be eliminated.