釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 4.101

4.101

精媚者，十二時獸變化，作種種形色，或作少男、少女、老宿之形，及可畏身相等非一，以惱行人。各當其時而來，善須別識。若多卯時來者，必是狐、兔、狢等，說其名字，精媚即散。餘十一時形相，類此可知。

As for seductive spirits, they are transformations of the animals of the twelve double-hours, producing various forms and colors, or appearing in the shape of young boys, young girls, or the elderly, as well as fearsome bodily forms and the like, of more than one kind, in order to disturb the practitioner. They come, each corresponding to its respective time, and one must skillfully recognize them. If they mostly come during the hour of mǎo (5–7 a.m.), they must be foxes, rabbits, badgers, or the like; if one speaks their names, the seductive spirits will immediately disperse. The appearances for the remaining eleven double-hours can be known by analogy with this.