The Ling Bao Shi Shi Fa 灵宝施食法

The Ling Bao Shi Shi Fa 灵宝施食法

Paul Peng
The Method of Offering Food in the Numinous Treasure Tradition has an unknown author and is believed to have been written by Taoist priests during the Tang or Song dynasties. It is included in Xu Daozang (the Supplementary Taoist Canon).

This text records the Taoist ritual for offering food to wandering spirits of the deceased.

The ritual procedures include reciting the Mantra for Purifying the Three Karmas, the Earth God Mantra, the Scripture of Saving the Suffering, the Mantra of Universal Illumination for Ghosts and Spirits, the Mantra of Sweet Dew for Opening the Throat, the Mantra of Transforming Food, and the Karma-Removing Mantra from the Scripture of the Five Kitchens. It also propagates the Three Refuges, the Nine True Precepts, and the Four Great Vows.

At the end, the Mantra of Distributing Food is chanted, pure offerings are set out, and food is universally bestowed upon the wandering spirits. It is prayed that with this merit, relatives, teachers, and disciples may all attain the Dao.
Paul Peng — Zhengyi Taoist Priest, Longhu Mountain

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Paul Peng

Paul Peng is a Zhengyi Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi — the ancestral home of the Celestial Masters' tradition. Ordained at 25 after a dream from the Celestial Master, he has practiced for 25 years under Master Zeng Guangliang. He is one of the curators of this store, which is officially authorized by Tianshi Fu. All items are consecrated at the temple by the resident priest team.

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