The Northern Dipper Longevity Lamp Rites 北斗本命延寿灯仪

The Northern Dipper Longevity Lamp Rites
The author is unknown.

It was probably compiled during the Yuan Dynasty or the early Ming Dynasty.

Consisting of one scroll, it is included in the Weiyi (Rituals and Etiquette) category of The Dongzhen Section in the Daoist Canon.

As one of the Taoist lamp rituals, this text is used for praying to eliminate disasters, absolve sins, protect life, and extend longevity. Practitioners light lamps to worship their Birth Star Lords, offer eulogies, and make declarations to seek blessings. There are five Birth Star Lords in total, namely: the Heavenly Lord of Longevity and Life Protection, the Heavenly Lord of Great Compassion and Longevity Extension, the Heavenly Lord of Disaster Elimination and Calamity Defense, and the Heavenly Lord of Boundless Blessed Birth.