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Encyclopaedia of Ancient, Obscure and Esoteric East Asian Religious Practices

Ye Dharmā Childbirth Protection

Overview

Section titled “Overview”

Canonical entry drawn from a single source layer in 01_Buddhism.md.

Research layers

Section titled “Research layers”

Layer 1: Ye Dharmā Childbirth Protection

Section titled “Layer 1: Ye Dharmā Childbirth Protection”

Source file: 01_Buddhism.md

The same ritual manual includes protection of children and childbirth among its applications.

Research/practice structure

Section titled “Research/practice structure”
  1. Perform refuge, bodhicitta and truth declaration.
  2. Recite the dependent-arising formula.
  3. Consecrate the textually specified harmless medium.
  4. Direct the aspiration toward the safety of parent and child.
  5. Apply only external, non-invasive symbolic forms of the rite in modern reconstruction.
  6. Dedicate.

Safety: This is a historical religious rite, not prenatal or obstetric care.

Reliability: A.