*Shi bafang tian yize* 施八方天儀則 *Ritual Rules for Giving Offerings to the Gods of the Eight Directions* Recounted by the initiation *ācārya* of the Translation Institute at Daxingshansi 大興善寺 This text has been preserved only in Japan and is said to have been brought to Japan by Ennin 圓仁 (794–864) in 847. It describes ritual procedures for making offerings to the eight directional gods, followed by their mantras and several other mantras, which are all accompanied by their Siddham equivalents.