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Symbols of degrees of relationship 



Prescriptions for worsliip on account of one year's ill-luck — an 



annual horoscope 



The enormous amount of Lamaic worship prescribed on account of 



current year's demoniacal influences 



The house demon 



His movements 



Ditto according to old fashion 



His prohibitions inflicted . 



Earth demons and their worshixD 



Sky demons and their worship 



The Means of preventing the Injuries of the Eight Classes of 

 Demons : — 



Offerings and prayers . . 



Exorcising the disease producing demons — the " She " 



The Directions for this Exorcism 

 The offerings and efBgies . 

 The exorcism . 

 Death ceremonies 

 The extraction of the soul 

 Death horoscope 



Ditto of a girl . 



Location of corpse, invitation and entertainment of friends, feast' 



ing the deceased . 

 The Litanies for the " Western Paradise," for "the Valley of the 



Shadow of Death, " and for extraction from heU 

 Removal of corpse and the funeral procession 

 Ceremony of the exorcising of the demon .... 



A description of the ceremony 



Offerings of food and drink in connection with the ceremony 

 Enchanted weapon for the conflict ..... 



Beginning of the act of exorcism 



Ejection of the effigy of the death demon .... 



Subsequent ceremonies 



The Lay figui'e of the deceased and its rites, effigy of deceased 



the face-paper ....... 



Duration of the service of the eight highest buddhas of medicine 



and the service of the Western Paradise 



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