The Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyō is a relatively enigmatic, and incredibly short, sutra mainly practiced in Japan, but probably originating in China. This English translation which I provided is public domain, and can be used for any purpose. Comparison of translations There are a lot of translations floating around on the internet — luckily the…

Certainly one of the earliest astrological calculators known, the 式 shì is an ancient Chinese analog computer dating sometime before 165 BCE. Generally, the most primitive form is composed of two parts: a free-spinning, circular 天盤 tiānpán “heaven plate,” marked with the Big Dipper and centered on the pole star, set inside a square, stationary…

This is a rough draft of my translation of the prologue to the 覺世經 Jueshijing, the World Awakening Scripture, revealed by 關帝 Guandi probably in the late Ming or early Qing. The Chinese text which I have provided is from my critical edition, sans the apparatus, which I synthesized from several different manuscripts and inscriptions….