The paper discusses a newly discovered Tangut text, which is a compilation of three texts on astral worship. The three sūtras, translated from Chinese or Tibetan, are slightly different from the versions preserved today. This is especially true for the Suvarṇacakra-uṣṇīṣa dhāraṇī transmitted by Jayānanda and translated by Dehui in the mid-12th century. An epilogue by Yuan monk Huijue indicates that the collection was published by Dharma preceptor O-ba to release the sentient beings from the suffering caused by the Haidu rebellion (1268–1301).
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N. Hongyin (2020) studied this question.