New branches: Tantric techniques: Fourfold division: Twofold division: Thought forms and visualisation: Yoga: The Āryamañjuśrīmūlakalpa (The Noble Root Manual of the Rites of Mañjuśrī) is a Mahāyāna sūtra and a Mantrayāna ritual manual (kalpa) affiliated with the bodhisattva of wisdom, Mañjuśrī.
Some scholars identify it as a compilation of a core verse text dated circa 6th century CE with later accretions and additions.
[2] The Sanskrit version, significantly longer than its corresponding Chinese and Tibetan renderings, is still extant.
[7] The attribution to Mañjuśrī is an attempt by its author(s) to counter the objection that the teachings in this text are of non-Buddhist origin.
[7] The bulk of the text deals with chants and mantras useful for spiritual purposes as well as material gain.