八字文殊法說之。
(十六大天) The sixteen devas are E. Indra and his wife; S.E. the fire deva and his wife; S. Yama and his wife; S.W. Yakṣa-rāja (Kuvera) and wife; W. the water deva and his nāga wife (Śakti); N.W. the wind deva and wife; N. Vaiśramaṇa and wife; N.E. Īśāna and wife.
一十六天 又作十六大天。八字文殊儀軌所稱之十六大天外護。即以東、南、西、北、東南、西南、西北、東北等天部中之主者，一一各有二位，合為十六天。東方為帝釋天及帝釋后；南方為焰摩天、焰摩后；西方為水天、水天后；北方為毘沙門天、毘沙門后；東南為火天、火天后；西南為羅剎天、羅剎后；西北為風天、風天后；東北為伊舍那天、伊舍那后等。其圖如示。p551