[The origin and characteristics of Taoist magic Tian-xin fa/Les origines et charactristiques de la magie taoiste Tian-xin fa]

Tian-xin ritual () is a Taoist magic which has been practised from Southern Sung period. This ritual has similar characters to Thunder ritual () in some point. These rituals practised for the purpose of making rain, exorcizing ghosts who caused someone's diseases and disasters, etc., and have similar procesures in performing a ritual. In first chapter in this paper discussed the origin of Tian-xin ritual. Especialy Tan Zi-xiao and Rao Dong-tian who considered as a founder of this ritual, their biographies are studied and it is proved that the legend of the foundation of Tian-xin ritual by Tan Zi-xiao was created in Southern Sung period. In second chapter three ritual books in Dao-zang () which descrive Tian-xin ritual are introduced. And in third chapter some Tian-xin rituals are considered. At first outlines of rituals procesure are introduced and a practial ritual which performs for curing diseases is analysed, at last some characteristic points of Tian-xin ritual are discussed