External cover title and title of the first text: 諸章格一本 [zhu zhangge yiben]. Ceremony to hold an offering for the gods, and to send up a petition to the Heaven, ensuring the fortune of the host. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 19 foli...
External cover title and title of the first text: 新集大斎解訟科 [xinji dazhai jiesong ke]. Miscellaneous descriptions of the exorcist healing rituals . Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 18 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 太歲?庚午年巳丑月九日錄完.
External cover title and title of the first text: 無上靈寶大斎說醮一冊 [wushang lingbao dazhai shuojiao yice]. Magic to make the altars into gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 vo...
External cover title and title of the first text: 無上東獄解冤中壇科 [wushang dongyu jieyuan zhongtan ke]. Magic to build a house for the deities with three levels outside of the house. In the magic kill the Jade Emperor and substitute him with the second in charge. Organize feast, money, and girls for ...
External cover title and title of the first text: 披簪科一本 [pizan ke yiben]. Instructions to teach the boy. Moral rules to follow in order to behave like a gentleman/scholar. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 22 folios. Chinese era name (...
External cover title and title of the first text: 新恩開解二本 [xin’en kaijie erben]. Opening ceremony small altar sing tan for the ordination tjai sei. Inform the spirits and invite the Deities of the Ritual Experts. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 ...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 一本初真授戒科 [Yibenchuzhenshoujieke]. Initiation ceremony for the ordination of the young Daoist disciple. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original...
External cover title and title of the first text: 慶賀帝母盤皇橋台科 [qinghe dimu panhuang qiaotai ke]. Librettos about the merits to hold retreats. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 47 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 道光二十二年六月初三日完筆.
Title of the first text: 授戒諸川光科 [shoujie zhu chuanguang ke]. External cover title: 川光科 [chuanguang ke]. Magic for the ordination of the disciple, including: ‘give the armies,’ ‘conceive the spirit-baby,’ ‘meeting with the deities,’ ‘open the eyes of the novice,’ ‘shoot [cleanse] the boy,’ ‘giv...
External cover title and title of the first text: 特賀盤皇科壹本 [tehe panhuang ke yiben]. Magic to rescue the soul sent by a hostile sorcerer to various areas (eg. Spirit-side, Deep Forest, Purgatory, River). Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of...