Title of the first text: 一本授械(戒)秘語 [yiben shoujie miyu ]. External cover title: 一本 授戒秘 [yiben shoujie mi ]. Miscellaneous instructions of Initiation ritual for the ordination of the new Daoist disciple. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲辛亥年五月初四日抄. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60...
External cover title and title of the first text: 新集授械(戒)秘 [xinji shoujie mi]. Miscellaneous instructions of initiation ritual for the ordination of the new Daoist disciple. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 54 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 道光乙巳歲南呂月朔捌日吉旦完畢.
This manuscript has no internal cover title for the first text. The given title is for the title on the outer cover. External cover title: 大齋惡治邙秘語 [dazhaie zhiwang miyu ]. Instructions about various details in the retreat for the deceased and the ceremony in the funeral. Extent and format of ...
Title of the first text: 清醮秘語一本 [qingjiao miyu yiben ]. External cover title: 淨壇三朝科 [jingtan sanzhao ke ]. Instruction to transform the altars into ritual payments which are aimed to the deities invited to occupy seats in the altars. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 天子萬年乙酉歲夏季五月二旬早晨完筆. Cale...
Title of the first text: 洪恩秘語 [hongen miyu yibu]. External cover title: 洪恩大秘 [hongen dami ]. Magic to clean the land and recreate a new world after the flood. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 128 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 光緒十五年己丑歲正月十五日.
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 日午紅樓秘語 [Riwu honglou miyu]. Magic to build the altars in this side and the Otherworld for the Tjeang Daeh. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 60 folios. ...
External cover title and title of the first text: 安龍告斗解冤秘語 [anlong gaodou jiehuan miyu]. Magic to send the dragons to fix the graves in the cemetery and to protect the graves. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 皇號三年辛亥歲十月中旬?酉時完畢. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plaus...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 論亡故死直敗雙材法 [Lun wanggu zhibai shuangcai fa]. Instructions about various details in the retreat for the deceased and the ceremony in the funeral, including some of exorcistic...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 土府延生科 [Tufu yansheng ke]. Ceremony with a standard structure as a Daoist retreat, including three audiences in a day, ensuring the longevity of the host. Extent and format...
Title of the first text: 一本神目 [yiben shenmu ]. External cover title: 神目科 [shenmu ke ]. Instructions to invite all spirits to join the ceremony. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 46 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 光緒二十二年丙申歲四月初九日抄完.