Title of the first text: 雜謝科 [zaxie ke ]. External cover title: 一本雜謝雷境水科 [yiben zaxie leijingshui ke]. Healing ceremony for the Deities of the Hunters, the Lord of Thunder, and the Deities of the River, etc. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 天運太歲丁亥年未月巳酉腨甲寅旬越至甲寅日. Calendar note: Stem-branche...
External cover title and title of the first text: 度人道場科 [duren daochang ke]. Instructions for cleansing the body of the novice (cleanse the past mistakes) and taking three refuges. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲庚午年五月二十三日. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plaus...
Title of the first text: 釋服祝從讃車科 [shifu zhucong zanche ke]. External cover title: 一本釋服讃車從人科 [yiben shifu zanche congren ke]. Ceremony of giving the deceased parents or husbands and wives some “people”, so that the death can order "servants" in the heavens. Besides, opening the light for the Ba...
Title of the first text: 一本符命式南昌科 [yiben fumingshi nanchang ke]. External cover title: 一本南昌科 [yiben nanchang ke ]. Compilation of spells and talismans which seem to be used in the ritual. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 28 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲壬午年三...
External cover title and title of the first text: 伸斗科 [shendou ke ]. Ceremony for the ‘old people’. Basic ceremony to introduce them to the deities of the elders. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 64 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 三六年中華(太歲丁亥年九月初五日辰時).
External cover title and title of the first text: 一本開山科 [yiben kaishan ke ]. Instructions to “open the forest” so a new village can be built. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 天運太歲丁巳年癸丑腨甲辰旬越至庚辰日. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible dates: 1917 / 1977. Extent...
Title of the first text: 一本飛章科 [yiben feizhang ke ]. External cover title: 齋醮飛章科 [zhaijiao feizhang ke ]. The ritual of sending up a petition to heaven. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲戊寅年七月十六日申時. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible dates: 1938 / 1998. ...
Title of the first text: 一本齋醮宿啟科 [yiben zhaijiao suqi ke]. External cover title: 齋清醮延生啟宿科 [zhai qingjiao yansheng qisu ke]. Ceremony to announce various gods in advance (namely Suqi), as a preparation period of the whole ritual, then ensure the longevity of the host. Date(s) claimed in the ma...
Title of the first text: 一本安龍科 [yiben anlong ke ]. External cover title: 安龍科 [anlong ke ]. Ceremony to fix and improve the cemetery for the ancestors. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 天運太歲癸未年午月甲辰腨甲寅旬越至壬戌日. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible dates: 1883 / 1...
External cover title and title of the first text: 一本貢王救苦設醮科 [yiben gongwang jiuku shejiao ke]. Ceremony to hold an offering for the gods, and to send up a petition to heaven, ensuring the fortune of the host. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 天子太歲戊寅年七月癸丑腨甲寅旬越至癸亥日. Calendar note: Stem-branche...