Title of the first text: 迓王科一本 [yawang ke yiben]. External cover title: 迓王科 [yawangke]. Instructions to organize the food for the dead in the Purgatory. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 30 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 無.
External cover title and title of the first text: 諸聖斎醮一本神目科 [zhu sheng zhaijiao yiben shenmu ke]. The namelist of gods which relate to the retreat and the offering. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 40 folios. Chinese era name (regnal ...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 諸品經一本 [Zhupinjingyiben]. An anthology of many Taoist scriptures. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 68 folios. Ch...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 度亡秘語 [Duwang miyu]. Magic to be used in the primary death rituals to send the dead to the Purgatory. Includes some money for the dead so they do not make problems for the l...
External cover title and title of the first text: 壹本功蓸科 香花供伍 接聖科 招兵科共本 [yiben gongcao ke xianghua gongwu jiesheng ke zhaobing ke gongben ]. Ceremony to summon various tutelary gods, and to make offerings to the gods. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original materia...
External cover title and title of the first text: 壹本開山科 [yiben kaishan ke]. Instructions to “open the forest” so a new village can be built. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 129 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 太歲?甲子年八月初八日酉時完.
External cover title and title of the first text: 壹本救患科 [yiben jiuhuan ke]. The story of all the deities. It is chanted to invite the deities into the house/altar: It serves to announce them to the public and to call them to join the ceremony at the same time. “This is you, this is your story, ...
External cover title and title of the first text: 一本道範科 [yiben daofan ke]. Basic book for the novice to study. The novice learns the magic in this book; he may really start studying in real life if he wants to become a ritual expert. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of...
External cover title and title of the first text: 一本諸品經 [yiben zhupin jing]. Anthology of many Taoist scriptures. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 50 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 中華民國七十五年丙寅歲五月初十午時抄完.
External cover title and title of the first text: 一本紅樓判座科 [yiben honglou panzuo ke]. Compilation of two texts: Hong lou and Pan zuo. Hong lou: Magic to make the red and white houses of the mother of the earth. It also makes the altars into money, fruit, rice-fields, etc.; meals and jade maidens...