Title of the first text: 解神煞秘密金語 [jie shensha mimi jinyu]. External cover title: 壹本解神煞秘密金語 [yiben jie shensha mimi jinyu ]. Instructions to dispel evil spirits or disaster, including some exorcistic talismans. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 60 folios. Date(s) claimed in ...
Title of the first text: 壹本開山科 [yiben kaishan ke ]. External cover title: 壹本開山科共唱功曹在頭 [yiben kaishan ke gongchang gongcao zai tou ]. Kaishan: Instructions to “open the forest” so a new village can be built. Gongcao: Instructions to send the deities of Messengers to inform and invite all the de...
Title of the first text: 壹本判座科 [yiben panzuo ke]. External cover title: 判座科 [panzuo ke ]. The description of the work of Tai Mu. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 64 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 中華民國五十年抄畢.
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: 一本接聖大獻科 [yiben jiesheng daxian ke ]. Instruction to direct all Celestial deities invited to the ceremony to occupy their seats at the main altar and provid...
Title of the first text: 一本神目共一本 [yiben shenmu gongyiben]. External cover title: 正一?神目土府共一本 [zhengyi ? shenmu tufu gong yigen ]. Instructions to invite all spirits to join the ceremony. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲己酉年六月二十三日. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two...
Title of the first text: 一本迓王科 [yiben yawang ke]. External cover title: 迓王科 [yawang ke ]. Instructions to organize the food for the dead in the Purgatory. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲戊申年夷則月丙午朔甲辰旬己酉日抄. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible dates: 1908 /...
Title of the first text: 壹本會聖科 [yiben huisheng ke ]. External cover title: 會聖科 [huisheng ke ]. Text to open the ceremony. The Tham Teang ‘original priests’ go to collect the money from the Three Celestial Banks. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲癸未年六月上旬初拾日午時抄完筆. Calendar note: Stem-branch...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: [南昌科] [[nanchang ke]]. Compilation of spells and talismans which seem to be used in the ritual. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 56 folios.
Title of the first text: 說醮在頭飛章科 [shuojiao zaitou feizhang ke]. External cover title: 一本迓王說醮飛章共一本科 [yiben yawang shuojiao feizhang gongyiben ke ]. Instructions to organize the food for the dead in the Purgatory. Shejiao: Ceremony to set up an altar, hold an offering for the gods, and to send u...
Title of the first text: 初真新恩科 開解科在尾 [chuzhen xinen ke kaijie ke zaiwei]. External cover title: 初真科新恩 開解科在尾 共本 [chuzhen ke xinen kaijie ke zaiwei gongben ]. Opening ceremony of the small altar for the disciple. Inform the spirits and invite the Deities of the Ritual Experts.kaijie:Instructions...