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...
External cover title and title of the first text: 一本引朝科 [yiben yinchao ke]. Instructions about holding the audiences with the gods. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 58 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 太歲?甲午年六月初十日完筆.
External cover title and title of the first text: 盟真救苦演朝科 [mengzhen jiuku yanchao ke]. Ceremony to hold andiences with the gods, ensuring the salvation of the deceased. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 30 folios. Chinese era name (reg...
External cover title and title of the first text: 一本按潛科 [yiben anqian ke]. Initiation ceremony for the ordination of the new Daoist disciple. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 28 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 光緒七年辛巳歲七月二十日.