Title of the first text: 壹本金語齋醮用 [yiben jinyu zhaijiao yong]. External cover title: 壹本大齋醮同 [yiben dazhaijiao tong]. Miscellaneous instructions about the ceremony in the rituals of retreat. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 84 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 道光六年巳...
External cover title: 伸魂科一本 [shenhun ke yiben]. First ceremony for the ‘old people’. Basic ceremony to introduce them to Tao Man the Deities of the Elders. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 52 folios.
External cover title: 一本在內書 天地根底習字抄在內書 [yiben zainei shu tiandi gendi xizi chaozainei shu]. Dictionary that gives a list of the words (written words and idioms) in an unknown order and explains what they mean in life language. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 巳酉年八月初二. Calendar note: Stem-br...
Title of the first text: 一本宿啟科 [yiben suqi ke]. External cover title: 延生宿啟 [yansheng suqi]. Ceremony to announce the gods in advance (namely Suqi) as the preparation period of the ritual for the longevity of the hosts. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 54 folios. Date(s) cl...
Title of the first text: 一本百解秘語 [yiben baijie miyu]. External cover title: 一本百解 [yiben baijie]. Miscellaneous instructions about exorcist healing rituals. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 74 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 光緒十九年五月十八日完筆.
External cover title and title of the first text: 一本除煞秘語 [yiben chusha miyu]. Manual about the horoscope of humans and the fortune of married couples. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 34 folios.
Title of the first text: 一冊邙鬼? [yice wanggui?]. External cover title: 一冊邙秘語 [yice wang miyu]. Discussions about the various ritual performance. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 丁酉年七月十二日. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible dates: 1837 / 1897. Extent and fo...
Title of the first text: 急時救患秘語 [jishi jiuhuan miyu]. External cover title: 急時救患 [jishi jiuhuan ]. Miscellaneous instructions of exorcistic healing rituals and visualization practices. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 己未年五月中旬启抄. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two pl...
Title of the first text: 會聖科集 [huisheng keji]. External cover title: 一本會聖科 [yiben huisheng ke]. Text to open the ceremony. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 18 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 民國六十二歲六月十七日開始.
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: 玉皇下卷 [yuhuang xiajuan]. Ceremony to provide three offerings for Yuhuang (Jade Emperor) in one day. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 22 ...