External cover title and title of the first text: 啟師破獄科 [qishi poyu ke]. Instructions about sending the messenger dragon to the Purgatory to wake up the deceased, imploring the gods (as the masters) to break the gates of the Purgatory, ensuring the salvation of the deceased. Custodial history:...
External cover title and title of the first text: 壹本說醮科 [yiben shuojiao ke]. Instructions about providing an offering for the gods. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 17 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 太歲?甲午年四月三十日完.
External cover title and title of the first text: 壹本小部諸品經 [yiben xiaobu zhupin jing]. Anthology of many Taoist scriptures. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 31 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 中華民國二十五年丙子歲六月十二日完筆.
External cover title and title of the first text: 救苦說醮科 [jiuku shuojiao ke]. Instructions about providing an offering for the gods, ensuring the salvation of the deceased. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 41 folios. Chinese era name (...
Title of the first text: 龍重茭簡 斎壇凈壇 釋服讃材樓兩本在尾 [longzhong jiaojian zhaitan jingtan shigu zancailou liangben zaiwei]. External cover title: 龍重茭簡 斎凈壇 釋服科 讃材樓 四卷 [longzhong jiaojian zhaijingtan shiguke zancailou sijuan]. Compilation of four texts: Long zhong jiao jian, Jing tan, Shi fu and Zan cai ...
External cover title and title of the first text: 貢王救苦說醮科 [gongwang jiuku shuojiao ke]. Instructions about providing an offering for the gods, ensuring the salvation of the deceased. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 16 folios. Chinese...
Title of the first text: 煉度科 [liandu ke]. External cover title: 一本煉度科 [yiben liandu ke]. Instructions to purify/cleanse the bodies of the ancestors once they have been rescued from the Purgatory during the second death ritual. In the last part of this ceremony, they are rescued and can join th...
Title of the first text: 救苦斎宿啟 [jiuku zhaisuqi]. External cover title: 救苦宿啟 [jiuku suqi ]. Ceremony to announce the gods in advance (namely Suqi) as the preparation period of the ritual for the salvation of the newly deceased. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of origi...
Title of the first text: 會聖科 [huisheng ke]. External cover title: 一本會聖科 [yiben huisheng ke]. Text to open the ceremony. The Tham Teang ‘original priests’ go to collect the money from the Three Celestial Banks. Bring the money from the bank to start the ceremony. The priest tao kong prepares a ...
Title of the first text: 一本大斎宿啟科 [yiben dazhai suqi ke]. External cover title: 一本斎宿啟科 [yiben zhai suqi ke]. The magic to make the deities to be born into this world (a magic book arranges their conception). The priest is the mother, he becomes Tjong Zheang Gee the Mother of the All the Living ...