Title of the first text: 壹本受戒秘語 [yiben shoujie miyu ]. External cover title: 受戒秘 [shoujie mi ]. Miscellaneous instructions of initiation ritual for the ordination of the new Daoist disciple. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 74 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 大清光...
Title of the first text: 開山科壹冊 [kaishanke yice ]. External cover title: 開山科 [kaishan ke ]. Instructions to “open the forest” so a new village can be built. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 120 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 眾(中)華民國三十年辛巳歲林鐘閏月上旬抽完.
External cover title and title of the first text: 巫門授械(戒)川光科 [wumen shoujie chuanguang ke ]. Initiation ceremony for the ordination of the young Daoist disciple. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 50 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 天運民國辛巳年夷則月中旬汲日抄完.
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 壹本通用 [Yiben tongyong]. A manual about instructions and verses used and chanted in the rituals for Daoist priests. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 88 fo...
Title of the first text: 招兵科一本 [zhaobing ke yiben ]. External cover title: 招兵科 [zhaobing ke ]. Instructions to arrange and perform a healing/exorcist. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 92 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 民國三十年辛巳歲六月旬日抽完.
External cover title and title of the first text: 師公半(判)座科 [shigong panzuo ke ]. The description of the work of Tai Mu. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 104 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 眾(中)華民國三十年辛巳歲林鐘閏月下旬完畢.
Title of the first text: 師公盤皇接聖橋台科 [shigong panhuang jiesheng qiaotai ke ]. External cover title: 盤皇接聖 [panhuang jiesheng ]. Instruction to direct all Celestial deities invited to the ceremony to occupy their seats at the main altar. Librettos about the merits to hold retreats. Extent and for...
External cover title and title of the first text: 壹本師公意 [yiben shigong yi ]. Instruction for the ceremonies about invite the deities to be informed about the happenings in the household (and the village). Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲戊寅年八月上旬. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-...
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: 一本符命南昌式 [yiben fuming nanchang shi ]. Compilation of spells and talismans which seem to be used in the ritual. Extent and format of original material: 1 v...
External cover title: 壹本告斗科 [yiben gaodou ke ]. Instructions about ceremony to introduce them to the deities of the elders. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲戊寅年三月初五日. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible dates: 1938 / 1998. Extent and format of original ma...