External cover title and title of the first text: 竪旛茭簡破獄科 [shufan jiaojian poyu ke]. Compilation of three texts: Lifan, Jiaojian and Poyu. Lifan: Preparations for the banner yui woung pang outside the house. Secondary death ritual. This represents the hand of the Jade Emperor who is helping to ...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 受戒川光科 [Shoujie chuanguang ke]. Magic for the ordination tjai sei. ‘Give the armies,’ ‘conceive the spirit-baby,’ ‘open the eyes of the novice,’ ‘shoot [cleanse] the boy,’ ‘...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 受戒師道千機金語 [Shoujie shidao qianji jinyu]. Magic for the ordination tjai sei. ‘Give the armies,’ ‘conceive the spirit-baby,’ ‘open the eyes of the novice,’ ‘shoot [cleanse] th...
External cover title and title of the first text: 三夜喪家秘語 [sanye sangjia miyu]. Instructions about various details in the rituals for the deceased and the ceremony in the funeral. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 58 folios. Chinese era...
Title of the first text: 南昌科 [nanchang ke]. External cover title: 南昌大煉科 [nanchang dalian ke]. Instructions to purify/cleanse the bodies of the ancestors once they have been rescued from Purgatory during the second death ritual. They are bathed with water. In the last part of this ceremony, the...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 貢王救苦設醮同用 [Gongwang jiuku shejiao tongyong]. Money to pay to Keau Hu Man so they protect all the ancestors and the dead. Magic to make the altars into gold-silver-cash, hous...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 雜傷百解秘語一本 [Zashang baijie miyu yiben]. Miscellaneous descriptions of exorcist healing rituals . Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original materi...
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: 師教受戒秘語 [shijiao shoujie miyu.] Magic for the ordination tjai sei. ‘Give the armies,’ ‘conceive the spirit-baby,’ ‘open the eyes of the novice,’ ‘shoot [cle...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 授戒秘語道教 [Shoujie miyu daojiao]. Magic for the ordination of the disciple, including: ‘give the armies,’ ‘conceive the spirit-baby,’ ‘meeting with the deities,’ ‘open the eye...
External cover title and title of the first text: 一本迓王科 [yiben yawang ke]. Instructions to organize the food for the dead in the Purgatory. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 32 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 民國五十二年癸卯歲七月十四日抄.