Title of the first text: 兩班圣目 [liangban shengmu]. External cover title: 兩班科一本 [liangban ke yiben]. The namelist of gods appearing the rituals for the longevity of the hosts, divided as the right and the left row. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: ...
Title of the first text: 壹本諸百解晨昏早朝夜聰祭鬼使用 [yiben zhu baijie chenhun zaozhao yecong jigui shiyong]. External cover title: 壹本諸百解晨昏早朝夜聰使用易 [yiben zhu baijie chenhun zaozhao yecong shiyongyi]. Miscellaneous descriptions ofexorcistic healing rituals , and the ceremony in the funeral. Custodial hist...
Title of the first text: 清醮大斎授戒同一本秘語 [qingjiao dazhai shoujie tongyiben miyu]. External cover title: 清醮大斎初真授戒同一本秘語 [qingjiao dazhai chuzhen shoujie tongyiben miyu]. Instructions about details in the retreat for the deceased and the funeral ceremony. Custodial history: Private collection. Ext...
Title of the first text: 送終三夜秘 [songzhong sanye mi]. External cover title: 度亡三夜送終 [duwangsanyesongzhong]. Instructions about details of the ritual for the salvation of the deceased. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 53 folios. Chinese...
Title of the first text: 老號合婚書 [laohao hehun shu]. External cover title: 一本鶴婚書中卷 [yiben hehun shu zhongjuan]. Manual about the horoscope of humans and the fortune of married couples. It is used in matchmaking in order to guarantee an hamonious life for the couple; the souls of the couple are b...
Title of the first text: 大小斎醮神目科 [daxiao zhaijiao shenmu ke]. External cover title: 一本諸神目 [yiben zhu shenmu]. Instructions to invite all spirits to join the ceremony. Includes the Ten Magistrates of the Purgatory, the Deities of the Heat, etc. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent an...
Title of the first text: 濟度血湖真經一本 [jidu xuehu zhenjing yiben]. External cover title: 血湖真經 [xuehu zhenjing]. Money for the Deities in the River to resolve the mistakes of all the female ancestors and the dead whose blood (menstrual, birth…) had polluted the River. Custodial history: Private co...
External cover title and title of the first text: 四言雜字 [siyan zazi]. A brief encyclopedia used to learn some basic knowledge about Chinese with illustrations for some entries. A unique item in the collection. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 vol...
Title of the first text: 重集斎短蜜語 [chongji zhai duan miyu]. External cover title: 重集斎短亡秘語 [chongji zhai duanwang miyu]. Miscellaneous instructions for ceremonies used in the retreat for the sake of the deceased. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 v...
External cover title and title of the first text: 度人經 [duren jing]. Money/bribes for resolving the mistakes made by the male Ancestors during their lifetime. The payments are aimed to make the moon, the sun, stars, forget any past grievance. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and f...