Title of the first text: 太上洞玄靈寶玉皇本行集 [taishang dongxuan lingbao yuhuang benhangji ]. External cover title: 玉皇經上卷 [yuhuangjing shang juan ]. A scripture used in the ritual, seeking grace from Yuhuang (Jade emperor). Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 80 folios. Date(s) claime...
External cover title: 一本師意科 [yiben shiyi ke ]. 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: 甲子年六月廿六日完畢. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible da...
External cover title: 一本救患按龍秘語 [yiben jiuhuan anlong miyu ]. Miscellaneous instructions of exorcistic healing rituals and visualization practices； Magic to send the dragons to fix the graves in the cemetery and to protect the graves. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 150 foli...
Title of the first text: 正戒師傅李勝員給付除煞秘典弟子李勝傳 [zhengjie shifu li shengyuan jifu chusha midian dizi li shengchuan]. External cover title: 壹本除煞秘語 [yichen chusha miyu ]. Instructions to dispel evil spirits or disaster. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 26 folios. Date(s) claimed...
Title of the first text: 接聖大獻 [jiesheng daxian]. External cover title: 接聖大獻科 [jiesheng daxian ke ]. Instruction to direct all Celestial deities invited to the ceremony to occupy their seats at the main altar and provide an offering for the gods, with a common form. Date(s) claimed in the manu...
Title of the first text: 一本救患科 [yiben jiuhuan ke]. External cover title: 壹本救患科 [yiben jiuhuan ke ]. The story of all the deities. It is chanted to invite the deities into the house/altar: It serves to announce them to the public and to call them to join the ceremony at the same time. “This is ...
Title of the first text: 齋引朝科 [zhai yinzhao ke]. External cover title: 一本齋醮引朝科 [yiben zhaijiao yinzhao ke ]. Instructions about holding the audiences with the gods. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲乙未年二月初四底畢. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible dates: 189...
Title of the first text: 設醮飛章科 [shejiao feizhang ke]. External cover title: 說醮飛章科 [shuojiao feizhang ke ]. Ceremony to set up the altar, hold an offering for the gods, and to send up a petition to heaven, ensuring the fortune of the host. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 68...
Title of the first text: 一本度亡喪家秘語 [yben duwang sangjia miyu ]. External cover title: 一本道家喪塲秘語 [yiben daojia sangshang miyu ]. Instructions about details in the retreat for the deceased and the ceremony in the funeral. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 140 folios. Date(s) cl...
External cover title and title of the first text: 半（判）座科 [panzuo ke ]. The description of the work of Tai Mu. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲甲午年十二月三十日寫完. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible dates: 1894 / 1954. Extent and format of original material: 1 v...
