External cover title and title of the first text: 演朝科 [yanchao ke]. Ceremony to hold andiences with the gods, ensuring the salvation of the deceased. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 67 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 無.
External cover title and title of the first text: 禁盆秘語 [jinpen miyu]. Magic to rescue the soul sent by hostile sorcerer to various areas (eg. Spirit-side, Deep Forest, Purgatory, River). Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 37 folios. Chi...
External cover title and title of the first text: 関告會聖敕壇在頭二三宮同本書 [guangao huisheng chitan zaitou ersangong tongben shu]. 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 ...
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: 接聖?科 [jiesheng ke.] Text to open the ceremony. The Tham Teang ‘original priests’ go to collect the money from the Three Celestial Banks. Bring the money fr...
External cover title and title of the first text: 玉皇下卷 [yuhuang xiajuan]. Ceremony to provide three offerings for Yuhuang (Jade Emperor) in one day. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 18 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 乾隆四十四年臘月二...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 度人道場科 [Duren daochang ke]. Instructions to cleansing the body of the novice (cleanse the past mistakes). A purification ritual so he can start the ritual ‘cleansed.’. Cust...
External cover title and title of the first text: 玉樞經 [yushu jing]. A scripture about the function and the merit of LeiSheng Puhua Tianzun (Celestial Worthy of the Sound of Thunder of Universal Transformation). Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 v...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 一本血湖經 [Yiben xuehu jing]. 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 t...