External cover title and title of the first text: 道教受戒秘語 [daojiao shoujie miyu]. Magic for the ordination tjai sei. ‘Give the armies,’ ‘conceive the spirit-baby,’ ‘open the eyes of the novice,’ ‘shoot [cleanse] the boy,’ ‘give the tools to the boy’ and ‘take off the clothes magic.’. Custodial ...
Title of the first text: 早晚救患燈延安龍伸斗解冤壹部 [zaowan jiuhuan dengyan anlong shendou jieyuan yibu]. External cover title: 救患按龍秘語 [jiuhuan anlong miyu]. A book for baby naming ceremony which includes the ceremonies to ‘fix the flowers’ thus to reinforce the health and strengthen the baby, and to ‘kil...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 禮境三朝科一本 [Lijing sanchao ke yiben]. Ceremony for the Deities of the Hunters when a hunter is repeatedly unsuccessful in his hunt. Custodial history: Private collection. Ex...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 南靈科大部 [Nanlingkedabu]. Instructions to lead the Keau Hu Man to bring the particular dead – by names - from the Purgatory to the ceremony/house. Custodial history: Private ...
External cover title and title of the first text: 一本按龍科 [yiben anlong ke]. Ceremony to fix and improve the cemetery for the ancestors. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 54 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 道光二十九年五月初六抄完.
This collection contains 27 manuscripts. The catalogue references of the individual manuscripts range from: EAP791/1/21/1 to EAP791/1/21/27. Custodial history: The original manuscripts are part of a private collection owned by an anonymous collector in Northern Laos.
External cover title and title of the first text: 初真戒度二科 [chuzhen jiedu erke]. Opening ceremony of the small altar for the disciple. Inform the spirits and invite the Deities of the Ritual Experts. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 21 f...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: ?境早朝科 [?jing zaochao ke]. Ceremony for the Deities of the Hunters when a hunter is repeatedly unsuccessful in his hunt. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and ...
Title of the first text: 早晚演朝一部 [zaowan yanchao yibu]. External cover title: 一本單時科 [yiben danshi ke]. Ceremony to hold a solo audience with the gods from the heavens, ensuring the longevity and other fortunes of the host. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original m...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 破獄科 [Poyu ke]. Poyu: instructions to break the Gates of Purgatory. Send the Five Armies and Keau Hu Man to attack the Underworld and collect the dead. Custodial history: P...