External cover title and title of the first text: 壹本說醮科 [yiben shuojiao ke]. Instructions about providing an offering for the gods. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 17 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 太歲?甲午年四月三十日完.
Title of the first text: 龍重茭簡 斎壇凈壇 釋服讃材樓兩本在尾 [longzhong jiaojian zhaitan jingtan shigu zancailou liangben zaiwei]. External cover title: 龍重茭簡 斎凈壇 釋服科 讃材樓 四卷 [longzhong jiaojian zhaijingtan shiguke zancailou sijuan]. Compilation of four texts: Long zhong jiao jian, Jing tan, Shi fu and Zan cai ...
Title of the first text: 煉度科 [liandu ke]. External cover title: 一本煉度科 [yiben liandu ke]. Instructions to purify/cleanse the bodies of the ancestors once they have been rescued from the Purgatory during the second death ritual. In the last part of this ceremony, they are rescued and can join th...
Title of the first text: 救苦斎宿啟 [jiuku zhaisuqi]. External cover title: 救苦宿啟 [jiuku suqi ]. Ceremony to announce the gods in advance (namely Suqi) as the preparation period of the ritual for the salvation of the newly deceased. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of origi...
Title of the first text: 會聖科 [huisheng ke]. External cover title: 一本會聖科 [yiben huisheng ke]. 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 priest tao kong prepares a ...
Title of the first text: 黃錄靈寶斎說醮 [huanglu lingbao zhai shuojiao]. External cover title: 大斎說醮 [dazhai shuojiao]. Ceremony to make a retreat and an offering for the gods. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 18 folios. Chinese era name (re...
External cover title and title of the first text: 符命科上卷 [fuming ke shangjuan]. Compilation of spells which seem to be used in the ritual for the deceased. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 36 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 無.
Title of the first text: 斎関告科 [zhai guangao ke]. External cover title: 關告 會聖 敕壇科 [guan'gao huisheng chitan ke]. Compilation of two texts: Guangao and Chitan. Guangao:Text to open the ceremony. Chitan: Instructions to collect the 10 Bad Spirits. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent a...
Title of the first text: 玉皇十七慈光科 [yuhuang shiqi ciguang ke]. External cover title: 一本十七慈光燈 [yiben shiqi ciguang deng]. Ceremony to acknowledge and ask for grace from Yuhuang (Jade Emperor). Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 19 folios. ...
Title of the first text: 符命式 [fuming shi]. External cover title: 符命科中卷 [fuming ke zhongjuan]. Compilation of spells which seem to be used in the ritual for the deceased. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 54 folios. Chinese era name (r...