Title of the first text: 一本符命式南昌科 [yiben fumingshi nanchang ke]. External cover title: 一本南昌科 [yiben nanchang ke ]. Compilation of spells and talismans which seem to be used in the ritual. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 28 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲壬午年三...
External cover title and title of the first text: 伸斗科 [shendou ke ]. Ceremony for the ‘old people’. Basic ceremony to introduce them to the deities of the elders. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 64 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 三六年中華(太歲丁亥年九月初五日辰時).
External cover title and title of the first text: 一本開山科 [yiben kaishan ke ]. Instructions to “open the forest” so a new village can be built. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 天運太歲丁巳年癸丑腨甲辰旬越至庚辰日. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible dates: 1917 / 1977. Extent...
Title of the first text: 一本飛章科 [yiben feizhang ke ]. External cover title: 齋醮飛章科 [zhaijiao feizhang ke ]. The ritual of sending up a petition to heaven. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲戊寅年七月十六日申時. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible dates: 1938 / 1998. ...
Title of the first text: 一本齋醮宿啟科 [yiben zhaijiao suqi ke]. External cover title: 齋清醮延生啟宿科 [zhai qingjiao yansheng qisu ke]. Ceremony to announce various gods in advance (namely Suqi), as a preparation period of the whole ritual, then ensure the longevity of the host. Date(s) claimed in the ma...
Title of the first text: 一本安龍科 [yiben anlong ke ]. External cover title: 安龍科 [anlong ke ]. Ceremony to fix and improve the cemetery for the ancestors. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 天運太歲癸未年午月甲辰腨甲寅旬越至壬戌日. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible dates: 1883 / 1...
External cover title and title of the first text: 一本貢王救苦設醮科 [yiben gongwang jiuku shejiao ke]. Ceremony to hold an offering for the gods, and to send up a petition to heaven, ensuring the fortune of the host. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 天子太歲戊寅年七月癸丑腨甲寅旬越至癸亥日. Calendar note: Stem-branche...
Title of the first text: 壹本朝天科 [yiben chaotian ke]. External cover title: 朝天科 [chaotian ke ]. Ceremony to make confession to heaven. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲丁亥年八月廿八日. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible dates: 1887 / 1947. Extent and format of o...
Title of the first text: 喪家文字式 [sangjia wenzi shi]. External cover title: 文字或(式) [wenzi shi ]. Instructions text for the ritual actions. For instance, instructions to arrange the ritual space and for writings. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 50 folios. Date(s) claimed in ...
Title of the first text: 喪家書科 送終一夜共燈文科 [sangjiashu ke songzhong yiye gongdengwen ke ]. External cover title: 送終一夜 燈文喪家同一本 [songzhong yiye dengwen sangjia tongyiben ]. Instructions about details in the retreat for the deceased and the ceremony in the funeral. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript:...