External cover title: 一本演朝 [yiben yanzhao ]. Ceremony to hold an audience with the gods, for the sake of the deceased; including morning and noon audiances. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲戊子年三月初十二(太歲癸巳年二月十三日)2008. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible date...
External cover title: 飛章科壹本 [feizhang ke yiben ]. The ritual of sending up a petition to heaven. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲庚辰年九月初一日巳時修終. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible dates: 1880 / 1940. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 44 ...
External cover title: 送終文字式 [songzhong wenzi shi ]. Instructions about various details in the retreat for the deceased and the ceremony in the funeral, including some samples of writings required in the rituals. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 42 folios.
External cover title: 送終三夜科 [songzhong sanye ke ]. Instructions about various details in the retreat for the deceased and the ceremony in the funeral. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 84 folios.
External cover title: 一本小喃靈 [yiben xiao nanling ]. Ceremony for the offspring to see off the deceased, with a long scenario. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲甲辰?六月初七日抄完畢. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible dates: 1904 / 1964. Extent and format of origina...
Title of the first text: 清醮法一本 [qingjiaofa yiben]. External cover title: 清醮秘語 [qingjiao miyu ]. Magic to transform the altars into ritual payments which are aimed to the deities invited to occupy seats in the altars. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 106 folios. Date(s) cla...
Title of the first text: 壹冊邙秘天機金語 [yice wangmi tianji jinyu ]. External cover title: 壹冊邙秘金語全本 [yice wangmi jinyu quanben ]. Instructions about various details in the retreat for the deceased and the ceremony in the funeral. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲辛未年十月廿四未時完筆. Calendar note: Ste...
Title of the first text: 安龍伸斗燈筵解冤天機秘語 [anlong shendou dengyan jieyuan tianji miyu ]. External cover title: 一本安龍燈筵天機秘語 [yiben anlong dengyan tianji miyu ]. Magic to send the dragons to fix the graves in the cemetery and to protect the graves; Librettos for use in the rituals for summoning the g...
Title of the first text: 重新集小百解秘語 [congxinji xiao baijie miyu ]. External cover title: 重集小百解秘語 [chongji xiao baijie miyu ]. Instructions about various magic for protection against disasters threatening the local community, and other exorcistic healing rituals. Date(s) claimed in the manuscrip...
Title of the first text: 開山科壹冊 [kaishanke yice ]. External cover title: 開山科 [kaishan ke ]. Instructions to “open the forest” so a new village can be built. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 120 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 眾(中)華民國三十年辛巳歲林鐘閏月上旬抽完.