External cover title and title of the first text: 清燈葷延科一本 [qingdeng hunyan ke yiben]. Librettos for use in the rituals for summoning the gods. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 66 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 太歲?戌申年七月十八日完筆.
Title of the first text: 諸雜法亡秘語 [zhuza fawang miyu]. External cover title: 斎短秘語一本 [zhaiduan miyu yiben]. Magic to be used in the primary death rituals to send the dead to the Purgatory. Includes some money for the dead so they do not make problems for the living. Custodial history: Private co...
External cover title and title of the first text: 迓王科一本 [yawang ke yiben]. Instructions to organize the food for the dead in the Purgatory. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 30 folios. Chinese era name (regnal year): 光緒十五年巳丑歲七月中旬終筆.
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 一件押卦堂秘語 [Yijian yagua tang miyu]. Miscellaneous descriptions of exorcist healing rituals . Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: ...
This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 小百解秘語 [Xiao baijie miyu]. Miscellaneous descriptions of exorcist healing rituals . Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume...
Title of the first text: 一本清醮秘語 [yiben qingjiao miyu]. External cover title: 清醮秘語 老君天機 [qingjiao miyu laojun tianji]. Magic to make the altars into gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food.. Miscellaneous instructions about the exorcistic healing rituals, v...
External cover title and title of the first text: 一本大斎良綠秘語 [yiben dazhai lianglv miyu]. Magic to make the altars for the Nyok Kaeng Maeng Yang ceremony. Altars become gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food. This magic recreates the whole World after the Fl...
External cover title and title of the first text: 清醮関告大斎怗簡清醮說醮共一本 [qingjiao guangao dazhai zhanjian qingjiao shuojiao gong yiben]. Magic to make the altars into gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food. Instructions to send the messenger dragon to the Purgat...
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: 救患秘語. [jiuhuan miyu]. A book for baby naming ceremony which includes the ceremonies to ‘fix the flowers’ thus to reinforce the health and strengthen the ba...
[Compilation of documents used in the ritual for the salvation of the deceased]
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This manuscript has does not contain a formal title on either the outer cover of the manuscript or the internal cover of the first text. Compilation of documents used in the ritual for the salvation of the deceased. Custodial history: Private collection. Extent and format of original material...