External cover title and title of the first text: 三妹秋蓮啟 [sanmei qiulian qi ]. Songs and the story about a woman Qiulian. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 72 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲甲午年二千十四年六月初二日申時.
Title of the first text: 宿啟科 [suqi ke ]. External cover title: 宿啟科 [suqi ke ]. Ceremony to announce various gods in advance (namely Suqi), as a preparation period of the whole ritual. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 42 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 二千十五年甲午歲十二...
Title of the first text: 大部南靈科 [dabu nanling ke ]. External cover title: 南靈科 [nanling ke ]. Instructions to lead the Keau Hu Man to bring the particular dead – by names - from the Purgatory to the ceremony/house. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 102 folios. Date(s) claimed...
Title of the first text: 帝母小橋胎(台)科 [dimu xiao qiaotai ke ]. External cover title: 帝母喬胎(橋台)科 [dimu qiaotai ke ]. Librettos about the merits to hold retreats, including the description of the work "flowers" of Tai Mu and instructions to build an ‘earth bridge’ for Tai Mu. Extent and format of o...
Title of the first text: 一本治邙秘語 [yiben zhiwang miyu ]. External cover title: 邙秘語 [wang miyu]. Magic for a healing ceremony and instructions about various details in the retreat for the deceased and the ceremony in the funeral. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 天運太歲丁亥年寅月癸未腨甲午旬越至丙申日. Calendar...
External cover title and title of the first text: 引朝科 [yinzhao ke ]. Instructions about holding the audiences with the gods. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 40 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 太歲丁酉年六月三十日申時 民國二千一七年.
External cover title and title of the first text: 一本朝天科 [yiben chaotian ke ]. Ceremony to make confession to heaven. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 天運太歲壬戌年六月乙卯腨甲寅旬越至子丑日申時. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two plausible dates: 1922 / 1982. Extent and format of origin...
External cover title and title of the first text: 設醮飛章科 [shejiao feizhang ke ]. Ceremony to hold an offering for the gods, and to send up a petition to heaven, ensuring the fortune of the host. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 88 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 乙...
External cover title and title of the first text: 神目科 [shenmu ke ]. Instructions to invite all spirits to join the ceremony. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 32 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 二千十四年甲午歲丙子月丁卯腨甲戌旬越至庚辰日.
Title of the first text: 度煉科 [dulian ke ]. External cover title: 煉度科 [liandu ke ]. Instructions to purify the bodies of the ancestors once they have rescued from the Purgatory during the death ritual. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 42 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manus...