初真在頭 天師戒度科 開解在尾

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: 初真在頭 天師戒度科 開解在尾 [chuzhen zaitou tianshi jiedu ke kaijie zaiwei].

Compilation of three texts: chuzhen, tianshi jiedu and kaijie. Chuzhen: Opening ceremony of the small altar for the disciple. Inform the spirits and invite the Deities of the Ritual Experts; Tianshi jiedu: Initiation ritual for the ordination of the new Daoist disciple; Kaijie: Instructions to feed the novice for the first time after being born, including protection for the case that the one is exposed to risks.

Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 90 folios.

Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 咸豐伍年拾貳月朔肆日.