Title of the first text: 煉度科 [liandu ke].
External cover title: 一本煉度科 [yiben liandu ke].
Instructions to purify/cleanse the bodies of the ancestors once they have been rescued from the Purgatory during the second death ritual. In the last part of this ceremony, they are rescued and can join the ancestors’ tablet. The dead are bathed, get new clothes and are fed. They become official ancestors.
Custodial history: Private collection.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 26 folios.
Chinese era name (regnal year): 太歲？二十七年戌寅歲四月二十八日完畢.
