南昌大煉科

External cover title and title of the first text: 南昌大煉科 [nanchang dalian ke].

Instructions to purify/cleanse the bodies of the ancestors once they have been rescued from Purgatory during the second death ritual; last part. They are bathed with water. 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 27 folios.

Chinese era name (regnal year): 上元甲子四月二十三日完筆.