《靈寶文檢》Vol. 20
About this page. The original text of 《靈寶文檢》 Vol. 20 (Qing Daoist texts 清代道教文獻, 36 volumes) is shown in Classical Chinese as transmitted in the Kanripo (Kyoto University) edition. An English interpretation of the 1 passages on this page accompanies it: select a passage or press “Interpretation” to show it. All texts in English
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This is the table of contents for Volume Six of the Shangqing Lingbao Wenjian, listing various types of Daoist ritual documents. It is divided into two main categories:
Memorials for Yin Jiao (ritual memorials used to deliver departed souls and dissolve their sins):
- Nine Sovereigns’ Honorific Titles; Memorial Inviting the Nine Sovereigns; Memorial for the Five Refinements of Living Corpses
- Memorial for Cleansing the Blood Lake; Memorial to the Jade Emperor for Delivering the Dead (in two parts); Memorial for Communicating with Heaven to Rescue the Suffering
- Petition for the Azure Mystery Guide; Memorial for Rescuing the Suffering in the Blood Lake; Memorial for Rescuing the Suffering and Delivering the Dead
- Memorial for Refining and Delivering through Metal and Wood; Memorial for Refinement and Deliverance by the Nine Heavens; Memorial to the Nine Heavenly Worthies
- Memorial Inviting Fire from the Palace of the Sun; Memorial Inviting Water from the Palace of the Moon; Memorial Inviting Scriptures for Generating Spirit
- Memorial Presenting Scriptures for Generating Spirit; General Memorial to the Nine Heavens; Memorial Inviting Scriptures for Delivering Humanity
- Memorial Presenting Scriptures for Delivering Humanity; General Memorial for the Ten Returns
Petitions (brief documents for making requests and offering thanks):
- Petition for Enclosing the Coffin; Petition for Purifying Impurity; Petition for Setting Up the Canopy
- Petition of Thanks for the Canopy; Petition Inviting the Mystery; Petition Inviting the Three Officials
- Petition Inviting the Celestial Master (Tianshi); Petition Inviting the Three Masters; Petition Inviting the Supervisor of the Altar
- Petition of Thanks to the Mystery; Petition of Thanks to the Five Emperors; Petition for the Five Masters’ Confession of Sins
- Petition for the Three Officials’ Confession of Sins
Yin Jiao is a Daoist ritual for delivering departed souls. A memorial is a formal document presenting a matter to the deities. A petition is a brief document for making a request or offering thanks. The Blood Lake is an underworld body of water where Daoism holds that departed souls suffer. Refinement and deliverance refers to using ritual to deliver departed souls from suffering.
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