《靈寶文檢》Vol. 9
About this page. The original text of 《靈寶文檢》 Vol. 9 (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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The General Table of Contents of Lingbao Wenjian in Essentials of the Daoist Canon: A Plain-Language Guide
This is the table of contents for Lingbao Wenjian in the reprinted edition of Essentials of the Daoist Canon. The original work was compiled by Jin Tiyuan, a secret-register adept of the Lingbao Central Covenant and a ritual official of the Southern Court; revised by Guying Buyunfang; and collated again by Chen Fuxuan, a later scholar from Jinxi who used the style name Hanpu.
Volume One
Preface by the compiler
Original preface
General notes on format and conventions
Seals
Petitions and memorials announcing preparations for the Yellow Register Great Purification Ritual
Official notices and documents announcing preparations for the Yellow Register Great Purification Ritual
Volume Two
Petitions and memorials for the formal presentation of the Yellow Register Great Purification Ritual
Official notices and documents for the formal announcement of the Yellow Register Great Purification Ritual
Volume Three
The Nine Sovereigns Great Offering Ritual (with an appendix on the Green Gauze)
Offering Ritual for Praying for Peace and Protection from Illness (with an appendix on Resolving Knots)
Offering Ritual to Supplicate and Stabilize the Earth Sovereign
Offering Ritual for Praying for Offspring
Offering Ritual for Repaying Gratitude and Fulfilling Promises
Offering Ritual to Give Thanks to Heaven and Earth
Offering Ritual for Peace and Purification
Offering Ritual to Avert Lightning Disasters and Give Thanks for Fire Protection (expanded edition)
Volume Four
Offering Ritual for Praying for Clear Skies and Rain
Offering Ritual to End and Avert Locust and Insect Plagues
Offering Ritual to Give Thanks for Thunder and Lightning
Jade Register Blood Lake Purification Ritual
Golden Register Life-Receiving Purification Ritual
Volume Five
Petitions for Yang Offering Rituals
Volume Six
Petitions for Yin Offering Rituals
Letters addressed to various perfected beings
Volume Seven
The Great Offering Ritual to the Celestial Net
Volume Eight
Sections on Offering Rituals for Averting Calamity
Sections on Offering Rituals for Deliverance and Transference
Texts of invocation
Monthly calendar texts
Couplets
Volume Nine
Cloud-Script True Writings (talismanic writing in cloud forms)
Brief talismans for edicts and pardons
Volume Ten
Texts for public notices
Texts expressing grief
End of table of contents
Brief guide to the contents: An offering ritual is a Daoist liturgy conducted at an altar to make offerings, pray for blessings, and avert calamities. A purification ritual often accompanies an offering ritual and refers to purifying body and mind, observing ritual abstinence, practicing methods, and holding the associated ceremony. Yellow, Jade, and Golden Registers refer to different grades or types of Daoist liturgies and register systems. Petitions, official documents, memorials, and letters are formats for presenting communications to the celestial court or divine beings. The Great Offering Ritual to the Celestial Net and the Nine Sovereigns Great Offering Ritual are names for large-scale Daoist ceremonies.
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