Kim Mun Terms and Kim Mun Texts
Kim Mun Terms
| ai-kwa |
做卦 |
Divinatory rituals (entailing shamanic and mediumship qualities) |
| ai-maːn |
做神 |
Text-based rituals |
| ai-soŋ |
做衆 |
A calendric village-level ritual |
| diu-maːn |
調神 |
Ritual acts (such as steps, movements and the manipulation of ritual objects) |
| hu |
科 |
Codex |
| naːm-maːn |
喃神 |
Non-textual rituals |
| pɛi-ɲʉi |
秘語 |
Secret Manual (or Secret Instructions) |
| sit-ɲon |
旧原 |
Celestial contract |
| tai-ði |
弟子 |
Apprentice |
| tɔu-kɔŋ |
道公 |
Daogong religious tradition |
| θai-fa |
師父 |
Ritual-master |
| θai-kɔŋ |
師公 |
Shigong religious tradition |
| θin-θeŋ |
先生 |
Senior-master |
| θiu |
醮 |
A rite of major offerings |
| t͡ɕai |
齋/ 斋 |
A rite of offerings that focuses on the salvation of the ancestors |
| t͡ɕɛi-sei |
戒子 |
Initiation rite |
Kim Mun Texts
| 煉度科 |
lin-tu hu |
Codex for Salvation through Refinement |
| 救患科 |
kjau-wan hu |
Codex for Salvation from Illness and Misfortune |
| 招兵科 |
siu-pɛŋ hu |
Codex for Summoning the Soldiers |
| 道範科 |
tɔu-wɔm hu |
Protocols of the Way |