Edition & evidence
This is the corrected August working catalogue, not a final physical bibliography. Later September re-readings are presented separately in the GSS research dossier. Dating candidates, locations, interpretations, and unresolved readings are preserved as distinct evidence layers.
The English commentary accompanies the preserved Chinese record. Quoted historical wording and unidentified characters are retained; candidate readings remain provisional.
Working tags
Administrative / geographical markers · Buluotuo / Muliujia · Hand-drawn illustrations · Juxtaposed ritual elements
Names and recorded roles
Disciple Liang Junying (梁峻英), with 置 (zhi, acquisition / possession).
Date as written
Not found in the available record.
Dating candidates in the August edition
Approximately 1891–1945; a broad range.
Dating rationale
If 河杨省 should be read as Hà Giang province, that provincial unit dates from 1891. Đồng Văn zhou also fits the Tonkin-period context. With no internal date, no particular year can be selected.
Confidence in the August edition
Low to moderate.
Place formula as written
Written address: 大南国河杨省光义总同文州属下毫凳寨居住奉. It names Đại Nam, ‘Heyang’ province, Guangyi canton, Đồng Văn zhou, and Haodeng settlement; the reading and ordering remain to be checked.
Historical geography and its limits
If the readings hold, the normalized sequence is: Đại Nam → Hà Giang province (written 河杨, to verify) → Đồng Văn zhou → Quang Nghĩa canton (to check against registers) → Haodeng settlement (毫凳寨, correspondence undetermined). Appendix A preserves the original order.
Textual features
Administrative / geographical markers · Buluotuo / Muliujia · Hand-drawn illustrations · Juxtaposed ritual elements
Analysis in the August edition
Shigong scriptures, Daoist sections, Buluotuo / Muliujia, and hand-drawn images coexist. This enables study of how one ritual book accommodates several bodies of knowledge. Describe coexistence and functional combinations without assuming a complete system of religious fusion.
Evidence limits and unresolved readings
Retain 河杨省 without silently replacing it with 河江省. The observation that the first half contains Shigong scripture and the latter half Daoist sections remains the current description.
Original working transcription · Chinese source
Retained verbatim for comparison. This is the researcher’s transcription, not a verified edition of the complete manuscript.
送见怪妖精：弟子梁峻英置；大南国河杨省光义总同文州属下毫凳寨居住奉；有布洛陀，麽六甲等壮族经典神明，而且书中前半部分为壮族经典师公经书形式，后半部分是道教经篇；同时手工画的插图丰富；
Source: 壮族古籍喃字与越南关联资料整理 · 77条研究版 · 纠正版 · 20260820 · 20 August 2026 · Boge Xiao.
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