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 · Juxtaposed ritual elements
Names and recorded roles
Unnamed.
Date as written
Not found in the available record.
Dating candidates in the August edition
Approximately 1891–1945; a broad range.
Dating rationale
‘Cao Bằng province—Bảo Lạc zhou—Nam Quang canton’ fits a Tonkin-period administrative context. A 1928 register can be checked, but its date is not a lower bound for the manuscript's copying.
Confidence in the August edition
Low to moderate.
Place formula as written
Đại Nam—Cao Bằng province—Bảo Lạc zhou—Nam Quang canton—An Đức commune—X village, followed by a residence / offering formula (大南国高平省保乐州南光总安德社X村居住奉).
Historical geography and its limits
Provisional sequence: Đại Nam → Cao Bằng province → Bảo Lạc zhou → Nam Quang canton → An Đức commune → X village. Do not supply the missing village name.
Textual features
Administrative / geographical markers · Buluotuo / Muliujia · Juxtaposed ritual elements
Analysis in the August edition
Moral and interpersonal explanations of unusual natural phenomena show how the text organizes fear, order, and moral relationships into a framework for action. Public presentations should summarize this mechanism rather than display explicit examples that may offend or distract.
Evidence limits and unresolved readings
Original examples involving sexuality / interpersonal morality are retained only in the original-record appendix. Public reports summarize their explanatory structure.
Original working transcription · Chinese source
Retained verbatim for comparison. This is the researcher’s transcription, not a verified edition of the complete manuscript.
送怪：无名氏；大南国高平省保乐州南光总安德社X村居住奉；有布洛陀，麽六甲等壮族经典神明，有壮族麽教经篇、道教念法，还有混合佛教如南无大慈大悲和观音；比较奇特的是，书中会对奇异的自然现象作出有关人伦的解释：畜生三脚：内兄弟共父三人共奸一姓生三足；田有红水：内如媳妇落血红共老公见；见小蛇入宅：内叔父赤身裸体同侄女媾奸
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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