The Zheng Yi Jiao Mu Yi 正一醮墓仪

Zhengyi Rites of Offering Sacrifices at Tombs. The author is unknown.

It is likely compiled during the Southern and Northern Dynasties or the Sui-Tang period. The text consists of one scroll and is included in the Daoist Canon, under the category of Ritual Texts in the Dongshen Section (the Section of Cave Spirits).

This text describes the rituals performed by Zhengyi Daoist priests to offer sacrifices at ancestral tombs on behalf of laypeople, aiming to eliminate disasters and resolve misfortunes. It states that if an ancestral tomb has been neglected for years, or if inauspicious celestial influences and turbulent geomantic qi of the land cause descendants to suffer from poverty, misfortunes, and obstacles in all undertakings, one must invite Daoist priests to offer sacrifices to the mountain deities and land spirits associated with the tomb. By pacifying the souls of the deceased, the descendants will attain peace and good fortune in all their endeavors.

The method of performing the tomb sacrifice requires preparing ritual implements, setting up an altar at the tomb site, offering incense, and reciting incantations.