Triad 2. The Triad Society

 

By William Stanton. Distributor: Lulu. $20.95. 200 pages. Paperback CQ. 2016 (1905).

The work of William Stanton is introduced here as the second in a series of studies on the Tiandihui (See Triad 1). It covers – The White Lotus (bai lian jiao 白蓮教) and other Secret Societies; The Triad Society in China; The Triad Society Outside of China; The Traditional Account of the Society's Origin; Lodge-Rooms, Officers and Initiatory Ceremonies; Certificates of Membership; Forms of Writing and Cant Words Employed; Signs and Test Words; Appendix — The Thirty Oaths.

Stanton's work contains no less than 739 Chinese characters or expressions that have been cross-checked and transliterated into pinyin and 14 illustrations that have been completely redone. All illustrations have been enhanced.

 

Contents

 

  • Introduction: Mr. William Stanton on the Triad Society, etc. Ball. 1900.
  • The White Lotus and other Secret Societies
  • The Triad Society in China
  • The Triad Society Outside of China
  • The Traditional Account of the Society's Origin
  • Lodge-Rooms, Officers and Initiatory Ceremonies
    • [Lodge-Rooms and Officers]
    • [Ceremony]
    • [Catechism Proper]
    • [Ceremony II]
    • [The thirty-six oaths]
    • The Twenty-one Rules or Laws of the society
    • The Ten Prohibitions
    • [Ceremony III]
  • Certificates of Membership
    • [Certificate No. 1]
    • [Certificate No. 2]
    • [Certificate No. 3]
    • [Certificate No. 4]
    • [5. Fu Yi Xing Lodge]
    • [6. Yi Fu Lodge]
    • [Certificate No. 7]
    • [Certificate No. 8]
    • [Certificate No. 9]
    • [Certificate No. 10]
    • [11. Cash Membership]
    • [12. Splint from Fu’an Shi Lodge]
  • Forms of Writing and Cant Words Employed
  • Signs and Test Words
    • [Test Words]
    • [Secret signs with tea-cups]
    • [Chewing betel]
    • [Dishes and Wine]
    • [Smoking tobacco or opium]
    • [Various]
  • Appendix [The Thirty Oaths – Variant]
  • Bibliography

List of Figures

  • Figure 1. [Hongmen – Five Ancestors (洪門五祖)]
  • Figure 2. Certificate of membership No. 1
  • Figure 3. Certificate of membership No. 2
  • Figure 4. Certificate of membership No. 3
  • Figure 5. Certificate of membership No. 4
  • Figure 6. Certificate of membership No. 5 (Fu Yi Xing)
  • Figure 7. Certificate of membership No. 6 (Yi Fu Lodge)
  • Figure 8. Certificate of membership No. 7 (Hong Shun)
  • Figure 9. Certificate of membership No. 8
  • Figure 10. Receipt (Yi Xing Lodge)
  • Figure 11. Certificate No. 10 (Milne)
  • Figure 12. Cash Membership
  • Figure 13. Splint from Fu’an Shi Lodge