Manuscript ID: OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000027

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Wooden movable-type edition

"Treatise on the Eyes by Bodhisattva Nagarjuna" is a Buddhist treatise, medical prescription text, or ophthalmological Buddhist literature transmission attributed to Bodhisattva Nagarjuna. This item is an image of a wood movable-type edition, relatively short in length, and suitable as a cataloging object for Buddhist title literature and movable-type printing forms.

In the title "Treatise on the Eyes by Bodhisattva Nagarjuna," "Bodhisattva Nagarjuna" refers to Nagarjuna, the important patriarch of the Madhyamaka school of Mahayana Buddhism. In the tradition of Chinese Buddhism, treatises, ritual manuals, medical prescriptions, or miscellaneous texts circulated under Nagarjuna’s name are common. This edition bears the title "Treatise on the Eyes" and is marked as a wood movable-type edition, indicating that its documentary nature may combine features of a Buddhist patriarch-attributed title, practical knowledge, and popular printing and circulation. There is relatively little authoritative catalog information publicly available that directly corresponds to this title; therefore, this record is based on the title, edition form, and page images, and the content description is kept cautious. If the author, textual lineage, and specific disciplinary classification can later be confirmed through library catalogs or colophons within the book, further additions and corrections may be made.
Published: May 21, 2026
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No specialized illustrations were observed; the record is based on the wooden movable-type text pages.

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Attributed to Bodhisattva Nāgārjuna in the title; the actual author, editor, and printer require further verification from the book's colophon or the holding institution's catalog.

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PDF total 46 pages; images of a wooden movable-type edition.

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Title and edition form recorded from the filename and page images; exact printing/publishing date to be determined.

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