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Primarily consists of the main body of the sutra text; no dedicated illustrations were observed.
Manuscript ID: OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000080
Lotus Sutra
Seven fascicles; translated by Kumārajīva (Yao Qin); annotated by the Tang monk Daoxuan; Yuan dynasty reissued hand-copied edition; in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
The Lotus Sutra is one of the core scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism; this item is an image from the Yuan dynasty reprinted Su manuscript tradition.
The Lotus Sutra is renowned for its teaching of the One Vehicle, skillful means, Buddha-nature, and bodhisattva practice, and holds an extremely high position in Chinese Buddhism. The annotations attributed to Daoxuan together with the reprinted Su manuscript tradition give this item value as both a canonical text and a witness to exegetical tradition and manuscript transmission. This item is an image of a Yuan dynasty reprint of the Su manuscript tradition held by the National Palace Museum in Taipei, suitable for comparing scripture editions, colophons, and edition transmission.
Published: May 26, 2026
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Translated by Kumārajīva (Yao Qin); annotated by the Tang monk Daoxuan.
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PDF, total 429 pages; images of an ancient book.
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References
CBETA The Lotus Sutra: https://cbetaonline.dila.edu.tw/zh/T09n0262 Wikipedia 'The Lotus Sutra': https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A6%99%E6%B3%95%E8%8E%B2%E5%8D%8E%E7%BB%8F Wikisource 'The Lotus Sutra': https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%A6%99%E6%B3%95%E8%93%AE%E8%8F%AF%E7%B6%93
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