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Essential Overview of the Śākya Clan was completed during the Tianxi era of the Northern Song by the monk Daocheng and is an important representative of Buddhist encyclopedic works, often mentioned together with Collection of Translated Terms and Meanings and Numerical Categories of Buddhist Teachings. The work explains Buddhist terminology, concepts, institutions, and essential points of study and practice by category, combining the characteristics of a dictionary, reference work, and introduction to Buddhist studies. This item is a Huizhao Monastery printed edition from the eighth year of the Jiajing era of the Ming dynasty, with the appended Admonitions and Disciplinary Observances for Newly Ordained Bhikṣus, and has reference value for the study of Buddhist education, monastic life, and Ming dynasty printing.