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Avataṃsaka Sūtra in Forty Volumes
Xia08 / Number 2-1208 / Volume 038
The Avataṃsaka Sūtra in Forty Volumes is listed in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue and is currently classified under "Yongle Northern Canon/Mahayana Sutras/Avataṃsaka section." It can be approached within the Avataṃsaka (Huayan) corpus, with attention to themes such as the Buddha's realms, bodhisattva practices, and the dependent origination of the dharmadhātu. OpenSutra Readable fascicles have been organized in the original catalogue order; specific image sources are indicated in the records for each fascicle. The work comprises 40 volumes in the catalogue; currently 17 volumes have not been published due to missing images: Volume 002 (ID 2-1172, thousand-character codex number 伏02), Volume 003 (ID 2-1173, thousand-character codex number 伏03), Volume 004 (ID 2-1174, thousand-character codex number 伏04), Volume 007 (ID 2-1177, thousand-character codex number 伏07), Volume 008 (ID 2-1178, thousand-character codex number 伏08), Volume 009 (ID 2-1179, thousand-character codex number 伏09), Volume 011 (ID 2-1181, thousand-character codex number 戎01), Volume 012 (ID 2-1182, thousand-character codex number 戎02), etc., a total of 17 volumes.
OpenSutra The published fascicles of this work are currently organized under "Yongle Northern Canon/Mahayana Sutras/Avataṃsaka section;" image sources and catalogue identifiers are listed in the record for each fascicle. It may be studied within the Avataṃsaka corpus, focusing on the Buddha's realms, bodhisattva practices, and the dependent origination of the dharmadhātu.
Avataṃsaka-section literature is often associated with Huayan thought, the dharmadhātu view, stages of the bodhisattva path, and related exegetical traditions.
Here the readable fascicles of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra in Forty Volumes are gathered in the original catalogue order, suitable for consultation by volume number, catalogue identifier, thousand-character codex number, or title.
Missing volumes note: The catalogue lists 40 volumes; currently 17 volumes have not been published due to missing source images: missing Volume 002 (ID 2-1172, thousand-character codex number 伏02), Volume 003 (ID 2-1173, thousand-character codex number 伏03), Volume 004 (ID 2-1174, thousand-character codex number 伏04), Volume 007 (ID 2-1177, thousand-character codex number 伏07), Volume 008 (ID 2-1178, thousand-character codex number 伏08), Volume 009 (ID 2-1179, thousand-character codex number 伏09), Volume 011 (ID 2-1181, thousand-character codex number 戎01), Volume 012 (ID 2-1182, thousand-character codex number 戎02), Volume 013 (ID 2-1183, thousand-character codex number 戎03), Volume 014 (ID 2-1184, thousand-character codex number 戎04), Volume 015 (ID 2-1185, thousand-character codex number 戎05), Volume 016 (ID 2-1186, thousand-character codex number 戎06), Volume 017 (ID 2-1187, thousand-character codex number 戎07), Volume 018 (ID 2-1188, thousand-character codex number 戎08), Volume 019 (ID 2-1189, thousand-character codex number 戎09), Volume 020 (ID 2-1190, thousand-character codex number 戎10), Volume 021 (ID 2-1191, thousand-character codex number 羌01).
Links to fascicle source materials are kept with the individual fascicle records; current source links: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-1210/050801050104
Related author/translator information: Translated by Banruo of the Tang dynasty.
Published: Jun 13, 2026
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Translated by Prajñā (Tang); title, classification and volume number are according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Tripitaka catalogue.
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This volume contains 30 pages. Thousand-character folio code: Xia08. Yongle Northern Tripitaka folio images.
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Title, classification, thousand-character folio code and catalogue number are according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Tripitaka catalogue; internal title plaques, inscriptions and end-of-scroll information await further verification against the pages.
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Yongle Northern Tripitaka held by the Shandong Provincial Library, compiled and published by OpenSutra. Source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-1208/050801050104
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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Tripitaka catalogue number: 2-1208 Thousand-character folio code: Xia08 Catalogue classification: Yongle Northern Tripitaka / Mahayana Sutras / Huayan section Parent work: The Avataṃsaka Sūtra in Forty Scrolls Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Tripitaka source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-1208/050801050104
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