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在02 / Catalog number 2-1302 / Volume 012

The Southern Edition Mahaparinirvana Sūtra (Thirty-six Rolls) appears in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue and is currently classified under "Yongle Northern Canon / Mahāyāna Sūtras / Nirvana Section." It can be initially understood within the Nirvana section of the canon, with emphasis on nirvana thought, Buddha-nature, and the preservation of the true Dharma. OpenSutra The readable volumes have been organized in the original catalogue order; specific image sources are indicated in each volume record. The catalogue for this work comprises 36 volumes; currently 9 volumes have not been published due to missing images: Volume 005 (no. 2-1295, thousand-character volume number 凤05), Volume 011 (no. 2-1301, thousand-character volume number 在01), Volume 013 (no. 2-1303, thousand-character volume number 在03), Volume 014 (no. 2-1304, thousand-character volume number 在04), Volume 016 (no. 2-1306, thousand-character volume number 在06), Volume 017 (no. 2-1307, thousand-character volume number 在07), Volume 019 (no. 2-1309, thousand-character volume number 在09), Volume 022 (no. 2-1312, thousand-character volume number 树02), etc., totaling 9 volumes.

OpenSutra The currently published volumes of this work have been organized under "Yongle Northern Canon / Mahāyāna Sūtras / Nirvana Section;" image sources and catalogue numbers are listed in each volume record. It can be initially understood within the Nirvana section of the canon, with emphasis on nirvana thought, Buddha-nature, and the preservation of the true Dharma. Literature in the Nirvana section commonly revolves around themes of the Buddha's parinirvana, Buddha-nature, monastic discipline, and guardianship of the Dharma. Here the readable volumes of the Southern Edition Mahaparinirvana Sūtra (Thirty-six Rolls) are gathered in the original catalogue order, suitable for inspection by volume number, catalogue number, thousand-character volume number, or title. Notes on missing volumes: the catalogue comprises 36 volumes; currently 9 volumes have not been published due to missing source images: missing are Volume 005 (no. 2-1295, thousand-character volume number 凤05), Volume 011 (no. 2-1301, thousand-character volume number 在01), Volume 013 (no. 2-1303, thousand-character volume number 在03), Volume 014 (no. 2-1304, thousand-character volume number 在04), Volume 016 (no. 2-1306, thousand-character volume number 在06), Volume 017 (no. 2-1307, thousand-character volume number 在07), Volume 019 (no. 2-1309, thousand-character volume number 在09), Volume 022 (no. 2-1312, thousand-character volume number 树02), Volume 030 (no. 2-1320, thousand-character volume number 树10). Links to volume source pages are preserved with each volume record; current source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-1326/050801050105 Related author/translator information: 北凉昙无谶 (translator).
Published: Jun 13, 2026
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Translated by Tan Wuchen of Northern Liang; title, classification, and volume numbers are recorded according to the Shandong Provincial Library's Yongle Northern Canon catalog.

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This volume contains 33 pages. Thousand-character volume code: 在02. Yongle Northern Canon volume images.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalog number: 2-1302 Thousand-character volume code: 在02 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Mahayana Sutras / Nirvana Section Parent work: Southern Edition of the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra in Thirty-Six Fascicles Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-1302/050801050105

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