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Shu08 / Catalogue number 2-3218 / Volume 018

"Root Exposition of the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya: Breaking Monastic Matters, Twenty Volumes" appears in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue and is currently classified under "Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana Vinaya." It can first be understood within the vinaya literature system; the focus typically involves precepts, monastic organization, and rules of practice. OpenSutra Readable fascicles have been organized in the original catalogue order; specific image sources are specified in each fascicle's record. The book's catalogue comprises 20 fascicles; currently 11 fascicles have not been published due to missing images: fascicle 001 (no. 2-3201, qianziwen fascicle number Le01), fascicle 002 (no. 2-3202, qianziwen fascicle number Le02), fascicle 003 (no. 2-3203, qianziwen fascicle number Le03), fascicle 004 (no. 2-3204, qianziwen fascicle number Le04), fascicle 005 (no. 2-3205, qianziwen fascicle number Le05), fascicle 006 (no. 2-3206, qianziwen fascicle number Le06), fascicle 007 (no. 2-3207, qianziwen fascicle number Le07), fascicle 008 (no. 2-3208, qianziwen fascicle number Le08), etc., totaling 11 fascicles.

OpenSutra The already published fascicles of this work have been organized under "Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana Vinaya;" image sources and catalogue numbers are listed in each fascicle's record. It can first be understood within the vinaya literature system; the focus typically involves precepts, monastic organization, and rules of practice. Vinaya literature not only records precepts but also preserves materials on institutions, rituals, and the circumstances of vinaya formulation. Here the readable fascicles of "Root Exposition of the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya: Breaking Monastic Matters, Twenty Volumes" are collected in the original catalogue order, suitable for consultation by fascicle number, catalogue number, qianziwen fascicle number, or title. Missing fascicles note: The book's catalogue comprises 20 fascicles; currently 11 fascicles have not been published due to missing source images. Missing are fascicle 001 (no. 2-3201, qianziwen fascicle number Le01), fascicle 002 (no. 2-3202, qianziwen fascicle number Le02), fascicle 003 (no. 2-3203, qianziwen fascicle number Le03), fascicle 004 (no. 2-3204, qianziwen fascicle number Le04), fascicle 005 (no. 2-3205, qianziwen fascicle number Le05), fascicle 006 (no. 2-3206, qianziwen fascicle number Le06), fascicle 007 (no. 2-3207, qianziwen fascicle number Le07), fascicle 008 (no. 2-3208, qianziwen fascicle number Le08), fascicle 009 (no. 2-3209, qianziwen fascicle number Le09), fascicle 010 (no. 2-3210, qianziwen fascicle number Le10), fascicle 019 (no. 2-3219, qianziwen fascicle number Shu09). Links to fascicle sources are preserved with each fascicle record; current source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3220/0508010506 Related author/translator information: translated by Tang Yijing.
Published: Jun 14, 2026
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Translated by Yijing (Tang); title, classification, and fascicle number recorded according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon catalog.

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This fascicle contains 32 pages. Thousand-character folio number: Shu08. Yongle Northern Canon fascicle images.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalog number: 2-3218 Thousand-character folio number: Shu08 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana Vinaya Parent work: The Root Treatise on the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya: Monastic Matters in Twenty Volumes Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3218/0508010506

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