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The text layout follows the Yongle Northern Canon edition; whether it includes variant images, prefaces, title plaques, or other pictorial content needs to be verified against the specific pages.
Manuscript ID: OPENSUTRA_ORG_0001837
The Buddha’s Loutan Sutra — six volumes
FU04 / Catalogue number 2-2284 / Volume 004
The Loutan Sutra spoken by the Buddha (six volumes) appears in the Yongle Northern Canon catalog and is currently classified under "Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana scriptures / Agama division." It can first be understood within the Agama section of the canon; the content largely preserves early Buddhist doctrine, practice, and ethical materials. OpenSutra Has been organized into readable fascicles according to the original catalog order; specific image sources are indicated in each fascicle's record. The catalog lists 6 fascicles in total; currently one fascicle is not published due to missing images: fascicle 002 (catalog number 2-2282, Qianziwen fascicle number Fu02).
OpenSutra Currently the published fascicles of this text are organized under "Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana scriptures / Agama division"; image sources and catalog numbers are listed in each fascicle's record. The Agama literature is important data for studying early Buddhist doctrine, meditation vocabulary, and monastic life.
Here the readable fascicles of the Loutan Sutra are compiled in the original catalog order, suitable for consulting by fascicle number, catalog number, Qianziwen fascicle number, or title.
Missing fascicle note: The catalog lists 6 fascicles in total; currently one fascicle is unpublished due to missing source images — missing fascicle 002 (catalog number 2-2282, Qianziwen fascicle number Fu02).
Links to the fascicle sources are preserved with each fascicle record; current source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-2286/050801050201
Related author/translator information: Translated by Fa Li and Fa Ju (Western Jin).
Published: Jun 14, 2026
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Translated in the Western Jin by Fa-li and Gong-Fa-Ju; the title, classification, and volume number are recorded according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon catalogue.
Format & Dimensions
This volume contains 37 pages. Thousand-character volume code: 福04. Yongle Northern Canon volume images.
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The title, classification, thousand-character volume code, and catalogue number are recorded according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon catalogue; internal title plaques, colophons, and end-of-volume information require further page-by-page verification.
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Yongle Northern Canon held by the Shandong Provincial Library, organized and published by OpenSutra. Source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-2284/050801050201
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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalogue number: 2-2284 Thousand-character volume code: 福04 Catalogue classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana Sūtras / Agama Division Work: The Buddha Speaks the Loutan Sutra, Six Volumes Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-2284/050801050201
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