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Zhou10 / Catalog number 2-1010 / Volume No. 008

The "Great Grief Sutra, Eight Volumes" is listed in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue and is currently classified under "Yongle Northern Canon/Mahayana Sutras/Collection of Major Compilations." It can be initially understood within the Collection of Major Compilations in the Mahayana sutra corpus, focusing on Mahayana doctrine, dharma protectors, and practice. OpenSutra has organized the readable fascicles in the order of the original catalogue; specific image sources are indicated in each fascicle's record. This book's catalogue comprises 8 fascicles; currently 4 fascicles have not been released due to missing images: Volume 001 (ID 2-1003, Thousand-Character Fascicle Number 周03), Volume 003 (ID 2-1005, Thousand-Character Fascicle Number 周05), Volume 006 (ID 2-1008, Thousand-Character Fascicle Number 周08), Volume 007 (ID 2-1009, Thousand-Character Fascicle Number 周09).

OpenSutra The published fascicles of this work are currently organized under "Yongle Northern Canon/Mahayana Sutras/Collection of Major Compilations," with image sources and catalogue numbers listed in each fascicle's record. It can be initially understood within the Collection of Major Compilations in the Mahayana sutra corpus, focusing on Mahayana doctrine, dharma protectors, and practice. Texts in the Collection of Major Compilations belong to the Mahayana sutra collection system and are suitable for consultation by title, volume, and category. Here the readable fascicles of the "Great Grief Sutra, Eight Volumes" are compiled in the original catalogue order, suitable for consultation by fascicle number, catalogue ID, thousand-character fascicle number, or title. Missing fascicles note: This book's catalogue comprises 8 fascicles; currently 4 fascicles have not been released due to missing source images: missing Volume 001 (ID 2-1003, Thousand-Character Fascicle Number 周03), Volume 003 (ID 2-1005, Thousand-Character Fascicle Number 周05), Volume 006 (ID 2-1008, Thousand-Character Fascicle Number 周08), Volume 007 (ID 2-1009, Thousand-Character Fascicle Number 周09). Links to the sources for each fascicle are preserved with each fascicle's record; current source links: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-1004/050801050103 Related author/translator information: Translated by 竺法护 of the Western Jin.
Published: Jun 13, 2026
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Translated by Dharmaraksha (Zhu Fahu) of the Western Jin; title, classification and volume number are according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Collection catalog.

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This volume contains 35 pages. Qianziwen volume code: Zhou10. Yongle Northern Collection volume images.

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Title, classification, Qianziwen volume code and catalog number are according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Collection catalog; internal colophons, inscriptions and end-of-juan information await further verification against the page images.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Collection catalog number: 2-1010 Qianziwen volume code: Zhou10 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Collection / Mahayana Sutras / Great Collection section Parent work: Great Sorrow Sutra (Eight Juans) Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Collection source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-1010/050801050103

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