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Based primarily on the Yongle Northern Canon text layout; whether variant plates, inscriptions, colophons, or other image content are present needs to be further verified from the specific pages.
Manuscript ID: OPENSUTRA_ORG_0002731
Commentary on the Compendium of the Mahayana, 48 volumes
Zhi02 / Catalogue number 2-3592 / Volume 012
The "Commentary on the Compendium of the Mahayana, 48 volumes" appears in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue and is currently classified under "Yongle Northern Canon/Mahayana Treatises." It can initially be understood within the system of treatises or commentarial literature, with emphasis on doctrinal analysis, terminological organization, and lineage explanations. OpenSutra has been organized into readable volumes according to the original catalogue order; specific image sources are indicated in each volume record. The work's catalogue comprises 48 volumes, of which 15 volumes are currently unpublished due to missing images: Volume 001 (catalogue number 2-3581, thousand-character volume number 连01), Volume 002 (catalogue number 2-3582, thousand-character volume number 连02), Volume 003 (catalogue number 2-3583, thousand-character volume number 连03), Volume 004 (catalogue number 2-3584, thousand-character volume number 连04), Volume 005 (catalogue number 2-3585, thousand-character volume number 连05), Volume 006 (catalogue number 2-3586, thousand-character volume number 连06), Volume 007 (catalogue number 2-3587, thousand-character volume number 连07), Volume 008 (catalogue number 2-3588, thousand-character volume number 连08), etc., totaling 15 volumes.
OpenSutra Currently the published volumes of this work are organized under "Yongle Northern Canon/Mahayana Treatises," with image sources and catalogue numbers listed in each volume record. It can first be understood within the treatise or commentarial literature system, focusing on doctrinal analysis, terminological organization, and transmission explanations.
Treatises and commentaries typically unfold Buddhist doctrine through question-and-answer formats, adjudications, or line-by-line explanations.
Here the readable volumes of the "Commentary on the Compendium of the Mahayana, 48 volumes" are collected according to the original catalogue order, suitable for consultation by volume number, catalogue number, thousand-character volume number, or title.
Missing volumes note: The work's catalogue comprises 48 volumes; 15 volumes are currently unpublished due to missing source images. Missing are Volume 001 (catalogue number 2-3581, thousand-character volume number 连01), Volume 002 (catalogue number 2-3582, thousand-character volume number 连02), Volume 003 (catalogue number 2-3583, thousand-character volume number 连03), Volume 004 (catalogue number 2-3584, thousand-character volume number 连04), Volume 005 (catalogue number 2-3585, thousand-character volume number 连05), Volume 006 (catalogue number 2-3586, thousand-character volume number 连06), Volume 007 (catalogue number 2-3587, thousand-character volume number 连07), Volume 008 (catalogue number 2-3588, thousand-character volume number 连08), Volume 009 (catalogue number 2-3589, thousand-character volume number 连09), Volume 010 (catalogue number 2-3590, thousand-character volume number 连10), Volume 030 (catalogue number 2-3610, thousand-character volume number 交10), Volume 038 (catalogue number 2-3618, thousand-character volume number 友08), Volume 039 (catalogue number 2-3619, thousand-character volume number 友09), Volume 040 (catalogue number 2-3620, thousand-character volume number 友10), Volume 041 (catalogue number 2-3621, thousand-character volume number 投01).
Links to the volume sources are preserved with each volume record; current source links: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3627/0508010507
Related author/translator information: 陈真谛 and three others translated.
Published: Jun 14, 2026
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Translated by Chen Zhendi and three others; title, classification, and volume number are according to the Shandong Provincial Library’s Yongle Northern Canon catalogue records.
Format & Dimensions
This volume contains 46 pages. Thousand-character volume code: 枝02. Yongle Northern Canon volume images.
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Title, classification, thousand-character volume code, and catalogue number are according to the Shandong Provincial Library’s Yongle Northern Canon catalogue records; internal colophons, inscriptions, and volume-end information await further verification against the pages.
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Yongle Northern Canon held by Shandong Provincial Library, compiled and published by OpenSutra. Source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3592/0508010507
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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalogue number: 2-3592 Thousand-character volume code: 枝02 Catalogue classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Mahayana Treatises Parent work: Commentary on the Compendium of the Mahayana, 48 Volumes Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3592/0508010507
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