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Xun06 / Catalog number 2-3396 / Volume 016

The Great Treatise on the Perfection of Wisdom is a large commentary explaining the Mahāprajñāpāramitā sutras; it broadly discusses prajñā thought, the bodhisattva path, emptiness, meditation, precepts, and Buddhist technical terms. OpenSutra Currently, the published fascicles of this work are organized according to the "Yongle Northern Canon / Mahāyāna Treatises"; image sources and catalog numbers are listed in each fascicle record. It can first be placed within treatise collections or commentary systems for understanding, with emphasis on doctrinal analysis, doctrinal organization, and transmission interpretations. The work’s catalog includes 100 volumes; 30 volumes are not yet published due to missing images: Volume 012 (catalog no. 2-3392, thousand-character volume code 训02), Volume 013 (catalog no. 2-3393, thousand-character volume code 训03), Volume 014 (catalog no. 2-3394, thousand-character volume code 训04), Volume 021 (catalog no. 2-3401, thousand-character volume code 入01), Volume 034 (catalog no. 2-3414, thousand-character volume code 奉04), Volume 035 (catalog no. 2-3415, thousand-character volume code 奉05), Volume 037 (catalog no. 2-3417, thousand-character volume code 奉07), Volume 038 (catalog no. 2-3418, thousand-character volume code 奉08), and 30 other volumes.

Traditionally attributed to Nāgārjuna as author and Kumārajīva as translator, the Great Treatise on the Perfection of Wisdom is an important commentary for understanding prajñā in Chinese Buddhism. It centers on commenting on the prajñā sutras and includes many similes, stories, doctrinal analyses, and practice instructions, exerting profound influence on the Three Treatises, Tiantai, and other East Asian Buddhist thought. OpenSutra Currently, the published fascicles of this work are organized according to the "Yongle Northern Canon / Mahāyāna Treatises"; image sources and catalog numbers are listed in each fascicle record. It can first be placed within treatise collections or commentary systems for understanding, with emphasis on doctrinal analysis, doctrinal organization, and transmission interpretations. Treatise and commentary literature often develops Buddhist doctrine through questions and answers, adjudications, or line-by-line explanations. Here, the readable fascicles of the Great Treatise on the Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Volumes are compiled in original catalog order, suitable for consultation by volume number, catalog number, thousand-character volume code, or title. Missing volumes note: The work’s catalog includes 100 volumes; 30 volumes are not yet published due to missing source images: missing Volume 012 (catalog no. 2-3392, thousand-character volume code 训02), Volume 013 (catalog no. 2-3393, thousand-character volume code 训03), Volume 014 (catalog no. 2-3394, thousand-character volume code 训04), Volume 021 (catalog no. 2-3401, thousand-character volume code 入01), Volume 034 (catalog no. 2-3414, thousand-character volume code 奉04), Volume 035 (catalog no. 2-3415, thousand-character volume code 奉05), Volume 037 (catalog no. 2-3417, thousand-character volume code 奉07), Volume 038 (catalog no. 2-3418, thousand-character volume code 奉08), Volume 040 (catalog no. 2-3420, thousand-character volume code 奉10), Volume 043 (catalog no. 2-3423, thousand-character volume code 母03), Volume 045 (catalog no. 2-3425, thousand-character volume code 母05), Volume 046 (catalog no. 2-3426, thousand-character volume code 母06), Volume 052 (catalog no. 2-3432, thousand-character volume code 仪02), Volume 055 (catalog no. 2-3435, thousand-character volume code 仪05), Volume 071 (catalog no. 2-3451, thousand-character volume code 姑01), Volume 072 (catalog no. 2-3452, thousand-character volume code 姑02), Volume 076 (catalog no. 2-3456, thousand-character volume code 姑06), Volume 079 (catalog no. 2-3459, thousand-character volume code 姑09), Volume 080 (catalog no. 2-3460, thousand-character volume code 姑10), Volume 081 (catalog no. 2-3461, thousand-character volume code 伯01), Volume 087 (catalog no. 2-3467, thousand-character volume code 伯07), Volume 090 (catalog no. 2-3470, thousand-character volume code 伯10), Volume 091 (catalog no. 2-3471, thousand-character volume code 叔01), Volume 092 (catalog no. 2-3472, thousand-character volume code 叔02), Volume 094 (catalog no. 2-3474, thousand-character volume code 叔04), Volume 095 (catalog no. 2-3475, thousand-character volume code 叔05), Volume 096 (catalog no. 2-3476, thousand-character volume code 叔06), Volume 097 (catalog no. 2-3477, thousand-character volume code 叔07), Volume 098 (catalog no. 2-3478, thousand-character volume code 叔08), Volume 099 (catalog no. 2-3479, thousand-character volume code 叔09). Fascicle source links are preserved with each record; current source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3480/0508010507 Related author/translator information: Translated by Kumarajiva (Yao Qin).
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Translated by Kumārajīva (Yao Qin); title, classification and volume code according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon catalogue.

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This volume contains 37 pages. Thousand-character volume code: Xun06. Images of the Yongle Northern Canon volume.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalog number: 2-3396 Thousand-character volume code: Xun06 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Mahayana Treatises Parent work: Great Treatise on the Perfection of Wisdom (one hundred fascicles) Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3396/0508010507 CBETA Online: Great Treatise on the Perfection of Wisdom (T1509) https://cbetaonline.dila.edu.tw/zh/T1509 SAT Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Database: T1509 https://21dzk.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/SAT2018/T1509.html Wikipedia: Great Treatise on the Perfection of Wisdom https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/大智度论

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