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Tu02 / Catalog number 2-5772 / Volume 002

"Essentials for Practicing Calm and Insight (Sitting Meditation), Two Volumes" is listed in the Yongle Northern Canon catalog and is currently classified under “Yongle Northern Canon/Local compositions.” It can be initially understood as part of Buddhist treatises literature, and it usually has value for intellectual history, sectarian history, and the circulation of editions. OpenSutra has organized readable fascicles in the original catalog order; specific image sources are indicated in each fascicle record. The book’s catalog contains 2 volumes; currently 1 volume has not been released due to missing images: Volume 001 (identifier 2-5771, thousand-character text fascicle number 途01).

OpenSutra currently organizes the published fascicles of this work under “Yongle Northern Canon/Local compositions,” with image sources and catalog numbers listed in each fascicle record. It can be initially understood as part of Buddhist treatises literature, and it usually has value for intellectual history, sectarian history, and the circulation of editions. The value of Buddhist treatises often lies in preserving the interpretive traditions of particular authors, sects, or periods. Here the readable fascicles of Essentials for Practicing Calm and Insight (Sitting Meditation), Two Volumes are gathered in the original catalog order, suitable for consulting by volume, catalog number, thousand-character text fascicle number, or title. Missing-volume note: The book’s catalog contains 2 volumes; currently 1 volume has not been released due to missing source images, missing Volume 001 (identifier 2-5771, thousand-character text fascicle number 途01). Links to fascicle sources are kept with each fascicle record; current source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-5772/0508010511 Related author/translator information: Written by 隋智𫖮.
Published: Jun 15, 2026
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Primarily based on the Yongle Northern Canon text layout; whether the volume contains variant illustrations, colophons, title inscriptions, or other graphic content requires further verification from the specific pages.

Responsibility Info

Written by Sui Zhi𫖮; title, classification, and volume number recorded according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon catalog.

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This volume contains 38 pages. Thousand-character volume number: Tu02. Yongle Northern Canon volume images.

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The title, classification, thousand-character volume number, and catalog number are recorded according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon catalog; in-book colophons, prefaces, and end-of-roll information await further verification against the page images.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalog number: 2-5772 Thousand-character volume number: Tu02 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Local Compositions Parent work: Essentials for Practicing Calm and Insight and Sitting Meditation, Two Volumes Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-5772/0508010511

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