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Cai07 / No. 2-0607 / Volume 007

《The Sutra of Radiant Prajnaparamita》belongs to the early Chinese translations of the prajna (Prajñāpāramitā) sutra corpus, and revolves around Mahayana themes such as prajñāpāramitā, the doctrine of emptiness, and bodhisattva practice. OpenSutra At present, the published fascicles of this work have been organized under “Yongle Northern Canon / Mahayana Sutras / Prajnaparamita Section”; image sources and catalog numbers are listed in the records for each fascicle. It can be initially understood within the Prajnaparamita section of the canon, with emphasis typically on prajna wisdom, emptiness, and bodhisattva cultivation. The catalogue for this work comprises 30 fascicles; currently 9 fascicles have not been published due to missing images: No. 011 (catalog number 2-0611, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong01), No. 012 (catalog number 2-0612, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong02), No. 014 (catalog number 2-0614, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong04), No. 015 (catalog number 2-0615, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong05), No. 016 (catalog number 2-0616, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong06), No. 017 (catalog number 2-0617, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong07), No. 018 (catalog number 2-0618, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong08), No. 019 (catalog number 2-0619, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong09), etc., totaling 9 fascicles.

《The Sutra of Radiant Prajnaparamita》is one of the Chinese-translated prajna sutras and belongs to the prajna thought and translation system alongside the Greater and Lesser Prajña texts. When reading, attention may be focused on its presentation of prajna wisdom, understandings of emptiness, bodhisattva practice, and the translation terminology of the sutra. OpenSutra At present, the published fascicles of this work have been organized under “Yongle Northern Canon / Mahayana Sutras / Prajnaparamita Section”; image sources and catalog numbers are listed in the records for each fascicle. It can be initially understood within the Prajnaparamita section of the canon, with emphasis typically on prajna wisdom, emptiness, and bodhisattva cultivation. The Prajnaparamita section focuses on explaining prajna wisdom and its practical significance; sutras within this section are often read in reference to one another. Here the readable fascicles of 《The Sutra of Radiant Prajnaparamita in Thirty Volumes》are collected in the original catalog order, suitable for consultation by fascicle number, catalog number, Thousand-Character Text volume number, or title. Missing fascicles note: The catalogue for this work comprises 30 fascicles; currently 9 fascicles have not been published due to missing source images, specifically No. 011 (catalog number 2-0611, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong01), No. 012 (catalog number 2-0612, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong02), No. 014 (catalog number 2-0614, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong04), No. 015 (catalog number 2-0615, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong05), No. 016 (catalog number 2-0616, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong06), No. 017 (catalog number 2-0617, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong07), No. 018 (catalog number 2-0618, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong08), No. 019 (catalog number 2-0619, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong09), No. 020 (catalog number 2-0620, Thousand-Character Text volume number Chong10). Links to fascicle sources are preserved with each fascicle record; current source links: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-0630/050801050101 Related translator information: Translated in the Western Jin by Wuluocha in collaboration with Zhu Shulan.
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Translated by Wuluocha together with Zhu Shulan (Western Jin); the title, classification, and volume numbers follow the Shandong Provincial Library's Yongle Northern Canon catalog entries.

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This volume contains 28 pages. Thousand-character volume number: Cai07. Images of the Yongle Northern Canon volume.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalog number: 2-0607 Thousand-character volume number: Cai07 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Mahayana Sūtras / Prajñā section Parent work: Prajnaparamita Sutra of Radiant Light, Thirty Volumes Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-0607/050801050101 CBETA Online: Fangguang Prajnaparamita Sutra (T0221) https://cbetaonline.dila.edu.tw/zh/T0221 SAT Taisho Revised Tripitaka Database: T0221 https://21dzk.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/SAT2018/T0221.html

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