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弗08 / Catalog number 2-3748 / Volume 001

The "Sutra and Treatise of Questions Asked by the Excellent Contemplative Brahma, three juan" is recorded in the Yongle Northern Canon catalog and is currently classified under "Yongle Northern Canon/Mahayana Treatises." It can be approached within the corpus of treatises or the system of commentarial literature, focusing on doctrinal analysis, the organization of technical terms, and explanations of transmission. OpenSutra has been organized into readable fascicles according to the original catalog order; specific image sources are indicated in each fascicle's record. The catalog lists 3 fascicles in total; currently 1 fascicle has not been published due to missing images: Volume 002 (ID 2-3749, thousand-character folio number 弗09).

OpenSutra The published fascicles of this work are currently organized under "Yongle Northern Canon/Mahayana Treatises," and image sources and catalog numbers are listed in each fascicle's record. It can be understood within the corpus of treatises or the system of commentarial literature, focusing on doctrinal analysis, the organization of technical terms, and interpretations of lineage. Treatises and commentarial literature typically develop Buddhist doctrine through questions and answers, adjudications, or line-by-line explanations. Here the readable fascicles of the "Sutra and Treatise of Questions Asked by the Excellent Contemplative Brahma, three juan" are gathered in the original catalog order, suitable for consultation by fascicle number, catalog number, thousand-character folio number, or title. Missing fascicle note: the catalog lists 3 fascicles in total; currently 1 fascicle has not been published due to missing source images, missing Volume 002 (ID 2-3749, thousand-character folio number 弗09). Links to fascicle source records are preserved with each record; current source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3750/0508010507 Related author/translator information: 元魏菩提留支 (translator).
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Translated by Buddhabhadra (Puti Liuzhi) of the Northern Wei; title, classification, and volume number are according to the Shandong Provincial Library's Yongle Northern Canon catalog records.

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This volume contains 39 pages. Thousand-character volume code: 弗08. Images of the Yongle Northern Canon volume.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalog number: 2-3748 Thousand-character volume code: 弗08 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Mahayana Treatises Parent work: The Three-Volume Sutra 'Questions Asked by Brahmā of Excellent Contemplation' Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3748/0508010507

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