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Notes on the Concise Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment, Thirty Juans
Zhi08 / Catalog number 2-6488 / Volume 008
'Notes on the Concise Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment, Thirty Juans' is recorded in the Yongle Beizang catalogue and is currently included under 'Yongle Beizang / Ming continuations added to the collection'. It can be provisionally categorized as Buddhist scholastic literature and typically holds value for intellectual history, sectarian history, and the circulation of editions. OpenSutra has organized readable volumes according to the original catalogue order; specific image sources are indicated in each volume record. The book catalogue comprises 29 volumes in total; currently 15 volumes have not been published due to lack of images: volume 011 (catalogue number 2-6491, thousand-character volume number 本01), volume 013 (catalogue number 2-6493, thousand-character volume number 本03), volume 014 (catalogue number 2-6494, thousand-character volume number 本04), volume 015 (catalogue number 2-6495, thousand-character volume number 本05), volume 017 (catalogue number 2-6497, thousand-character volume number 本07), volume 020 (catalogue number 2-6500, thousand-character volume number 本10), volume 021 (catalogue number 2-6501, thousand-character volume number 于01), volume 022 (catalogue number 2-6502, thousand-character volume number 于02), and so on, totaling 15 volumes.
OpenSutra has currently organized the published volumes of this work under 'Yongle Beizang / Ming continuations added to the collection'; image sources and catalogue numbers are listed in each volume's record respectively. It can be provisionally categorized as Buddhist scholastic literature and typically holds value for intellectual history, sectarian history, and the circulation of editions.
The value of Buddhist scholastic literature often lies in preserving the exegetical traditions of particular authors, sects, or eras.
Here the readable volumes of 'Notes on the Concise Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment, Thirty Juans' are compiled according to the original catalogue order, suitable for consulting volume-by-volume by sequence, catalogue number, thousand-character volume number, or title.
Missing volumes note: The book catalogue comprises 29 volumes in total; currently 15 volumes have not been published due to missing source images. Missing are volume 011 (catalogue number 2-6491, thousand-character volume number 本01), volume 013 (catalogue number 2-6493, thousand-character volume number 本03), volume 014 (catalogue number 2-6494, thousand-character volume number 本04), volume 015 (catalogue number 2-6495, thousand-character volume number 本05), volume 017 (catalogue number 2-6497, thousand-character volume number 本07), volume 020 (catalogue number 2-6500, thousand-character volume number 本10), volume 021 (catalogue number 2-6501, thousand-character volume number 于01), volume 022 (catalogue number 2-6502, thousand-character volume number 于02), volume 023 (catalogue number 2-6503, thousand-character volume number 于03), volume 024 (catalogue number 2-6504, thousand-character volume number 于04), volume 025 (catalogue number 2-6505, thousand-character volume number 于05), volume 026 (catalogue number 2-6506, thousand-character volume number 于06), volume 027 (catalogue number 2-6507, thousand-character volume number 于07), volume 028 (catalogue number 2-6508, thousand-character volume number 于08), and volume 030 (catalogue number 2-6510, thousand-character volume number 于10).
Links to the source for each volume are preserved with each volume record; current source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-6498/0508010512
Related author/translator information: Tang Zongmi is associated with the Da Shulue.
Published: Jun 15, 2026
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Authorship note: Tang Zongmi, recorded in Da Shulüe; title, classification, and volume number follow the Yongle Northern Canon catalog as recorded by the Shandong Provincial Library.
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This volume contains 25 pages. Thousand-character volume code: 治08. Yongle Northern Canon volume images.
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Title, classification, thousand-character volume code, and catalog number follow the Shandong Provincial Library’s Yongle Northern Canon catalog; internal colophons, inscriptions, and end-of-volume information await further verification against the pages.
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From the Shandong Provincial Library’s Yongle Northern Canon, organized and published by OpenSutra. Source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-6488/0508010512
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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalog number: 2-6488 Thousand-character volume code: 治08 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Ming Dynasty supplemental entries into the canon Belonging to the work: Notes on the Brief Commentary to the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment (Thirty Volumes) Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-6488/0508010512
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