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摄01 / Number 2-3081 / Fascicle No. 001

The Mahāsanghika Vinaya in Forty Volumes appears in the Yongle Beizang catalog and is currently classified under “Yongle Beizang/Minor Vehicle Vinaya”. It can first be placed within the Vinaya literature system for study; the focus usually involves precepts, monastic regulations, and practice norms.OpenSutra Readable fascicles have been organized according to the original catalog order; specific image sources are indicated in each fascicle record. The book’s catalog contains 34 fascicles, of which 9 fascicles are currently unpublished due to missing images: fascicle 003 (ID 2-3083, thousand-character fascicle number 摄03), fascicle 013 (ID 2-3093, thousand-character fascicle number 职03), fascicle 014 (ID 2-3094, thousand-character fascicle number 职04), fascicle 028 (ID 2-3113, thousand-character fascicle number 政03), fascicle 029 (ID 2-3114, thousand-character fascicle number 政04), fascicle 032 (ID 2-3118, thousand-character fascicle number 政08), fascicle 033 (ID 2-3119, thousand-character fascicle number 政09), fascicle 034 (ID 2-3120, thousand-character fascicle number 政10), etc.

OpenSutra The fascicles of this work that have been released are currently organized under “Yongle Beizang/Minor Vehicle Vinaya”; image sources and catalog numbers are listed in each fascicle record. It can first be placed within the Vinaya literature system for study; the focus usually involves precepts, monastic regulations, and practice norms. Vinaya literature not only records precepts but also preserves materials on institutional rules, rituals, and the circumstances of vinaya formulation. Here the readable fascicles of the Mahāsanghika Vinaya in Forty Volumes are gathered in the original catalog order, suitable for consultation by fascicle number, catalog number, thousand-character fascicle number, or title. Missing fascicles: The book’s catalog contains 34 fascicles, of which 9 fascicles are currently unpublished due to missing source images: missing fascicle 003 (ID 2-3083, thousand-character fascicle number 摄03), fascicle 013 (ID 2-3093, thousand-character fascicle number 职03), fascicle 014 (ID 2-3094, thousand-character fascicle number 职04), fascicle 028 (ID 2-3113, thousand-character fascicle number 政03), fascicle 029 (ID 2-3114, thousand-character fascicle number 政04), fascicle 032 (ID 2-3118, thousand-character fascicle number 政08), fascicle 033 (ID 2-3119, thousand-character fascicle number 政09), fascicle 034 (ID 2-3120, thousand-character fascicle number 政10), fascicle 038 (ID 2-3124, thousand-character fascicle number 存04). Links to fascicle source records are saved with each fascicle record; current source links: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3125/0508010506 Related author/translator information: Buddhabhadra (Eastern Jin), Faxian (translator).
Published: Jun 14, 2026
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Based primarily on the Yongle Northern Canon text layout; whether variant illustrations, colophons, title plaques, or other image content are present must be further verified against specific pages.

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Eastern Jin; translators: Buddhabhadra and Faxian. Titles, classification, and fascicle numbers follow the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon catalog entries.

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This fascicle contains 50 pages. Qianziwen fascicle number: 摄01. Yongle Northern Canon fascicle images.

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Titles, classification, Qianziwen fascicle number, and catalog number follow the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon catalog entries; internal title plaques, colophons, and beginning/end-of-scroll information require further verification against the pages.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalog number: 2-3081 Qianziwen fascicle number: 摄01 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Hīnayāna Vinaya Main work: Mahāsāṅghika Vinaya in Forty Volumes Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3081/0508010506

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