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Lai03 / Number 2-1403 / Volume 003

The work "Additions to the Lotus Sutra, eight fascicles" is listed in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue and is currently included under "Yongle Northern Canon / Mahayana Sutras / Re-translated Sutras Outside the Five Great Divisions." It can be provisionally regarded as a Buddhist text in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue; further details require close reading of the front matter and the main text. OpenSutra has organized readable volumes in the original catalogue order; specific image sources are indicated in each volume record. The catalogue for this work comprises 8 volumes; currently 1 volume has not been published due to missing images: Volume 005 (catalogue number 2-1405, thousand-character volume number 赖05).

OpenSutra Currently the published volumes of this work are organized under "Yongle Northern Canon / Mahayana Sutras / Re-translated Sutras Outside the Five Great Divisions," with image sources and catalogue numbers listed in each volume record. It can be provisionally regarded as a Buddhist text in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue; further details require close examination of the front matter and the main text. The precise nature of such materials should be further verified according to the title, author/translator, inscriptions at the beginning of the fascicle, and the main text. Here the readable volumes of "Additions to the Lotus Sutra, eight fascicles" are gathered in the original catalogue order, suitable for consulting by volume sequence, catalogue number, thousand-character volume number, or title. Notes on missing volumes: The catalogue for this work comprises 8 volumes; currently 1 volume has not been published due to missing source images — missing Volume 005 (catalogue number 2-1405, thousand-character volume number 赖05). Links to the source of each volume are preserved with each record; current source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-1403/050801050106 Related translator information: Translated the additions by 隋阇那崛多 and 共达摩笈多.
Published: Jun 13, 2026
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Based on the Yongle Northern Tripitaka text layout; whether it contains variant illustrations, prefatory inscriptions, title plates, or other image content needs to be further verified from the specific pages.

Responsibility Info

Translated as added chapters by the Sui-period Jñānagupta together with Dharmakṣema; title, classification, and volume number are according to the Shandong Library Yongle Northern Tripitaka cataloging.

Format & Dimensions

This volume contains 53 pages. Qianziwen volume code: Lai03. Yongle Northern Tripitaka volume images.

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Title, classification, Qianziwen volume code, and catalog number are according to the Shandong Library Yongle Northern Tripitaka cataloging; internal title plates, colophons, and end-of-fascicle information await further verification against the page images.

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Shandong Library · Yongle Northern Tripitaka Catalog number: 2-1403 Qianziwen volume code: Lai03 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Tripitaka / Mahayana Scriptures / Works outside the Five Major Sections — Retranslated Scriptures Belonging work: Added Chapters to the Wonderful Dharma Lotus Sutra, Eight Volumes Shandong Library Yongle Northern Tripitaka source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-1403/050801050106

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