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Based primarily on the Yongle Northern Canon text page layout; whether it contains variant illustrations, inscriptions, colophons, or other image content requires further verification against specific pages.
Manuscript ID: OPENSUTRA_ORG_0001833
Sutra of the Origin of the World — ten volumes
Ji08 / Catalog number 2-2278 / Volume 008
The Sutra of the Origin of the World (ten volumes) appears in the Yongle Northern Canon catalog and is currently classified under "Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana scriptures / Agama division." It can first be understood within the Agama section of the canon; the content largely preserves early Buddhist doctrine, practice, and ethical materials. 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 10 fascicles in total; currently one fascicle is not published due to missing images: fascicle 009 (catalog number 2-2279, Qianziwen fascicle number Ji09).
OpenSutra Currently the published fascicles of this text are organized under "Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana scriptures / Agama division"; image sources and catalog numbers are listed in each fascicle's record. The Agama literature is important data for studying early Buddhist doctrine, meditation vocabulary, and monastic life.
Here the readable fascicles of the Sutra of the Origin of the World are compiled in the original catalog order, suitable for consulting by fascicle number, catalog number, Qianziwen fascicle number, or title.
Missing fascicle note: The catalog lists 10 fascicles in total; currently one fascicle is unpublished due to missing source images — missing fascicle 009 (catalog number 2-2279, Qianziwen fascicle number Ji09).
Links to the fascicle sources are preserved with each fascicle record; current source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-2280/050801050201
Related author/translator information: Translated by Zhana Jueduo and others (Sui dynasty).
Published: Jun 14, 2026
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Responsibility Info
Translated by Sui Zhenajueduo et al.; title, classification and volume number are recorded according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon catalog.
Format & Dimensions
This volume contains 34 pages. Thousand-character volume number: Ji08. Yongle Northern Canon volume images.
Colophon
Title, classification, thousand-character volume number and catalog number are recorded according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon catalog; internal colophons, inscriptions and end-of-scroll information await further verification against the pages.
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Yongle Northern Canon held by Shandong Provincial Library, organized and published by OpenSutra. Source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-2278/050801050201
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References
Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon Catalog number: 2-2278 Thousand-character volume number: Ji08 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana Sutras / Agama division Parent work: Qishi Sutra (Ten Volumes) Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-2278/050801050201
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