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Based primarily on the Yongle Northern Canon text layout; whether it contains variant illustrations, title inscriptions, colophons, or other graphic content must be verified against the specific pages.
Manuscript ID: OPENSUTRA_ORG_0001818
Sutra on the Causes of Origin — ten volumes
Evil01 / Catalogue number 2-2261 / Volume No. 001
The Sutra on the Causes of Origin (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.
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 on the Causes of Origin are compiled in the original catalog order, suitable for consulting by fascicle number, catalog number, Qianziwen fascicle number, or title.
Links to the fascicle sources are preserved with each fascicle record; current source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-2270/050801050201
Related author/translator information: Translated by Damo Jiduo and others (Sui dynasty).
Published: Jun 14, 2026
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Translated by Dharmagupta of the Sui and others; title, classification, and volume number are according to the Shandong Provincial Library’s Yongle Northern Canon catalogue.
Format & Dimensions
This volume has 39 pages. Thousand-character volume number: 恶01. Yongle Northern Canon volume images.
Colophon
Title, classification, thousand-character volume number, and catalogue number are according to the Shandong Provincial Library’s Yongle Northern Canon catalogue; internal colophons, prefaces, and end-of-scroll information need to be further checked against the pages.
Provenance & Source
Yongle Northern Canon held by Shandong Provincial Library, organized and published by OpenSutra. Source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-2261/050801050201
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References
Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalogue number: 2-2261 Thousand-character volume number: 恶01 Catalogue classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana Sutras / Agama division Part of the work: Sutra on the Fundamental Causes of the Arising (ten juans) Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-2261/050801050201
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