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Shang01 / No. 2-3281 / Volume 001

The Sutra on the Causes and Conditions of Precepts (ten volumes) is listed in the Yongle Northern Canon catalog and is currently classified under "Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana Vinaya." It can first be understood within the Vinaya literature system, where the focus typically involves precepts, monastic regulations, and practice norms. OpenSutra has organized readable fascicles in the original catalog order; specific image sources are indicated in each fascicle record. The catalog for this work comprises 10 volumes; currently 8 volumes have not been published due to missing images: Volume 003 (catalog number 2-3283, thousand-character catalog volume number Shang03), Volume 004 (catalog number 2-3284, thousand-character catalog volume number Shang04), Volume 005 (catalog number 2-3285, thousand-character catalog volume number Shang05), Volume 006 (catalog number 2-3286, thousand-character catalog volume number Shang06), Volume 007 (catalog number 2-3287, thousand-character catalog volume number Shang07), Volume 008 (catalog number 2-3288, thousand-character catalog volume number Shang08), Volume 009 (catalog number 2-3289, thousand-character catalog volume number Shang09), Volume 010 (catalog number 2-3290, thousand-character catalog volume number Shang10).

OpenSutra Currently the published fascicles of this text are organized under "Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana Vinaya," with image sources and catalog numbers listed in each fascicle record. It can first be understood within the Vinaya literature system, where the focus typically involves precepts, monastic regulations, and practice norms. Vinaya literature not only records precepts but also preserves materials on institutions, rituals, and the circumstances of vinaya formulation. Here the readable fascicles of the Sutra on the Causes and Conditions of Precepts (ten volumes) are gathered in the original catalog order, suitable for consulting by volume, catalog number, thousand-character catalog volume number, or title. Missing volumes note: The catalog for this work comprises 10 volumes; currently 8 volumes have not been published due to missing source images, missing Volume 003 (catalog number 2-3283, thousand-character catalog volume number Shang03), Volume 004 (catalog number 2-3284, thousand-character catalog volume number Shang04), Volume 005 (catalog number 2-3285, thousand-character catalog volume number Shang05), Volume 006 (catalog number 2-3286, thousand-character catalog volume number Shang06), Volume 007 (catalog number 2-3287, thousand-character catalog volume number Shang07), Volume 008 (catalog number 2-3288, thousand-character catalog volume number Shang08), Volume 009 (catalog number 2-3289, thousand-character catalog volume number Shang09), Volume 010 (catalog number 2-3290, thousand-character catalog volume number Shang10). Links to fascicle sources are preserved with each fascicle record; current source links: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3282/0508010506 Related compiler/translator information: Translated by Zhu Fonian of the Yaoqin (Yaoqin Zhu Fo Nian) period.
Published: Jun 14, 2026
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Translated by Zhu Fonian (Yao-Qin); title, classification and volume number are recorded according to the Shandong Provincial Library's Yongle Northern Canon catalogue.

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This volume contains 29 pages. Thousand-character volume code: Shang01. Yongle Northern Canon subdivisional images.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalogue number: 2-3281 Thousand-character volume code: Shang01 Catalogue classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana Vinaya Parent work: Sutra on the Causes and Conditions of the Precepts, ten fascicles Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3281/0508010506

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