Manuscript ID: OPENSUTRA_ORG_0002801

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Zhen08 / Catalog number 2-3668 / Volume 002

The "Madhyamaka Treatise, 4 volumes" appears in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue and is currently classified under "Yongle Northern Canon/Mahayana Treatises." It can initially be understood within the system of treatises or commentarial literature, with emphasis on doctrinal analysis, terminological organization, and lineage explanations. OpenSutra has been organized into readable volumes according to the original catalogue order; specific image sources are indicated in each volume record.

OpenSutra Currently the published volumes of this work are organized under "Yongle Northern Canon/Mahayana Treatises," with image sources and catalogue numbers listed in each volume record. It can first be understood within the treatise or commentarial literature system, focusing on doctrinal analysis, terminological organization, and transmission explanations. Treatises and commentaries typically unfold Buddhist doctrine through question-and-answer formats, adjudications, or line-by-line explanations. Here the readable volumes of the "Madhyamaka Treatise, 4 volumes" are collected according to the original catalogue order, suitable for consultation by volume number, catalogue number, thousand-character volume number, or title. Links to the volume sources are preserved with each volume record; current source links: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3669/0508010507 Related author/translator information: 姚秦鸠摩罗什 translated.
Published: Jun 14, 2026
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Based primarily on the Yongle Northern Canon text layout; whether it contains variants, colophons, title inscriptions, or other images needs to be verified against the specific pages.

Responsibility Info

Translated by Kumārajīva of the Later Qin; title, classification, and volume number are according to the Shandong Provincial Library's Yongle Northern Canon catalog records.

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This volume contains 57 pages. Thousand-character codex number: Zhen08. Images of the Yongle Northern Canon sub-volume.

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Title, classification, thousand-character codex number, and catalog number are per the Shandong Provincial Library's Yongle Northern Canon catalog; in-book colophons, epigraphs, and end-of-volume information await further page-level verification.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon Catalog Number: 2-3668 Thousand-character codex number: Zhen08 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Mahayana Treatises Parent work: Middle Treatise in Four Volumes Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3668/0508010507

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