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Madhyamaka Treatise, 4 volumes
箴09 / Catalog number 2-3669 / Volume 003
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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Translated by Kumarajiva of the Later Qin; title, classification, and volume number are according to the Shandong Provincial Library's Yongle Northern Canon catalogue records.
Format & Dimensions
This volume contains 57 pages. Thousand-character folio number: 箴09. Images of the Yongle Northern Canon volume.
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Title, classification, thousand-character folio number, and catalogue number are according to the Shandong Provincial Library's Yongle Northern Canon catalogue record; internal colophons, inscriptions, and end-of-roll information require further verification against the pages.
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Yongle Northern Canon held by the Shandong Provincial Library, organized and published by OpenSutra. Source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3669/0508010507
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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalogue number: 2-3669 Thousand-character folio number: 箴09 Catalogue 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/2-3669/0508010507
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