Manuscript ID: OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000067

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Six scrolls; compiled in the Yongzheng era; Wuying Palace edition, 13th year of Yongzheng; Harvard University Library collection

Imperially Selected A Drop from the Ocean of Scriptures is a Buddhist scriptural catalog compilation printed at the Wuying Hall in the thirteenth year of the Yongzheng reign of the Qing dynasty. Its contents excerpt various Buddhist scriptures and possess value in both imperial Buddhist studies and edition bibliography.

Imperially Selected A Drop from the Ocean of Scriptures compiles various Buddhist scriptures together with related colophons and prefaces. It is attributed to compilation by Qing Shizong Yinzhen and was printed at the Wuying Hall in the thirteenth year of the Yongzheng reign, representing an important example of the organization of Buddhist canons by the Qing imperial household.
Published: May 26, 2026
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Compiled by the Qing sovereign Yinzhen (the Yongzheng Emperor).

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PDF: 547 pages in total; images of the six‑scroll Wuying Palace edition, 13th year of Yongzheng.

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