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Hongming Collection

The Hongming Collection in fourteen juan appears in the Yongle Northern Canon catalog and is currently classified under “Yongle Northern Canon/Local Works”. It can be regarded as a Buddhist authored work, and typically has value for intellectual history, sectarian history, and the study of edition circulation. OpenSutra has organized readable fascicles according to the original catalog order; specific image sources are indicated in each fascicle record. The work's catalog comprises 14 volumes; currently 5 volumes have not been released due to missing images: volume 006 (ID 2-4986, thousand-character catalog volume number 八06), volume 007 (ID 2-4987, thousand-character catalog volume number 八07), volume 008 (ID 2-4988, thousand-character catalog volume number 八08), volume 011 (ID 2-4991, thousand-character catalog volume number 县01), volume 014 (ID 2-4994, thousand-character catalog volume number 县04).

Traditional Chinese

Jun 15, 2026

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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0003819

Collection of “Matters That Monks Should Not Bow to Lay Customs”

Yongle Northern Canon

The Collection of “Matters That Monks Should Not Bow to Lay Customs” in six juan appears in the Yongle Northern Canon catalog and is currently classified under “Yongle Northern Canon/Local Works”. It can be regarded as a Buddhist authored work, and typically has value for intellectual history, sectarian history, and the study of edition circulation. OpenSutra has organized readable fascicles according to the original catalog order; specific image sources are indicated in each fascicle record. The work's catalog comprises 6 volumes; currently 5 volumes have not been released due to missing images: volume 001 (ID 2-4995, thousand-character catalog volume number 县05), volume 002 (ID 2-4996, thousand-character catalog volume number 县06), volume 004 (ID 2-4998, thousand-character catalog volume number 县08), volume 005 (ID 2-4999, thousand-character catalog volume number 县09), volume 006 (ID 2-5000, thousand-character catalog volume number 县10).

Traditional Chinese

Jun 15, 2026

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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0003850

Guanghongming Collection

Yongle Northern Canonx2

The "Guanghongming Collection in Thirty Juans (27 Middle)" appears in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue and is currently classified under "Yongle Northern Canon / Indigenous Writings." It can be initially placed among Buddhist authored works and typically has value for intellectual history, sectarian history, and textual transmission. OpenSutra The readable fascicles have been organized in the original catalogue order; specific image sources are indicated in each fascicle's record.

Traditional Chinese

Jun 15, 2026

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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0003860

Fayuan Zhulin

Yongle Northern Canon

“Fayuan Zhulin” is a Tang-dynasty Buddhist leishu (categorical compendium) that collects sutras, vinaya, treatises, and narrative materials by topic. Its contents address Buddhist cosmology, practice, ethics, karmic responsiveness, and monastic and lay life. OpenSutra Currently, the published fascicles of this work have been organized under “Yongle Northern Canon/Local Authorship”; image sources and catalog numbers are listed in each fascicle record. It may be classified first as a work of Buddhist literature and compilation, and it typically has value for intellectual history, sectarian history, and the study of textual circulation. The catalogue comprises 100 volumes; currently 12 volumes have not been published due to missing images: Vol. 004（编号 2-5044，千字文册号高04）、Vol. 005（编号 2-5045，千字文册号高05）、Vol. 007（编号 2-5047，千字文册号高07）、Vol. 019（编号 2-5059，千字文册号冠09）、Vol. 047（编号 2-5087，千字文册号驱07）、Vol. 082（编号 2-5122，千字文册号世02）、Vol. 083（编号 2-5123，千字文册号世03）、Vol. 085（编号 2-5125，千字文册号世05） and other 12 volumes.

Traditional Chinese

Jun 15, 2026

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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0003946

Catalogue of Inner Scriptures of the Great Tang

Yongle Northern Canonx2

The "Catalogue of Inner Scriptures of the Great Tang (ten juan)" appears in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue and is currently classified under "Yongle Northern Canon / Local Works." It may be provisionally regarded as a Buddhist authored work, and typically holds value for intellectual history, sectarian history, and the study of textual circulation. OpenSutra The readable fascicles have been organized in the original catalogue order; specific image sources are indicated in the record for each fascicle. This work's catalogue comprises 15 fascicles in total; currently 10 fascicles have not been published due to missing images: fascicle 001 (No. 2-5141, Qianziwen volume number 侈01), fascicle 002 (No. 2-5142, Qianziwen volume number 侈02), fascicle 006 (No. 2-5149, Qianziwen volume number 侈09), fascicle 007 (No. 2-5150, Qianziwen volume number 侈10), Catalogue of Inner Scriptures of the Great Tang (ten juan) (03 upper) (No. 2-5143, Qianziwen volume number 侈03), Catalogue of Inner Scriptures of the Great Tang (ten juan) (03 lower) (No. 2-5144, Qianziwen volume number 侈04), Catalogue of Inner Scriptures of the Great Tang (ten juan) (04 upper) (No. 2-5145, Qianziwen volume number 侈05), Catalogue of Inner Scriptures of the Great Tang (ten juan) (04 lower) (No. 2-5146, Qianziwen volume number 侈06), etc., ten fascicles.

Traditional Chinese

Jun 15, 2026

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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0003953

Collected Records of the Three Treasures' Miraculous Responses at the Pagoda Temples of Divine China

Yongle Northern Canon

'Collected Records of the Three Treasures' Miraculous Responses at the Pagoda Temples of Divine China, three volumes' appears in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue and is currently classified under "Yongle Northern Canon / Works composed in this land." It can provisionally be placed among Buddhist authored works, and typically has value for intellectual history, sectarian history, and textual circulation. OpenSutra The readable fascicles have been arranged according to the original catalogue order; specific image sources are indicated in each volume's record. The catalogue for this work comprises 4 fascicles; currently 1 fascicle has not been released due to missing images: Collected Records of the Three Treasures' Miraculous Responses at the Pagoda Temples of Divine China (03 upper) (No. 2-5159, Qianziwen volume number Fu09).

Traditional Chinese

Jun 15, 2026

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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0003956

Kaiyuan Record of Buddhist Teachings

Yongle Northern Canon

'Kaiyuan Record of Buddhist Teachings in Twenty Volumes' appears in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue and is currently classified under "Yongle Northern Canon / Works composed in this land." It can provisionally be placed among Buddhist authored works, and typically has value for intellectual history, sectarian history, and textual circulation. OpenSutra The readable fascicles have been arranged according to the original catalogue order; specific image sources are indicated in each volume's record. The catalogue for this work comprises 30 fascicles; currently 7 fascicles have not been released due to missing images: Volume 001 (No. 2-5161, Qianziwen volume number Che01), Volume 009 (No. 2-5173, Qianziwen volume number Jia03), Kaiyuan Record of Buddhist Teachings in Twenty Volumes (02 upper) (No. 2-5162, Qianziwen volume number Che02), Kaiyuan Record of Buddhist Teachings in Twenty Volumes (04 lower) (No. 2-5166, Qianziwen volume number Che06), Kaiyuan Record of Buddhist Teachings in Twenty Volumes (05 upper) (No. 2-5167, Qianziwen volume number Che07), Kaiyuan Record of Buddhist Teachings in Twenty Volumes (05 lower) (No. 2-5168, Qianziwen volume number Che08), Kaiyuan Record of Buddhist Teachings in Twenty Volumes (12 upper) (No. 2-5177, Qianziwen volume number Jia07).

Traditional Chinese

Jun 15, 2026

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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0003979

Record of the Mirror of the Sect

Yongle Northern CanonUnknown source

The Record of the Mirror of the Sect is a major Song-dynasty work compiled by Yongming Yanshou that systematically brings together Chan thought on mind-and-nature with scriptural and treatise doctrines. OpenSutra The published fascicles of this work are currently organized under “Yongle Northern Canon/locally authored works,” with image sources and catalogue numbers listed in each fascicle record. It may be provisionally classified among Buddhist authored writings and usually has value for intellectual history, sectarian history, and textual transmission. The catalogue for this work comprises 100 volumes; at present 24 volumes have not been released due to missing images: Volume 002 (no. 2-5202, thousand-character volume number 策02), Volume 004 (no. 2-5204, thousand-character volume number 策04), Volume 006 (no. 2-5206, thousand-character volume number 策06), Volume 007 (no. 2-5207, thousand-character volume number 策07), Volume 008 (no. 2-5208, thousand-character volume number 策08), Volume 021 (no. 2-5221, thousand-character volume number 茂01), Volume 043 (no. 2-5243, thousand-character volume number 勒03), Volume 044 (no. 2-5244, thousand-character volume number 勒04), etc., totaling 24 volumes.

Traditional Chinese

Jun 15, 2026

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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0004055

Biographies of Eminent Monks

Yongle Northern CanonOriginal image inscriptions and PDF metadata indicate it is held in the Institute for Research in Humanities Library of Kyoto University

Biographies of Eminent Monks, fourteen volumes appears in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue and is currently classified under “Yongle Northern Canon/locally authored works.” It may be provisionally placed among Buddhist authored writings, which typically have value for intellectual history, sectarian history, and textual transmission. OpenSutra The readable fascicles have been organized according to the original catalogue order; specific image sources are indicated in each fascicle record. The catalogue for this work comprises 14 volumes; currently 1 volume has not been released due to missing images: Volume 001 (no. 2-5301, thousand-character volume number 伊01).

Traditional Chinese

Jun 15, 2026

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