OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000008This item is a surviving single fascicle from the Mahāprajñāpāramitā Sūtra, Fascicle 417, attributed as translated by imperial decree by Xuanzang of the Tang dynasty, and belongs to the Jin-printed edition system of the Zhaocheng Guangsheng Monastery Golden Canon.
OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000009“Essential Sections of Directly Pointing to the Mind-Essence by the Buddhas and Patriarchs, Transcribed by Monk Baegun,” also known as “Direct Pointing,” is a Chan Buddhist recorded sayings collection compiled by the Goryeo monk Baegun Gyeonghan. A surviving fragment of the 1377 metal movable-type edition is now preserved in the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000012This item jointly contains one fascicle of “The Buddha Speaks the Sutra on the Causal Grounds of Prince Maheshvara” and one fascicle of “The Buddha Speaks the Ruyi Mani Dharani Sutra,” attributed to the Song dynasty translation by Dānapāla, and belongs to the printed Buddhist canon tradition of the Zhaocheng Guangsheng Temple Jin Canon.
OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000017This item is a fragmentary scroll of Volume Eleven of the Miscellaneous Abhidharma Heart Treatise, attributed to translation by Saṅghavarman and others of the Liu Song dynasty. It belongs to the Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma treatise tradition and also exhibits the form of the Jin-printed edition from the Zhaocheng Jin Canon system.
OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000019The Odes on Ox-Herding Pictures uses ox-herding as a metaphor for the Chan meditative process of regulating the mind. It is attributed to Śramaṇa Puming. This item is a printed edition from the forty-ninth year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing dynasty and includes responsive verses from various quarters.
OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000021The Gateless Barrier of Chan is a Chan gong’an collection composed by Wumen Huikai of the Southern Song and compiled by Zongshao. It contains forty-eight gong’ans with commentary and verses, and is a deeply influential Chan meditation text within the Linji lineage discourse tradition.
OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000023“The Fifty-Three Compassionate Manifestations of Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara” is an ancient illustrated text related to Avalokiteśvara devotion. The title presents an iconographic system of the Bodhisattva’s responsive manifestations according to circumstances, appearing to save beings from suffering. This item is a printed edition by Dai Wangying from the Kangxi period of the Qing dynasty.
OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000025The Sutra Asked by Bodhisattva Wonderful Arm is a scripture related to Esoteric Buddhism and mantra practice, translated into Chinese in four fascicles by Fatian of the Song dynasty under imperial decree. This item is an image edition from the Jin-printed canon system of Guangsheng Monastery in Zhaocheng.
OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000027"Treatise on the Eyes by Bodhisattva Nagarjuna" is a Buddhist treatise, medical prescription text, or ophthalmological Buddhist literature transmission attributed to Bodhisattva Nagarjuna. This item is an image of a wood movable-type edition, relatively short in length, and suitable as a cataloging object for Buddhist title literature and movable-type printing forms.