Buddhist Text Archive

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Imperially Selected A Drop from the Ocean of Scriptures

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.

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Inscription and Preface on the Image of Mount Sumeru

Inscription and Preface on the Image of Mount Sumeru is pictorial and textual material related to Buddhist cosmology, presenting a visualized understanding of the traditional Buddhist world structure through images of Mount Sumeru, inscriptions, and prefaces.

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Two Scriptures in One Scroll

This item is an image of a Yuan dynasty printed edition containing the Śrāmaṇerikā Precepts Sūtra and the Śāriputra Inquiry Sūtra in one scroll. It belongs to Buddhist vinaya and catechetical literature and preserves the circulation format of editions from the Qisha Canon system.

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Tibetan Iconometric Measurements

“Tibetan Iconometric Measurements” is an eighteenth-century Tibetan Buddhist iconographic proportion manual containing thirty-six images, demonstrating the measurements, proportions, and ritual standards used in depicting Buddhas, bodhisattvas, yidams, and other figures.

Tibetan

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Twelve Perfect Enlightenments

“Twelve Perfect Enlightenments” is a Buddhist textual and visual resource centered on the twelve Perfect Enlightenment bodhisattvas in the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment, presenting the thought of perfect enlightenment, the structure of bodhisattva dialogues, and their visual expression.

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Mirror of Returning to the Origin through the Lamp Transmission of the Pure Land by Extraordinary Means

Mirror of Returning to the Origin through the Lamp Transmission of the Pure Land by Extraordinary Means is a Pure Land school-related text in two fascicles, attributed to Zhida’s verses and Deri’s reviewed record of the Ming dynasty, and printed by the monk Weixian of Baoguo Monastery in Hangzhou in the 42nd year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing dynasty.

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Commentary on the Extensive Hundred Treatise

The Commentary on the Extensive Hundred Treatise is an important commentary in Madhyamaka studies, and Xuanzang’s translation holds an important place in Chinese Buddhist doctrinal studies.

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Ritual Texts for the Water and Land Rite of Heaven and Earth, the Nether and Yang Realms

“Ritual Texts for the Water and Land Rite of Heaven and Earth, the Nether and Yang Realms” is a compilation of ritual procedures and miscellaneous writings related to the Water and Land Dharma Assembly, reflecting the Buddhist tradition of salvation and memorial rites.