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The Abhidharma Nectar-Flavored Treatise is included in Volume 28 of the Taishō Canon, numbered T1553, traditionally recorded as composed by Venerable Ghoṣa and translated by an unknown translator. This treatise belongs to the Abhidharma literature of sectarian Buddhism and is noted for its classification, analysis, and organization of Buddhist doctrinal terms, discussing topics such as the five aggregates, twelve sense bases, eighteen elements, karma, afflictions, meditation, and the fruits of the path. Scholars often understand it within the Western Masters branch of the Sarvāstivāda school and note its relationship with early treatises such as the Abhidharma Hṛdaya Treatise. This item is labeled as one of the Jin-printed canons of Guangsheng Monastery in Zhaocheng and can be used both for studying Abhidharma thought and for observing the documentary form of Jin canon printed editions in terms of opening pages, frame layout, typeface, and canon system.