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坟02 / Catalog number 2-4742 / Volume No. 003

《Ashoka Sutra, ten volumes》 is recorded in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue and is currently classified under “Yongle Northern Canon / Collected Works of Western Land Sages.” It may be provisionally understood as part of Buddhist treatises and writings, and typically has value for intellectual history, sectarian history, and the study of textual circulation. OpenSutra Readable fascicles have been organized according to the original catalogue order; specific image sources are as indicated in each fascicle record. The catalogue for this book comprises 6 fascicles; currently 1 fascicle has not been published due to missing images: fascicle 001 (catalogue number 2-4741, thousand-character index number 坟01).

OpenSutra Currently, the published fascicles of this work have been organized under “Yongle Northern Canon / Collected Works of Western Land Sages”; image sources and catalogue numbers are listed in each fascicle’s record. It may be provisionally understood as part of Buddhist treatises and writings, and typically has value for intellectual history, sectarian history, and the study of textual circulation. The value of Buddhist treatises often lies in preserving the interpretive traditions of particular authors, sects, or eras. Here the readable fascicles of 《Ashoka Sutra, ten volumes》 are assembled in the original catalogue order, suitable for consulting by fascicle number, catalogue number, thousand-character index number, or title. Notes on missing fascicles: The catalogue for this book comprises 6 fascicles; currently 1 fascicle has not been published due to missing source images — missing fascicle 001 (catalogue number 2-4741, thousand-character index number 坟01). Links to fascicle sources are preserved with each record; current source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-4745/0508010510 Related authors/translators information: Translated by Liang Sengqie Poluo (梁僧伽婆羅譯).
Published: Jun 15, 2026
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Primarily follows the Yongle Northern Canon text layout; whether it contains variant illustrations, inscriptions, dedicatory tablets or other image content must be further verified against the specific pages.

Responsibility Info

Translated by Liang Sengqiepaluo; title, classification and volume number are recorded according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon catalogue.

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This volume contains 29 pages. Thousand-character volume code: 坟02. Yongle Northern Canon volume images.

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Title, classification, thousand-character volume code and catalog number are recorded according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon catalogue; in-book dedicatory tablets, prefaces and end-of-scroll information require further verification against the pages.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalog number: 2-4742 Thousand-character volume code: 坟02 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Collected Works of Sages of the Western Lands Parent work: Ashoka-king Sutra in Ten Juans Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-4742/0508010510

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