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功05 / Catalog number 2-5215 / Fascicle 015

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.

The Record of the Mirror of the Sect extensively cites suttas, treatises, and writings from various schools, using “mind” as the core to integrate the doctrinal meanings of Chan and broader teachings. It is both a Chan doctrinal text and an important Song-dynasty work of Buddhist synthesis, correlation, and classification, and it has had a major influence on later understandings of the Chan–teaching relationship and theories of mind-and-nature. 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 value of Buddhist authored writings often lies in preserving the interpretive traditions of particular authors, schools, or eras. Here the readable fascicles of Record of the Mirror of the Sect, one hundred volumes, are gathered in original catalogue order, suitable for consultation by volume number, catalogue ID, thousand-character volume number, or title. Missing volumes note: The catalogue for this work comprises 100 volumes; at present 24 volumes have not been released due to missing source images. Missing volumes are 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), Volume 045 (no. 2-5245, thousand-character volume number 勒05), Volume 046 (no. 2-5246, thousand-character volume number 勒06), Volume 047 (no. 2-5247, thousand-character volume number 勒07), Volume 048 (no. 2-5248, thousand-character volume number 勒08), Volume 049 (no. 2-5249, thousand-character volume number 勒09), Volume 050 (no. 2-5250, thousand-character volume number 勒10), Volume 090 (no. 2-5290, thousand-character volume number 磻10), Volume 091 (no. 2-5291, thousand-character volume number 溪01), Volume 092 (no. 2-5292, thousand-character volume number 溪02), Volume 093 (no. 2-5293, thousand-character volume number 溪03), Volume 095 (no. 2-5295, thousand-character volume number 溪05), Volume 096 (no. 2-5296, thousand-character volume number 溪06), Volume 097 (no. 2-5297, thousand-character volume number 溪07), Volume 098 (no. 2-5298, thousand-character volume number 溪08), Volume 099 (no. 2-5299, thousand-character volume number 溪09), Volume 100 (no. 2-5300, thousand-character volume number 溪10). Links to the sources for each fascicle are preserved with each fascicle record; current source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-5289/0508010511 Related author/translator information: Collected works of Yongming Yanshou.
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This fascicle contains 31 pages. Thousand-character volume code: 功05. Yongle Northern Canon fascicle images.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalog number: 2-5215 Thousand-character volume code: 功05 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Local compositions Parent work: Zongjing lu, one hundred juan Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-5215/0508010511 CBETA Online: Zongjing lu (T2016) https://cbetaonline.dila.edu.tw/zh/T2016 SAT Taisho Revised Tripitaka Database: T2016 https://21dzk.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/SAT2018/T2016.html Wikipedia: Zongjing lu https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/宗镜录

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