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She02 / Number 2-4412 / Volume 012

“The Chengshi Treatise in Twenty Volumes” is listed in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue and is currently classified under “Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana Treatises.” It can be placed within the treatise collection or the commentarial literature system for understanding, with emphasis on doctrinal analysis, the organization of technical terms, and explanations of transmission. OpenSutra Has been organized into readable fascicles according to the original catalogue order; specific image sources are indicated in each fascicle record. The work’s catalogue comprises 20 volumes; currently 2 volumes have not been published due to missing images: Volume 009 (ID 2-4409, Thousand-character volume number 丙09), Volume 010 (ID 2-4410, Thousand-character volume number 丙10).

OpenSutra The published fascicles of this work have currently been organized under “Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana Treatises,” with image sources and catalogue numbers listed in each fascicle record. It can be placed within the treatise collection or the commentarial literature system for understanding, with emphasis on doctrinal analysis, the organization of technical terms, and explanations of transmission. Treatises and commentarial literature typically develop Buddhist doctrine through question-and-answer, adjudication of meanings, or line-by-line exegesis. Here the readable fascicles of “Chengshi Treatise in Twenty Volumes” are compiled in original catalogue order, suitable for consulting by volume number, catalogue ID, thousand-character volume number, or title. Missing volumes note: The work’s catalogue comprises 20 volumes; currently 2 volumes have not been published due to missing source images: missing Volume 009 (ID 2-4409, Thousand-character volume number 丙09), Volume 010 (ID 2-4410, Thousand-character volume number 丙10). Fascicle source links are preserved with each fascicle record; current source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-4420/0508010508 Related author/translator information: Translated by Kumarajiva of the Yaoqin (Later Qin) period.
Published: Jun 14, 2026
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Translated by Kumārajīva of the Yao Qin; title, classification and volume number according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon catalog records.

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This volume contains 39 pages. Qianziwen volume code: She02. Yongle Northern Canon sub-volume images.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalog number: 2-4412 Qianziwen volume code: She02 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana Treatises Parent work: Chengshi Lun (Twenty Volumes) Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-4412/0508010508

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