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Yi07 / No. 2-3877 / Volume 001

The "Treatise on the Four Noble Truths (Four Volumes)" appears in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue and is currently classified under “Yongle Northern Canon / Nikaya Treatises.” It can be first placed within the treatise collections or commentary literature system for understanding, with emphasis on doctrinal analysis, terminological organization, and transmission explanations. OpenSutra Readable fascicles have been organized in original catalogue order; specific image sources are given in each fascicle record. The work’s catalogue lists a total of 3 fascicles; currently 2 fascicles have not been published due to missing images: fascicle 002 (catalogue no. 2-3878, thousand-character volume code 逸08), fascicle 004 (catalogue no. 2-3879, thousand-character volume code 逸09).

OpenSutra The fascicles of this work that have been organized under the “Yongle Northern Canon / Nikaya Treatises” are published; image sources and catalogue numbers are specified in the records for each fascicle. It can be first placed within the treatise collections or commentary literature system for understanding, with emphasis on doctrinal analysis, terminological organization, and transmission explanations. Treatise and commentary literature typically develop Buddhist doctrine through question-and-answer, adjudication, or line-by-line exposition. Here the readable fascicles of the "Treatise on the Four Noble Truths (Four Volumes)" are compiled in original catalogue order, suitable for perusal by fascicle number, catalogue number, thousand-character volume code, or title. Missing fascicles: the work’s catalogue lists a total of 3 fascicles; currently 2 fascicles have not been published due to missing source images: missing fascicle 002 (catalogue no. 2-3878, thousand-character volume code 逸08), fascicle 004 (catalogue no. 2-3879, thousand-character volume code 逸09). Links to fascicle sources are preserved in each fascicle record; current source links: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3877/0508010508 Related translator information: translated by Chen Zhen-di.
Published: Jun 14, 2026
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Translated by Chen Zhendi; title, classification and volume number are recorded according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon catalog.

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This volume contains 50 pages. Thousand-character shelfmark: Yi07. Images of the Yongle Northern Canon volume.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalog number: 2-3877 Thousand-character shelfmark: Yi07 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Hinayana treatises Parent work: Treatise on the Four Truths, four juan Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3877/0508010508

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