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Qing06 / No. 2-3866 / Vol. 001

"Treatise Distinguishing the Middle and the Extremes (two juan)" appears in the Yongle Northern Canon catalog and is currently classified under "Yongle Northern Canon/Mahayana Treatises." It can first be understood within the corpus of treatises or commentarial literature, with a focus on doctrinal analysis, terminology organization, and transmission exegesis. OpenSutra Has been organized into readable fascicles in the original catalog order; specific image sources are indicated in each fascicle's record.

OpenSutra Currently the published fascicles of this work are organized under "Yongle Northern Canon/Mahayana Treatises," with image sources and catalog numbers listed in each fascicle's record. It can first be approached within the corpus of treatises or commentarial literature, emphasizing doctrinal analysis, terminology organization, and transmission exegesis. Treatises and commentarial works often develop Buddhist doctrine through questions and answers, adjudications, or line-by-line exegesis. Here the readable fascicles of "Treatise Distinguishing the Middle and the Extremes (two juan)" are gathered in the original catalog order, suitable for browsing by volume, catalog number, qianziwen folio number, or title. Links to the source for each fascicle are preserved with their records; current source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3866/0508010507 Related author/translator information: Translated by Chen Zhendì.
Published: Jun 14, 2026
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Translated by Chen Zhendi; title, classification, and volume number are according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon catalog entries.

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This volume has 42 pages. Qianziwen volume code: Qing06. Yongle Northern Canon subvolume images.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalog number: 2-3866 Qianziwen volume code: Qing06 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Mahayana Treatises Parent work: Zhongbian Fenbie Lun, Two Volumes Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3866/0508010507

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