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Jing08 / Catalog number 2-3858 / Volume 001

The Treatise on Discriminating Middle and Extremes, Three Volumes appears in the Yongle Northern Canon catalogue and is currently classified under "Yongle Northern Canon / Mahayana Treatises." It can be initially placed within the system of treatises or commentarial literature for study, with an emphasis on doctrinal analysis, the organization of technical terms, and explanations of transmission. OpenSutra Readable fascicles have been organized according to the original catalogue order; specific image sources are indicated in each fascicle's record.

OpenSutra Currently the published fascicles of this work have been organized under "Yongle Northern Canon / Mahayana Treatises," with image sources and catalogue numbers listed separately in each fascicle's record. It can be initially regarded within the treatises or commentarial literature system for study, emphasizing doctrinal analysis, organization of technical terms, and explanations of transmission. Treatises and commentarial literature commonly develop Buddhist doctrine through questions and answers, adjudications, or section-by-section explanations. Here the readable fascicles of 《Treatise on Discriminating Middle and Extremes, Three Volumes》 are collected in the original catalogue order, suitable for consulting fascicle by fascicle according to fascicle number, catalogue number, thousand-character-text fascicle number, or title. Links to the fascicle sources are preserved with each fascicle record; the current source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3859/0508010507 Related author/translator information: translated by Xuanzang of the Tang dynasty.
Published: Jun 14, 2026
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Translated by Tang Xuanzang; title, classification, and volume number are recorded according to the Shandong Provincial Library's Yongle Northern Canon catalog.

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This volume contains 29 pages. Thousand-character volume identifier: Jing08. Images of the Yongle Northern Canon sub-volume.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon Catalog number: 2-3858 Thousand-character volume identifier: Jing08 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Mahayana Treatises Parent work: Bianzhong-bian Lun (Three fascicles) Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-3858/0508010507

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