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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000012

The Buddha Speaks the Sutra on the Causal Grounds of Prince Maheshvara The Buddha Speaks the Ruyi Mani Dharani Sutra

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This item jointly contains one fascicle of “The Buddha Speaks the Sutra on the Causal Grounds of Prince Maheshvara” and one fascicle of “The Buddha Speaks the Ruyi Mani Dharani Sutra,” attributed to the Song dynasty translation by Dānapāla, and belongs to the printed Buddhist canon tradition of the Zhaocheng Guangsheng Temple Jin Canon.

Traditional Chinese

May 21, 2026

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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000014

Album of the Manifestation of the Longevity Figure (Amitayus Buddha)

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“Album of the Manifestation of the Longevity Figure (Amitayus Buddha)” is a Qing dynasty colored Buddhist painting album on paper, whose title points to imagery of Amitayus Buddha and beliefs in longevity.

Traditional Chinese

May 21, 2026

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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000015

Arhats Painted on Bodhi Leaves

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“Arhats Painted on Bodhi Leaves” is a Buddhist visual work on bodhi leaves produced in the Guangdong region around the eighteenth century, primarily featuring Arhat imagery.

Traditional Chinese

May 21, 2026

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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000016

Collection of Colored Buddhist Images Painted on Bodhi Leaves

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“Collection of Colored Buddhist Images Painted on Bodhi Leaves” is an eighteenth-century Buddhist painting collection on bodhi leaves, containing multiple colored images of Buddhist figures and reflecting the relationship among the bodhi-leaf medium, Buddhist devotional imagery, Qing dynasty export art, and temple art.

Traditional Chinese

May 21, 2026

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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000017

Miscellaneous Abhidharma Heart Treatise, Volume Eleven

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This item is a fragmentary scroll of Volume Eleven of the Miscellaneous Abhidharma Heart Treatise, attributed to translation by Saṅghavarman and others of the Liu Song dynasty. It belongs to the Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma treatise tradition and also exhibits the form of the Jin-printed edition from the Zhaocheng Jin Canon system.

Traditional Chinese

May 21, 2026

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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000018

Bodhi Leaf Painting, Heart Sutra of Prajñāpāramitā, Diamond Prajñāpāramitā Sutra

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This item combines Bodhi leaf painting with two Prajñā scriptures, the Heart Sutra of Prajñāpāramitā and the Diamond Prajñāpāramitā Sutra, possessing the value of Buddhist imagery, scripture transcription, and devotional material culture.

Traditional Chinese

May 21, 2026

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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000019

Odes on Ox-Herding Pictures

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The Odes on Ox-Herding Pictures uses ox-herding as a metaphor for the Chan meditative process of regulating the mind. It is attributed to Śramaṇa Puming. This item is a printed edition from the forty-ninth year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing dynasty and includes responsive verses from various quarters.

Traditional Chinese

May 21, 2026

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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000021

The Gateless Barrier of Chan

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The Gateless Barrier of Chan is a Chan gong’an collection composed by Wumen Huikai of the Southern Song and compiled by Zongshao. It contains forty-eight gong’ans with commentary and verses, and is a deeply influential Chan meditation text within the Linji lineage discourse tradition.

Traditional Chinese

May 21, 2026

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OPENSUTRA_ORG_0000023

The Fifty-Three Compassionate Manifestations of Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara

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“The Fifty-Three Compassionate Manifestations of Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara” is an ancient illustrated text related to Avalokiteśvara devotion. The title presents an iconographic system of the Bodhisattva’s responsive manifestations according to circumstances, appearing to save beings from suffering. This item is a printed edition by Dai Wangying from the Kangxi period of the Qing dynasty.

Traditional Chinese

May 21, 2026

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