Suttas / sūtras · 2026
Great Compassion Dhāraṇī Sūtra · 大悲心陀羅尼經
CBETA Foundation; traditional translator recorded in the source header
Complete Chinese main text of the identified edition, with source header and original XML. Classical Chinese is retained; a modern Mandarin translation is not implied.
Edition details
Sources & credits
Main text reflow with CBETA readings. Full original XML including source header and critical apparatus is preserved for comparison.
CBETA electronic edition: available for non-commercial use with the original header intact. The complete source header and original XML are included. Traditional text is public domain; electronic-edition notices are retained. No blanket copyright is asserted. English and Malaysian Malay: original AI-assisted study translations, Ti-Ratana editorial project, 12 October 2026. Existing Chinese source rights and attribution retained.
- Source text and edition: CBETA Foundation; traditional translator recorded in the source header: CBETA electronic edition: available for non-commercial use with the original header intact. The complete source header and original XML are included. Traditional text is public domain; electronic-edition notices are retained. No blanket copyright is asserted.
File integrity & release history
SHA-256: eec94d01bc5f9eebdef8a08a7237fd94a28f0decf5adc61068d2f6b7a2e1ba23
Current edition: 2026-10-12.2. Source revision: 1cf01f80ba5c94e475c646be04f92ccf7ce87ed90362223ecbe252e14216fa77.
- Added reading layers and explicit language coverage. Original source preserved; new translations labelled as study drafts. Restored omitted TEI lists where present.
- Updated reader fonts, reviewed source-line mappings and exact language coverage. Added original English/Malay Medicine Buddha and Usnisa Vijaya study translations, with phonetic blocks identified. Repaired leaked CBETA glyph metadata from retained XML.
- Integrated phrase-by-phrase Sanskrit/Chinese correspondences and English, Malay and modern Chinese study meanings for the updated chants; retained source witnesses and marked uncertain readings. Added full English/Malay Great Compassion Sutra study translation where applicable.
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