Suttas / sūtras · 2026
Ullambana Sūtra · 佛說盂蘭盆經
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.
- 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: 1f53f5fc14aa0bb7b10d32978a8c4919e97d095afcb09ac4b7fbf821f44a8395
Current edition: 2026-10-12.1. Source revision: f305847fd875868558c7240965316a56c2f6407edaa902d989dd7cb9a33909b1.
- 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.
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