Taishō Tripiṭaka | Asterisks (*) in Critical Entries
In the Taishō Tripitaka, an asterisk (*) attached to a critical apparatus entry indicates that subsequent instances in the main text sharing the exact same textual variant are abbreviated and represented by an asterisk alone.
The function of asterisk apparatus entries in the Taishō Tripitaka is explained in the “Textual Variant Sigla” (校異略符) section of the back matter as follows:
Ditto (So below, So above, et passim) Example: Text: 世尊正[1]遊知 Note: [1]遊＝遍【三】＊ where 遊 read as 遍 in all three editions, same as below. |
Below is an explanation of the display and “Copy & Cite” function on our reading software CBReader:
1. The Display in CBReader
Example:
《長阿含經》：「謂四[9]扼。欲[＊]扼．有[＊]扼．見[＊]扼．無明[＊]扼。復有四法。謂四無[＊]扼。無欲[＊]扼．無有[＊]扼．無見[＊]扼．無無明[＊]扼」(CBETA, T01, no.1, p. 51, a22-24)
The critical entry [9] above reads:
[9]扼＝枙【宋】【元】【明】【聖】＊
and the critical apparatus at the bottom of CBReader shows:
[0051009] 扼＝枙【宋】【元】【明】【聖】＊ [＊ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9]
p. 51, [9-1] 扼＝枙【宋】【元】【明】【聖】＊
where, [9-1] denotes the first [＊] content out of a total of nine entries (see details):
Each variant marked with an asterisk [＊] is links to all corresponding [＊] occurrences, enabling users to navigate between entries and to locate the first entry.
2. Copy & Cite
Selecting the passage above, clicking “Copy & Cite” 
, and choosing to include apparatus with asterisks will produce the following output:
《長阿含經》「謂四[9]扼。欲[＊]扼．有[＊]扼．見[＊]扼．無明[＊]扼。復有四法。謂四無[＊]扼。無欲[＊]扼．無有[＊]扼．無見[＊]扼．無無明[＊]扼」(CBETA,
T01, no. 1, p. 51, a22-24)
[9]扼＝枙【宋】【元】【明】【聖】＊
[＊9-1]扼＝枙【宋】【元】【明】【聖】＊
[＊9-2]扼＝枙【宋】【元】【明】【聖】＊
[＊9-3]扼＝枙【宋】【元】【明】【聖】＊
[＊9-4]扼＝枙【宋】【元】【明】【聖】＊
[＊9-5]扼＝枙【宋】【元】【明】【聖】＊
[＊9-6]扼＝枙【宋】【元】【明】【聖】＊
[＊9-7]扼＝枙【宋】【元】【明】【聖】＊
[＊9-8]扼＝枙【宋】【元】【明】【聖】＊
[＊9-9]扼＝枙【宋】【元】【明】【聖】＊
