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Editorial and Formatting Guidelines<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Copy & Cite Format<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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\nThe CBETA Copy & Cite feature automatically includes the relevant source information when a user copies a short passage from a text. This allows the source and origin of the passage to be quickly identified.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\n Except for the Manji Shinsan Dainihon Zokuz\u014dky\u014d, which differs slightly, the sources for the Taish\u014d Tripi\u1e6daka and other canons <\/strong>are recorded in the order of volume, text number, page, column, and line. For example:\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n \u300a\u96dc\u963f\u542b\u7d93\u300b\u53771\uff1a\u723e\u6642\uff0c\u4e16\u5c0a\u544a\u8af8\u6bd4\u4e18\uff1a\u300c\u7576\u89c0\u8272\u7121\u5e38\u3002\u5982\u662f\u89c0\u8005\uff0c\u5247\u70ba\u6b63\u89c0\u3002\u6b63\u89c0\u8005\uff0c\u5247\u751f\u53ad\u96e2\uff1b\u53ad\u96e2\u8005\uff0c\u559c\u8caa\u76e1\uff1b\u559c\u8caa\u76e1\u8005\uff0c\u8aaa\u5fc3\u89e3\u812b\u3002\u300d(CBETA\n2025.R1, T02, no. 99, p. 1a7-9)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n This indicates that the passage is from the Taish\u014d Tripi\u1e6daka, Volume 2, text number 99, page 1, column a, lines 7 to 9 (CBETA 2025.R1 version).\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n
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Citation records for the Manji Shinsan Dainihon Zokuz\u014dky\u014d<\/strong> cite the following three editions in parallel format:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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  1. Manji Shinsan Dainihon Zokuz\u014dky\u014d (X: Xuzangjing\n\u534d\u65b0\u7e82\u7e8c\u85cf, Tokyo: Kokusho Kank\u014dkai)<\/li>\n
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  2. Manji Dainihon Zokuz\u014dky\u014d (Z: Zokuz\u014dky\u014d \u534d\u7e8c\u85cf, Kyoto: Zokuz\u014dky\u014d Shoin)<\/li>\n
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  3. Manji Zokuz\u014dky\u014d, Shinwenfeng Edition (R: Reprint, Taipei: Shinwenfeng)<\/li><\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

    \n These three versions are listed together, for example: \n\n<\/p>

    \n(CBETA 2025.R1, X78, no. 1553, p. 420a4-5\n\/\/ Z 2B:8, p. 298a1-2 \/\/ R135, p. 595a1-2).\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t

    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

    \n For more detailed information regarding these three versions, please refer to a comparative explanation on the three versions of the Manji Zokuz\u014dky\u014d<\/b><\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

    \n Note 1: Since August 2017, CBETA Online <\/a>has adopted a new format. For details, please refer to this page (in Chinese)<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

    \n Note 2: Regarding versions, the 2023.Q4 format was used before 2023 to indicate the version for the 4th quarter of 2023. Starting from 2024, the 2024.R1 format is used to indicate the 1st release of 2024.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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    Academic Citation Examples<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t

    \n When citing CBETA in thesis writing, you may refer to the format below and place it directly before the References section of the thesis to explain the CBETA Copy & Cite format:\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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    \n Citations and reference for the Taish\u014d Tripi\u1e6daka and the Shinsan Zokuz\u014dky\u014d (Xuzangjing) are based on the corpus of the Comprehensive Buddhist Electronic Text Archive Foundation (CBETA Foundation). Citations for the Taish\u014d Tripi\u1e6daka are referenced and enumerated according to the volume order, text number, page, column, and line, e.g. CBETA 2025.R1, T30, no. 1579, p. 517b6-17. Citations for the Shinsan Zokuz\u014dky\u014d (Xuzangjing) contains corresponding references for the three editions currently in print, which are the Manji Shinsan Dainihon Zokuz\u014dky\u014d edition (X: Xuzangjing, Tokyo: Kokusho Kank\u014dkai), the Manji Dainihon Zokuz\u014dky\u014d edition (Z: Zokuz\u014dky\u014d, Kyoto: Zokuz\u014dky\u014d Shoin), and the Manji Zokuz\u014dky\u014d reprinted edition (R: Reprint, Taipei: Shinwenfeng), e.g. CBETA 2025.R1, X78, no. 1553, p. 420a4-5 \/\/ Z 2B:8, p. 298a1-2 \/\/ R135, p. 595a1-2.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

    \n (2025.R1 refers to the first release of the year 2025. Please be reminded to rephrase the above sample writing to reflect the actual cited canon and its data version as per online portal, desktop reader, or CD-ROM.)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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