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Sources

The library draws from multiple collections and sources. Identifiable source and license information is recorded below for the applicable archive folder paths.

The following credit applies to imported texts whose stored collection path begins with these two consecutive folders in the supplied archive, including their published subcollections. It does not apply to texts outside this folder path.

Archive folders, outer to inner:

  1. Collection of Buddhist Classics AI Series Version 1.5
  2. 佛典AI译丛第十三卷：English Translation Collection of Buddhist Classics AI Series Version 1.5
Published collections covered by this credit

Source: Buddhist Classics AI Translation Series, Volume 13 (Version 1.5).

Attribution: Buddhist Classics AI Translation Project.

The project identifies its English translations as CC BY 4.0. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

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Important Notice

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