Buddhist texts are religious texts that belong to, or are associated with, Buddhism and its traditions. There is no single textual collection for all of Buddhism.

English translations of many texts bearing on the Buddha's teaching, most with embedded readings of the text.

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Pali Canon Online provides English, Chinese, and Pali editions of the most authentic Buddhism text - the Pali Canon for free.

Materials from the early and medieval Buddhist tradition covering texts in Pāli and Sanskrit; line by line (interlinear) texts and translations; translations in English only; studies of grammar, prosody and compilation; maps, reference works and audio files.

The Buddhist Digital Resource Center is the largest online archive of Tibetan and Buddhist texts in the world, and provides open access to this incredible body of literature via an online library, a mobile app, and hard drive distribution programs.

Buddhist texts are categorized in different ways within Buddhism. The teachings of the Buddha, in oral or written form, are referred to as: Buddhavacana; Saddharma; Dharma; The main collections of texts are: Buddhist Canons. Chinese Buddhist canon; Pali Canon; Tibetan Buddhist Canon; Three pitakas. Sutra Pitaka; Vinaya Pitaka; Abhidharma Pitaka ...

Buddhist Text Translation Society (BTTS) is dedicated to making the principles of the Buddhadharma (the Buddha’s teachings) available to Western readers in forms that can be directly applied in practice.

Buddhism Modern works Southern Buddhism Northern Buddhism Jataka Links Modern works The Gospel of Buddha: Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus [1909] A modern retelling of the Buddha’s work and life. Buddha, the Word by Paul Carus Amitabha by Paul Carus [1906] Buddhist concepts of God, non-violence, and religious tolerance. The Buddhist Catechism by …

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