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Buddhist Texts


Buddhist Canonical Text Collections held by the University of Calgary Library 
(located on 4LT) or available through the Internet:

 Overview of the Pali, Chinese and Tibetan Canons

Chinese


Da Zang Jing.  Taibei Xian Xinzhuang Shi: Chuan zheng you xian gong si 
(Qianlong Da zang jing), 2002
169 v. (BQ 1210 Q27 2002)

Da Zang Jing (Nihon Kotei Daizokyo). Tokyo: Tokyo Shoin, 1880-1885.
418 v. in 40 cases (BQ 1210 1880) located in Special Collections 12LT

Da Zang Jing. Tokyo: Society for the Publication of a Taisho Edition of the 
Tripitak, 1924-1932.  85 v. (BQ 1210 T35) located in Special Collections 12LT

Ta tsang ching (Wan hsu tsang ching).  Taipei: Hsin wwen feng ch'u pan kung ssu, 1983.
  150 v. and index (BQ 1210 T33 1983)

Ta tsang ching (Tun-huang).  Taipei:  Chien ching chu pan she, 1989-   63 v.
 (BQ 1210  1989).


Ta tsang ching/The  Taisho Shinshu Daizokoyo.  Tokyo:  The Taisho shinshu daizokyo 
 kanko kai, repr 1962, 1924.  100 v.  (BQ 1210 T33 1924).

Taisho Shinshu Daizonkyo/Taisho Tripitaka - digitial version produced by the Association
 for Computerization of Buddhist Texts


Da zheng xin xiu da zang jing/Taisho Tripitaka.  Taibei: Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text
  Association, 2000-, v. 1-55 and 63-73; 78-87 issued in 2 discs.  (BQ 1210 .T332)

Bibliography of Translations from the Chinese Buddhist Canon into Western Languages
-  good guide to where translations of specific texts can be found in books, theses 
and journal articles


English

BDK English Tripitaka.  Berkeley,  Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and
  Research, 1992-   (BQ 1212 E5 B85) - based on the Taisho Shinshu Daizokyo

Access to Insight - Pali canon in English - not yet completed

German 

Tripitka, der Pali Kanon des Theravada-Buddhismus

Korean

Tripitaka Koreana - digital text

Pali

Pali Tipitaka in Roman Letters.  London:  Pali Text Society, 1882-  
 (incomplete) (see Library Catalogue under individual titles/authors or by the series:  
 Sacred Books of the Buddhists and Text Series (Pali Text Society).


BUDSIR Mahidol University Computing Center.  Pali 
 Tipitaka in Romanized Pali, Thai, Devanagari and Singhalese. Just need to
 register to have access  to this.  Note problems accessing this via Netscape.

Pali Tipitaka published by the Vipassana Research Institute. 
   We have the Digha Nikaya in 11 volumes (BQ 1295 N36 1993).   The rest of the volumes
 (excluding v. 52 to 112) are being catalogued.  Text is available  Online - you must
  download the Pali font to view the text

Nalanda Devanagari Pali Series - we have selected volumes 

Dhammagiri Pali Granthamala - we hold 40 volumes

Sri Lanka Tripitaka Project - romanized Pali




Sanskrit

Bibliotheca Buddhica.  Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, reprint 1992, 1897-1915. 
  30 volumes.  (BQ 118 .B533)

Gilgit manuscripts. Delhi : Sri Satguru Publications, 1984. 4 vol. in 9 parts
 PK 3591 D87 1984

Tibetan

Tibetan Tripitaka, Sde dge, Bstan hgyur. (Tanjur)  Dbu ma.  Tokyo:  Sekai Seiten Kanko 
 Kyokai, 1977- 1979.  17 v.  (BQ 1270 1977).

Tibetan Tripitaka, Sde dge, Bstan hgyur. (Tanjur) Sems tsam.  Tokyo: Sekai Seiten Kanko
 Kyokai, 1979- 1981.  16 v.  (BQ 1270 1979).

Tibetan Tripitaka, Sde dge, Bstan hgyur. (Tanjur) Tshad ma.  Tokyo:  Sekai Seiten 
 Kanko Kyokai, 1981- 1989.  20 v.  (BQ 1270 1981).

Lhasa Kanjur.  Tibetan.  Stony Brook, New York:  Institute for Advanced 
 Studies of World Religions, 1979.  2465 microfiche  (BQ 1260 A1).

Cone Tanjur.  Stony Brook, New York:  Institute for Advanced Studies of World 
 Religions, n.d. 2226 microfiche  (BQ 1270 I57).

The Tibetan Tripitaka.  Taipei, Taiwan:  SMC Publishing, 1991-   72v.  
 (BQ 1250 B37 1991).

Asian Classics Input Project  - e Kangyur, Tentyur and Sungbum 
collections of classical Asian literature and reference materials. Texts 
are displayed in romanized Pali and in Pali characters.


See also:

List of Buddhist Texts from the Library of Luminary Buddhist Institute
Chung Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies - for texts of the Tripitaka,
research projects and search systems
Buddhanet




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Religious Studies Librarian
The University of Calgary Library