Research Guides: *Religion: Buddhism

Sacred Texts

Internet Sacred Text Archive
Provides translations of a wide range of Buddhist texts.
Buddhist Digital Resource Center
Formerly Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center (TBRC), the BDRC is dedicated to preserving and sharing Buddhist texts through the union of technology and scholarship.
Ancient Buddhist Texts
Broad early Buddhist Traditional texts in original languages with English translations.

Tibetan Pecha Collection @ FSU (Opens Excel file)
A complete listing of the pecha, or traditional Tibetan loose-leaf books, at FSU Libraries. This massive collection is kept in an off-campus storage facility, and are available by request.

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche; Patrick Gaffney (Editor); Andrew Harvey (Editor)
Call Number: BQ7640 .S64 1994
This acclaimed spiritual masterpiece is widely regarded as one of the most complete and authoritative presentations of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings ever written.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead by Graham Coleman (Editor); Thupten Jinpa (Editor); Gyurme Dorje (Translator)
Call Number: BQ4490 .K3713 2006
One of the greatest works created by any culture and overwhelmingly the most significant of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West.

Vinaya Pitaka
The collection of texts concerning the rules of conduct governing the daily affairs within the Sangha — the community of bhikkhus (ordained monks) and bhikkhunis (ordained nuns). Far more than merely a list of rules, the Vinaya Pitaka also includes the stories behind the origin of each rule, providing a detailed account of the Buddha's solution to the question of how to maintain communal harmony within a large and diverse spiritual community.

Visuddhi-magga of Buddhaghosa by edited by C.A.F. Rhys Davids
Publication Date: 1920-21
London : Pub. for the Pali Text Society by H. Milford, 1920-21. Pali text transliterated.
Digitized and available via HathiTrust.
The Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga) by Buddhaghosa; Ñyanamoli
Call Number: BQ2632.E5 N36 1976
ISBN: 0877730792
Publication Date: 1976
The 'great treatise' on Theravada Buddhist doctrine written by Buddhaghosa approximately in the 5th Century in Sri Lanka. It is a manual condensing and systematizing the 5th century understanding and interpretation of the Buddhist path as maintained by the elders of the Mahavihara Monastery in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.

Koan -- Early works to 1800
Search the Library catalog for additional collections of Koan.

The Blue Cliff Record by Thomas Cleary (Translator); J. C. Cleary (Translator)
Call Number: BQ9289.H783 A3513
ISBN: 9781590302323
Publication Date: 1977
The Blue Cliff Record is a translation of the Pi Yen Lu , a collection of one hundred famous Zen koans accompanied by commentaries and verses from the teachings of Chinese Zen masters. Compiled in the twelfth century, it is considered one of the great treasures of Zen literature and an essential study manual for students of Zen.
Book of Serenity by Thomas Cleary
Call Number: BQ9289 .H7513 1998
ISBN: 1570623813
Publication Date: 1998
Book of Serenity is a translation of Shoyo Roku, a collection of one hundred Zen koans with commentaries that stands as a companion work to the other great Chinese koan collection, The Blue Cliff Record (Pi Yen Lu). Both works are classics of Chan (Chinese Zen) Buddhism

Digital Library & Museum of Buddhist Studies
Collection of Buddhist bibliographies with full text Buddhist articles.
Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library
The Internet Guide to Buddhism and Buddhist Studies
Asian Classics Input Project
Asian Classics Input Project is dedicated to locating, cataloging, digitally preserving, and freely distributing rare and precious collections of ancient wisdom. These surviving texts hold the philosophical, cultural, and religious heritage of Asian traditions dating back more than 2500 years.