Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association (CBETA)
Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association (CBETA), supported and funded by Yin Shun Foundation of North America, Bodhi Foundation and Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies (currently Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts) , was founded on 15th February 1998. Aiming to provide a digitalised Buddhist electronic text database freely available for greater pro bono purposes. Since Febuary2001, the Seeland Educational Foundation administered the assistance and sponsorship to this project.
- URL : http://www.cbeta.org
- Online Reader : http://cbetaonline.dila.edu.tw/en/
- Concordance Tool : http://cbetaconcordance.dila.edu.tw/?lang=en
About:
Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association (CBETA), supported and funded by Yin Shun Foundation of North America, Bodhi Foundation and Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies (currently Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts) , was founded on 15th February 1998. Aiming to provide a digitalised Buddhist electronic text database freely available for greater pro bono purposes. Since Febuary2001, the Seeland Educational Foundation administered the assistance and sponsorship to this project.
Mission:
To provide a digitalised Buddhist electronic text database freely available for greater pro bono purposes. No Commercial Use Allowed.
Base Text:
- Taishō Tripiṭaka (Daizo Shuppan ©), vols. 1-85.
- Shinsan Dainihon Zokuzokyo (Kokushokankokai ©), vols. 1-90.
- Historical Supplements to the Buddhist Canon:
- Jiaxing Canon (Xinwenfeng edition) vols. 1-40.
- Fangshan Stone Scriptures, Zhaocheng Jin Canon, Yongle Northern Canon, etc.
- Taipei National Central Library Buddhist Rare Book Collection, (Taiwan National Central Library ©).
- Chinese Translation of the Pāli Canon (Yuan Heng Temple ©) vols. 1-70.
- Contemporary Supplementary Materials:
- Buddhist Texts not contained in the Tripiṭaka (Fang Guang-chang ©) series 1-9.
- Passages concerning Buddhism from the Official Histories (Du Dou-cheng ©).
- Selections of Buddhist Stone Rubbings from the Northern Dynasties (Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica ©).
- Supplement to the Buddhist Canon (Lan Ch’i-fu ©) vols 1-36.
- Proceedings of the Historical Chinese Buddhist Gazetteers (Tu Chieh-hsiang ed.).
- Chinese Buddhist Gazetteers (Chang Chi et al eds.).
- Yin Shun’s Collected Buddhist Works (Yinshun Foundation ©).
- Lü Cheng’s Buddhist Writings (Lu Ying-chung et al ©).
This database has officially obtained the permission to input and publish material from the original copies from their respective copyright owners, Daizo Shuppan, Kokushokankokai, Taipei National Central Library, Yuan Heng Temple, Mr. Fang Guangchang, Mr. Du Doucheng, Mr. Lan Ch’i-fu, the Institute of History and Philology of the Academia Sinica, the Yinshun Foundation, and Mr. Lu Yingzhong, etc., to whom we are especially grateful.
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