Sutra Resourse and Glossary Thread

oceancaldera207

Hello all, I'm leaving again for a while, and I was going to give the 'A complete Buddhist Sutra collection' thread another bump before I went, but then I figured it might be nice to organize it, clean out the dead links, and start a clean new thread with links to downloadable translations of Buddhist Sutras. I personally highly recommend having several different translations of your favorite sutras, as no two translations are ever exactly alike. I’ve also added at least one link for major sutras individually in order to make them searchable on New Buddhist. So grab a thumb drive and save away!

Indexes:

http://buddhasutra.com/ Very big collection
http://www.e-sangha.com/alphone/tripitaka.htm
http://www.lapislazulitexts.com/translations.html
http://suttacentral.net/
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/oldweb/resources/sutras/sutra_index.htm
http://www.purifymind.com/Sutras.htm A nice collection.
http://www.woodenfish.org/sutra/texts
http://www.fodian.net/world/tripitaka.htm Various languages
http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/Sutta-nipataBM6.pdf Sutta nipata
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/
http://www4.bayarea.net/~mtlee/ Multiple translations of scriptures, some dead links
http://online.sfsu.edu/rone/Buddhism/sutras.html
http://www.metta.lk/tipitaka/2Sutta-Pitaka/2Majjhima-Nikaya/index.html
Majjhima Nikaya (huge)
http://www.bps.lk/olib/wh/wh107.pdf Samyutta Nikaya I
http://www.bps.lk/olib/wh/wh183.pdf Samyutta Nikaya II
http://www.bps.lk/olib/wh/wh318.pdf Samyutta Nikaya III
http://www.bps.lk/olib/wh/wh155.pdf Anguttara Nikaya I
http://www.bps.lk/olib/wh/wh208.pdf Anguttara Nikaya II
http://www.bps.lk/olib/wh/wh238.pdf Anguttara Nikaya III
http://www.palicanon.org/en/sutta-pitaka/downloads-group1/digha-nikaya.html
Digha Nikaya
http://www.dharma.org/bcbs/pages/documents/itivuttaka.pdf
Itivuttaka (short verses)
http://dharmafarer.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/17.16-Udana-S-s22.55-piya.pdf Udana sutra
http://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/Texts-and-Translations/Khuddakapatha/Khuddakapatha.pdf Khuddakapatha

Books & Sutras:

Lotus Sutra
http://www.rk-world.org/publications/ThreefoldLotusSutra.pdf
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/oldweb/resources/sutras/lotus/sources/contents.htm
Also, I really like the G. Reeves translation, but could not find a downloadable version.

The short Prajnaparamita Sutras
(Prajnaparamita in 700, 500, 150, 50, 25 Lines; in few words; in One Letter; for Kausika; for Five Bodhisattvas. Diamond Sutra. Heart of Prajnaparamita. Questions of Survikrantavikramin; of Nagarsi. 108 Names of Holy Prajnaparamita. 25 Doors to Prajnaparamita.)

http://lirs.ru/lib/conze/The_Short_Prajnaparamita_Texts,Conze,1973,1993.djvu

Verses On The Perfection Of Wisdom
Prajnaparamita Ratnagunasamcayagatha
[Translated from the Sanskrit by Edward Conze]
http://lit.lib.ru/img/i/irhin_w_j/prajnaparamita108/ratnagunasamcayagatha.pdf

Surangama Sutra
http://www.mandala.hr/3/surangama.html
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/oldweb/resources/sutras/shurangama/sources/contents.htm

The Larger Prajnaparamita Sutra
http://ia600502.us.archive.org/33/items/buddhismPrajnaparamitaLargeSutraOnPerfectWisdom/buddhismPrajnaparamitaLargeSutraOnPerfectWisdom.pdf
http://archive.org/details/buddhismPrajnaparamitaLargeSutraOnPerfectWisdom (other formats)

Samdhinirmocana Sutra (Complete Exposition on Perfect Wisdom)
http://bibleoteca.narod.ru/Samdhinirmocana-sutra.pdf

Tathagatagarbha Sutra
http://huntingtonarchive.osu.edu/resources/downloads/sutras/02Prajnaparamita/Tathagatagarbha.doc.pdf

Lankavatara Sutra
http://lirs.ru/do/lanka_eng/lanka-nondiacritical.htm

Mahaparinirvana Sutra
http://www.nirvanasutra.net/convenient/Mahaparinirvana_Sutra_Yamamoto_Page_2007.pdf Kosho Yamamoto from Chinese
www.zhaxizhuoma.net/DHARMA/Tripitaka/MahaparinirvanaMahayana.htm

Vimalikirti Nirdesa Sutra
http://www2.fodian.net/World/0475.html

Dharmapada (Dhammapada)
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/oldweb/resources/sutras/dharma_sutra.htm

Mahayana Sutra of Consciousness Revealed
http://www.sutrasmantras.info/sutra18.html

Avatamsaka Sutra (Flower Garland)
dharmaflower.net/_collection/avatamsaka.PDF

Vajrasamadhi Sutra
http://www.purifymind.com/Sutras9.htm

Golden Light Sutra
http://huntingtonarchive.osu.edu/resources/downloads/sutras/08technicalMayayana/goldenlightsutra1206lttr.pdf

Medicine Buddha Sutra
http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/medbudsutra.pdf

Diamond Sutra (Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra) Translations
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe49/sbe4929.htm Translated by E.B. Cowell, F. Max Mulller, and J. Takakusu
http://www.hermetics.org/pdf/The_Diamond_Sutra.pdf A.F. Price
http://www.fodian.net/English/Dcutter.pdf Lobsang Chunzin, Michael Roach,
http://reluctant-messenger.com/diamond_sutra.htm Charles Patton from Chinese
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/sutras/diamond1.html Unknown
http://www.emahofoundation.org/documents/DiamondSutraText.pdf revised translation of the Indian abbot Silendra Bodhi
http://sourceoflightmonastery.tripod.com/webonmediacontents/1950244.pdf William Gemmel
The Thomas Cleary translation is my favorite, but I can’t find a downloadable copy online.. I’ll type it up and post it here someday.

Heart Sutra (Heart of Perfection of Wisdom) Prajnaparamita hrydaya
http://www.sfzc.org/sp_download/liturgy/08_Heart_of_Great_Perfect_Wisdom_Sutra.pdf unknown
http://www.quangduc.com/English/Maha/013heart.html Translator Truc Huy
http://www4.bayarea.net/~mtlee/heart.txt Pevahouse from Chinese
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/oldweb/resources/sutras/heart_sutra.htm

Red Pine’s Translation of the Heart of Perfection of Wisdom Sutra ( a personal favorite)

The noble Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva
while practicing the deep practice of Prajnaparamita
looked upon the Five Skandhas
and seeing that they were empty of self-existence
said, “Here, Shariputra,
form is emptiness, emptiness is form;
emptiness is not separate from form
form is not separate from emptiness
whatever is form is emptiness,
whatever is emptiness is form.
The same holds for sensation and perception,
memory and consciousness.
Here, Shariputra, all dharmas (things) are defined by emptiness
not birth or destruction, purity or defilement,
completeness or deficiency.
Therefore, Shariputra, in emptiness there is no form,
no sensation, no perception, no memory and no consciousness;
no eye, no ear, no nose, no tounge, no body and no mind;
no shape, no sound, no smell, no taste, no feeling
and no thought;
no element of perception, from eye to conceptual consciousness;
no causal link, from ignorance to old age and death;
no suffering, no source, no relief, no path;
no knowledge, no attainment, and no non-attainment.
Therefore, Shariputra, without attainment,
bodhisattvas take refuge in Prajnaparamita
and live without walls of the mind.
Without walls of the mind and thus without fears,
they see through delusions and finally nirvana.
All buddhas past, present and future
also take refuge in Prajnaparamita
and realize unexcelled, perfect enlightenment.
You should therefore know the great mantra of Prajnaparamita,
the mantra of great magic, the unexcelled mantra,
the mantra equal to the unequalled,
which heals all suffering and is true, not false,
the mantra in Prajnaparamita spoken thus:
‘Gate, gate, paragate, parasangate, bodhi svaha.”

Glossaries
I am also a firm believer in not leaving un-translated words too ambiguous in your own mind as you read sutras; here are some links to glossaries of Buddhist terms. I recommend looking at several glossaries before coming to a conclusion about commonly un-translated words found in sutras. [‘Bodhisattva‘, for example, is a very common term whose definition actually varies widely. I prefer the simple definition: Enlightening Being, or Enlightenment Being. And even the word ‘Buddha‘ is really not a name, but has a meaning of it‘s own] You’ll find a lot of variation on the exact definition of a lot of these common words, so if you’re a beginner, read multiple definitions and make up your own mind! . Of course, definition of terms vary with sect, lineage, and belief system also.

http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/er/buddhism/bglossry.htm
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/glossary.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_Buddhism
http://www.dharmafellowship.org/library/essays/buddhist-glossary.htm
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/glossary.html
http://www.rinpoche.com/glossary.htm
http://kadampa.org/reference/glossary-of-buddhist-terms/
http://viewonbuddhism.org/glossary_az.html

Thanks to everyone who contributed links in the original thread. I have greatly benefited from many of these sutras and I hope you will as well!

oceancaldera207

Thanks mods! :cool:

Jason

As far as dictionary/glossaries go, I've found these two to be helpful:

Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names
Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines

oceancaldera207

thanks!

oceancaldera207

http://archive.org/details/2500.Years.of.Buddhism.by.Prof.P.Y.Bapat.1956.djvu
2500 Years of Buddhism - Bapat
Various filetypes available of this here.
"This book gives a short account of the story of Buddhism in
the last 2,500 years."

oceancaldera207

oceancaldera207

Bump

oceancaldera207

A reading of the arya sanghata sutra, A Mahayana sutra. first part a little dry, might start with 2.

Scroll up for many more links to copies of sutras. Looking for something? I might have it.

oceancaldera207

Sorry, meant to put link to pdf in with last post. fodian.net/world/sanghata_sutra.pdf
Also wanted to re- recommend '2500 years of Buddhism'. It is really interesting how the spread of buddhism was generally positive for each influenced society. It is also a really interesting history lesson, complete with political dramas, interesting and influential figures, and fascinating historical footnotes. Link above for djvu, pdf, doc, and others. C 1956

oceancaldera207

A collection of mantras with supplemental audio demonstrations.
thebuddhacenter.org/buddhism/mantras/
Another collection of mantras including pure land
visiblemantra.org/mantra.html
From the same site, a quick pronunciation guide for sanskrit, good if you're like me and read a lot but never hear words spoken.visiblemantra.org/pronunciation.html
Three pure land sutras in one convenient pdfdBET_ThreePureLandSutras_2003.pdf
Wikipedia on schools of Buddhism
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schools_of_Buddhism
Nichiren collection of writings, pdf and html . Circa ~1260CE
sgilibrary.org/writings.php

jae

Hi...and thank you

oceancaldera207

You're welcome, if there's anything else you want, let me know!

anataman

What more would anyone want?

Thank you

oceancaldera207

http://www.stiltij.nl/meditatie/verdieping/visie/boeddhistische-soetras/overzicht
Here is a great selection of sutras in downloadable pdf files including:

Heart Sutra:Hridaya
Diamond Sutra:Vajrachchedika
Vimalakirti sutra
Ratnakuta sutra
Maharatnakuta
Lankavatara sutra
Platform Sutra
Samdhinirmochana sutra
Ratnagunasamcaya-gatha
Verses from the Prajnaparamita
Shurangama sutra
Mahaparinirvana sutra
Lotus Sutra: Saddharmapundarika
Purnaboeddha sutra: Sutra of Complete Enlightenment
Shraddotpada
Worthy vow
Amitabha Sutra

Much easier to navigate using chrome's built in translator.

oceancaldera207

Ok so the heart and diamond sutra are not in English in the previous links, but most of the rest are.

bravehawk

There is a group trying to translate a good amount of the discourses from Samskrit to English. There already some up if you are curious to see

https://read.84000.co/section/O1JC114941JC12924.html

Jeroen

It’s a good resource but I wonder how many of the links are still live after 7 years...