Miscellaneous Short Buddhist Texts
These files are translations of short Buddhist texts taken from various public domain sources, primarily scholarly journals but also some extracts from longer books that are not principally translations. Many of them have been edited more or less extensively to remove both the untranslated text that often accompanies the translation and the more specialized notes and comments. I have made the assumption that those who need to reference the in-depth philological discussions of these long-dead Victorian Orientalists will have access to the original source materials; please forgive me if I am mistaken.
For journal title abbreviations and notes on the transliterations, see the Journals page, where all the articles (including non-Buddhist) are organized according to their sources.
Last updated November 15, 2002.
Suttas
12 books- Mahâ-samaya-sutta
- 'A Buddhist Genesis'
- Sîgâlo-vâda-Sutta
- Â.tânâ.tiya-sutta
- The Ra.t.thapâla Sutta
- The Madhura Sutta
- 'The Penitent Thief'
- 'The Canonical Account of the Birth of Gotama the Buddha'
- Buddha's Discourse on the End of the World
- Khuddaka Pá.tha
- Four Short Suttas
- Gospel Parallels from Pâli Texts
Jâtakas
6 books- Two Játakas
- The Kumbha Jâtaka
- The Temiya Jâtaka Vatthu
- The Suva.n.na Sâma Jâtaka
- The Bhûridatta Jâtaka Vatthu
- The Vidhûra Jâtaka
Buddhaghosa
1 book- Women Leaders of the Buddhist Reformation
Miscellaneous
4 books- Jinacarita
- A Collection of Kammavâcâs
- The Namakkára
- The Niti Kyan
Sutras
7 books- The Sutra of Forty-two Sections
- The Leng-Yen-King - First Chapter
- Avalokitešwara's Descent into the Hell Avîchi
- The Ngan-Shih-Niu Sûtra
- The Avalambana Sûtra
- The Sûtra of the Dhârani of the Illustrious Diadem of Buddha's Surmounting Head
- The Megha-Sûtra
Jatakas (These are Northern versions of stories common to both branches)
4 books- Valâhassa Jâtaka
- Tibetan Buddhist Birth Stories
- The Story of the Faithful Deer
- The Story of the Merchant Who Struck His Mother
Asvaghosha
1 book- Vajra Suchi
Nagarjuna
3 books- Nâgârjuna's "Friendly Epistle"
- The 25th section of the Pranyamûla-Šâstra-Tika
- The Ekashloka Shastra
Miscellaneous
2 books- Biographies of Aśvaghosha, Nâgârjuṇa, Âryadeva, and Vasubandhu
- Buddhist Meditations
General:
3 books- The First Buddhist Council
- The Eighteen Schools of Buddhism
- The Legend of Dipañkara Buddha
Miscellaneous Short Buddhist Texts
These files are translations of short Buddhist texts taken from various public domain sources, primarily scholarly journals but also some extracts from longer books that are not principally translations. Many of them have been edited more or less extensively to remove both the untranslated text that often accompanies the translation and the more specialized notes and comments. I have made the assumption that those who need to reference the in-depth philological discussions of these long-dead Victorian Orientalists will have access to the original source materials; please forgive me if I am mistaken.
For journal title abbreviations and notes on the transliterations, see the Journals page, where all the articles (including non-Buddhist) are organized according to their sources.
Last updated November 15, 2002.
Suttas
12 books- Mahâ-samaya-sutta
- 'A Buddhist Genesis'
- Sîgâlo-vâda-Sutta
- Â.tânâ.tiya-sutta
- The Ra.t.thapâla Sutta
- The Madhura Sutta
- 'The Penitent Thief'
- 'The Canonical Account of the Birth of Gotama the Buddha'
- Buddha's Discourse on the End of the World
- Khuddaka Pá.tha
- Four Short Suttas
- Gospel Parallels from Pâli Texts
Jâtakas
6 books- Two Játakas
- The Kumbha Jâtaka
- The Temiya Jâtaka Vatthu
- The Suva.n.na Sâma Jâtaka
- The Bhûridatta Jâtaka Vatthu
- The Vidhûra Jâtaka
Buddhaghosa
1 book- Women Leaders of the Buddhist Reformation
Miscellaneous
4 books- Jinacarita
- A Collection of Kammavâcâs
- The Namakkára
- The Niti Kyan
Sutras
7 books- The Sutra of Forty-two Sections
- The Leng-Yen-King - First Chapter
- Avalokitešwara's Descent into the Hell Avîchi
- The Ngan-Shih-Niu Sûtra
- The Avalambana Sûtra
- The Sûtra of the Dhârani of the Illustrious Diadem of Buddha's Surmounting Head
- The Megha-Sûtra
Jatakas (These are Northern versions of stories common to both branches)
4 books- Valâhassa Jâtaka
- Tibetan Buddhist Birth Stories
- The Story of the Faithful Deer
- The Story of the Merchant Who Struck His Mother
Asvaghosha
1 book- Vajra Suchi
Nagarjuna
3 books- Nâgârjuna's "Friendly Epistle"
- The 25th section of the Pranyamûla-Šâstra-Tika
- The Ekashloka Shastra
Miscellaneous
2 books- Biographies of Aśvaghosha, Nâgârjuṇa, Âryadeva, and Vasubandhu
- Buddhist Meditations
General:
3 books- The First Buddhist Council
- The Eighteen Schools of Buddhism
- The Legend of Dipañkara Buddha
Miscellaneous Short Buddhist Texts
These files are translations of short Buddhist texts taken from various public domain sources, primarily scholarly journals but also some extracts from longer books that are not principally translations. Many of them have been edited more or less extensively to remove both the untranslated text that often accompanies the translation and the more specialized notes and comments. I have made the assumption that those who need to reference the in-depth philological discussions of these long-dead Victorian Orientalists will have access to the original source materials; please forgive me if I am mistaken.
For journal title abbreviations and notes on the transliterations, see the Journals page, where all the articles (including non-Buddhist) are organized according to their sources.
Last updated November 15, 2002.
Suttas
12 books- Mahâ-samaya-sutta
- 'A Buddhist Genesis'
- Sîgâlo-vâda-Sutta
- Â.tânâ.tiya-sutta
- The Ra.t.thapâla Sutta
- The Madhura Sutta
- 'The Penitent Thief'
- 'The Canonical Account of the Birth of Gotama the Buddha'
- Buddha's Discourse on the End of the World
- Khuddaka Pá.tha
- Four Short Suttas
- Gospel Parallels from Pâli Texts
Jâtakas
6 books- Two Játakas
- The Kumbha Jâtaka
- The Temiya Jâtaka Vatthu
- The Suva.n.na Sâma Jâtaka
- The Bhûridatta Jâtaka Vatthu
- The Vidhûra Jâtaka
Buddhaghosa
1 book- Women Leaders of the Buddhist Reformation
Miscellaneous
4 books- Jinacarita
- A Collection of Kammavâcâs
- The Namakkára
- The Niti Kyan
Sutras
7 books- The Sutra of Forty-two Sections
- The Leng-Yen-King - First Chapter
- Avalokitešwara's Descent into the Hell Avîchi
- The Ngan-Shih-Niu Sûtra
- The Avalambana Sûtra
- The Sûtra of the Dhârani of the Illustrious Diadem of Buddha's Surmounting Head
- The Megha-Sûtra
Jatakas (These are Northern versions of stories common to both branches)
4 books- Valâhassa Jâtaka
- Tibetan Buddhist Birth Stories
- The Story of the Faithful Deer
- The Story of the Merchant Who Struck His Mother
Asvaghosha
1 book- Vajra Suchi
Nagarjuna
3 books- Nâgârjuna's "Friendly Epistle"
- The 25th section of the Pranyamûla-Šâstra-Tika
- The Ekashloka Shastra
Miscellaneous
2 books- Biographies of Aśvaghosha, Nâgârjuṇa, Âryadeva, and Vasubandhu
- Buddhist Meditations
General:
3 books- The First Buddhist Council
- The Eighteen Schools of Buddhism
- The Legend of Dipañkara Buddha
