CBETA Archive

The CBETA Electronic Buddhist Text Archive represents years of dedicated effort to digitize Buddhist literature. It features major Chinese Buddhist canons—including the Taishō Tripiṭaka, Manji Zokuzōkyō (Xuzangjing), and Jiaxing Canon—along with contemporary texts and scriptural catalogs.
Designed for academic researchers, practitioners, and Buddhist culture enthusiasts, this archive provides a comprehensive, rigorous, and user-friendly digital resource. We warmly invite everyone to explore and utilize the collection.

※ CBETA Online is developed and maintained by our partner,
Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts (DILA).

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A comprehensive digital collection of Buddhist texts
Meticulously proofread literatures
An ever-expanding repository
Modern punctuaton and paragraphing
Free database and software downloads

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Officially authorized by the copyright owners of the source texts, this database undergoes continuous revision and modern punctuation. All content is regularly updated and made available for personal or non-commercial group use through CBReader (desktop), CBETA Online, and downloadable e-book formats.

(Source: 2026.R2)

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水滴雖微,漸盈大器,凡福充滿,從纖纖積。

Though water droplets are small, they gradually fill a large vessel;
similarly, blessings are fulfilled by accumulating even the smallest acts.

—Dhammapada, vol. 1
CBETA T04, no. 210, p. 565a5-6

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諷誦經典,當願眾生,得總持門,攝一切法。

As we recite the scriptures, we should pray that all sentient beings
attain the gateway of total retention and embrace all teachings.

—Avataṃsaka Sūtra, Vol. 6, Chapter on Pure Conduct
CBETA T09, no. 278, p. 432b26-27

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