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The Comprehensive Buddhist Electronic Text Archive Foundation (CBETA Foundation or CBETA Foundation) will continue to succeed the Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association (abbreviation) from August 7, 2023 CBETA）。

The CBETA Electronic Buddhist Texts Database (hereinafter referred to as the Database) is based on:

  • Taisho Shin Tripitaka (Daizo Publishing Co ©., Ltd.) Volumes 1 to 85
  • Volumes 1 to 90 of the Swastika Continuation of the Canon (Kokushokan Co ©., Ltd.).
  • Supplement to the Tibetan scriptures of the past dynasties
    • “Jiaxing Tripitaka” (Xinwenfeng Publishing Company) volumes 1 to 40
    • “Fangshan Stone Classic”, “Zhaocheng Golden Collection”, “Yongle North Collection” and so on
  • “National Library of China Rare Books and Buddhist Texts” (National Library ©)
  • “Chinese Translation of the Southern Tripitaka Sutra” (Yuanheng Temple ©) volumes 1 to 70
  • New literature in modern times
    • “Tibetan Buddhist Literature” (Fang Guangqi ©), series 1 to 12
    • “Orthodox Buddhist Materials” (Du Doucheng ©)
    • “100 Rubbings of Buddhist Stone Carvings in the Northern Dynasties” (Institute of © History and Philology, Academia Sinica)
    • Volumes 1 to 36 of the Tripitaka Supplement (Lan Jifu ©).
    • Transactions on the History of Buddhist Temples in China (edited by Du Jiexiang, digital version provided by the “Digital Collection of Chinese Buddhist Temples” project)
    • “Chronicles of Chinese Buddhist Temples” (edited by Zhang Zhi et al., digital version provided by the “Digital Collection of Chinese Buddhist Temples” project)
    • “Yinshun Venerable Buddhist Writings” (Yinshun Cultural and Educational Foundation ©)
    • “Collection of Buddhist Works of Lü Cheng” (Lü Yingzhong ©)
    • “The Complete Book of Master Taixu” (Yinshun Cultural and Educational Foundation ©)

This database has been officially authorized by the copyright owners of the original copy, “Daizang Publishing Co., Ltd.”, “Kokushokan Society Co., Ltd.”, National Library, Yuanheng Temple, Mr. Du Doucheng, Mr. Fang Guangqiang, Mr. Lan Jifu, “Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica”, “Yinshun Cultural and Educational Foundation”, Mr. Lu Yingzhong, etc., as well as the “Digital Collection of Chinese Buddhist Temples” project of the Dharma Drum College of Arts and Sciences and the Institute of Chinese Buddhist Studies to provide a digital version of the Chinese Buddhist Temple Chronicles.

CBETA e-Texts Database Instructions:
  1. Use of this database is limited to individual or group non-profit use. If it is used for commercial purposes, the consent of the Association and the copyright owner of the original text must be obtained in advance.
  2. When redisseminating, excerpting, quoting and reprocessing this database on the Internet, CD-ROM or other media, the principle is not to change the substance, and the description and version information of this database shall be attached to the finished product to facilitate users to inquire about the relevant revision information.
  3. If you find any errors in this database, please contact us.
  4. The Association shall not be liable for any damages arising from the use of this database.
  5. The copyright of “Yinshun Venerable Buddhist Writings” and “Taixu Master’s Complete Book” belongs to Yinshun Cultural and Educational Foundation, and is not within the scope of Creative Common’s authorization.
  6. In the course of the review of the “Collection of Lü Cheng Buddhist Works” in this database, we compared the “Collection of Lü Cheng Buddhist Studies” by Daqian Publishing House, the “Selected Works of Lü Cheng Buddhism” by Qilu Publishing House, and the “Collected Works of Lü Cheng – The Master of Contemporary Buddhism” by Manjushri Publishing House. CBETA would also like to thank Daqian Publishing House and Chung Hwa Book Company for their support. The copyrights of each of these paper collections remain the property of the respective publishers and are not authorized by Creative Common.
  7. Unless otherwise specified, this database is licensed under the Creative Commons Identifier-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Taiwan (Republic of China) License Terms, which is protected by relevant copyright laws.

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