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The “Comprehensive Buddhist Electronic Text Archive Foundation” (abbreviated as CBETA Foundation) succeeded the “Chinese Buddhist Electronic Texts Association” (abbreviated as CBETA) on August 7, 2023.

The source editions for the CBETA Electronic Buddhist Text Archive (hereinafter referred to as “this archive”) are as follows:

  • Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō [Taisho Tripitaka] (Daizo Shuppan Co., Ltd. ©), Volumes 1 to 85
  • Manji Shinsan Zokuzōkyō [Xuzangjing] (Kokusho Kankokai Inc. ©), Volumes 1 to 90
  • Supplementaries from Historical Editions
    • Jiaxing Canon (Shin Wen Feng Print Co.), Volumes 1 to 40
    • Fangshan Shijing, Zhaocheng Jin Canon, Northern Yongle Canon, etc.
  • Rare Buddhist Texts from the National Central Library (National Central Library ©)
  • Chinese Translation of the Pāḷi Tipiṭaka (Yuan Heng Temple ©), Volumes 1 to 70
  • Contemporary Compilations
    • Zangwai Fojiao Wenxian [Extra-canonical Buddhist Texts] (Fang Guangchang ©), Series 1 to 12
    • Zhengshi Fojiao Ziliao Leibian [Passages concerning Buddhism from the Official Histories] (Du Doucheng ©)
    • Selections of Buddhist Stone Rubbings from the Northern Dynasties (Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica ©)
    • Dazangjing Bubian [Supplement to the Dazangjing] (Lan Jifu ©), Volumes 1 to 36
    • Zhongguo Fosi Shizhi Huikan [Collection of Chinese Buddhist Temple Gazetteers] (Edited by Du Jiexing; digital version provided by the “Digital Archive of Chinese Buddhist Temple Gazetteers” project)
    • Zhongguo Fosizhi Congkan [Series of Chinese Buddhist Temple Gazetteers] (Edited by Zhang Zhi et al.; digital version provided by the “Digital Archive of Chinese Buddhist Temple Gazetteers” project)
    • Corpus of Venerable Yin Shun’s Buddhist Studies (Yin-Shun Foundation ©)
    • Corpus of Lü Cheng’s Buddhist Studies (Lü Yingzhong et al. ©)
    • Collected Works of Master Taixu (Yin-Shun Foundation ©)

This archive has officially obtained authorization for input and public distribution from the copyright holders of the source editions, including Daizo Shuppan Co., Ltd., Kokusho Kankokai Co., Ltd., the National Central Library, Yuan Heng Temple, Mr. Du Doucheng, Mr. Fang Guangchang, Mr. Lan Jifu, the Institute of History and Philology at Academia Sinica, the Yin-Shun Foundation, and Mr. Lü Yingzhong. We also extend our gratitude to the “Digital Archive of Chinese Buddhist Temple Gazetteers” project of Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts and the Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies for providing the digital versions of the Chinese Buddhist temple gazetteers.

※ For detailed information on the source editions, please refer to the canonical code description.

Instructions for using the CBETA Electronic Buddhist Text Archive:
  1. Use of this archive is limited to personal or organizational non-profit purposes. For commercial use, prior consent must be obtained from this Foundation and the respective copyright holders of the source editions.
  2. When redistributing, excerpting, quoting, or reprocessing this archive via the internet, CD-ROM, or other media, the principle is to not alter the substantive content. This notice and version information must be attached to the final product to facilitate user inquiries regarding relevant revisions.
  3. If you find any errors in this archive, please contact the Foundation.
  4. The Foundation assumes no responsibility for any damages resulting from the use of this archive.
  5. The copyrights for The Corpus of Venerable Yin Shun’s Buddhist Studies and The Collected Works of Master Taixu belong to the Yin-Shun Foundation and are not covered by the Creative Commons license.
  6. During the collation of the source editions for The Corpus of Lü Cheng’s Buddhist Studies in this archive, comparisons were made with Daqian Publishing’s “Lü Cheng Foxue Huiji” [Lü Cheng’s Buddhist Studies Compilation], Qilu Press’s “Lü Cheng Foxue Lunzhu Xuanji” [Selected Works of Lü Cheng on Buddhism], and Manjusri Publishing’s “Lü Cheng Wenji – Dangdai Foxue de Taidou” [Collected Works of Lü Cheng—A Titan of Contemporary Buddhist Studies]. CBETA also thanks Daqian Publishing and Zhonghua Book Company for their support. The copyright of these printed works remains with the respective publishers and is not covered by the Creative Commons license.
  7. Unless otherwise specified, this archive is licensed under the “Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Taiwan (R.O.C.) License” and is protected by relevant copyright laws.

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