E-books
CBETA updates its archive three to four times a year, simultaneously releasing ePub and PDF e-books.
Below, you can download the entire e-book collection at once. The files are named using ID codes, and each file includes a reference table matching the IDs to the corresponding text titles.
If CBETA’s standard PDF formatting does not meet your needs, please see this guide on using Calibre to convert ePub e-books to PDF (in Chinese).
Download HTML / TXT / EPUB / DOCX / ODT / PDF Single-Volume E-books
If you only want to download specific texts, visit CBETA Online. Once you’ve browsed or searched for the desired texts, you can select “Export” at the top to export them in your preferred e-book format.
Download the complete set of CBETA 2026.R1 ePub e-books
File Size: 809 MB
Description: This is a complete set of e-books in ePub format, compatible with computers, tablets, and mobile devices. For detailed instructions, please refer to this link (in Chinese).
Note: We have discovered that the table of contents may not display properly in the “Moon+ Reader” (靜讀天下) app.
Download the Taishō Tripiṭaka CBETA 2026.R1 DOCX e-books
File Size: 338 MB
Description: This is an e-book version of the Taishō Tripiṭaka in Word (.docx) format, compatible with computers, tablets, and mobile devices. This format allows users to edit, annotate, or reformat the text using word processing software, making it suitable for academic research, textual criticism, citation, and data organization.
Production Notes: Special thanks to volunteer Mr. Huang Xunqing for converting this collection into .docx format.
Data Scope: Volumes 1–55 and 85 of the Taishō Tripiṭaka.
Download the Taishō Tripiṭaka CBETA 2026.R1 ODT e-books
File Size: 458 MB
Description: This is an ODT-format e-book of the Taishō Tripiṭaka, compatible with computers, tablets, and mobile devices. ODT (OpenDocument Text) is an international open standard format (ISO/IEC 26300) that can be opened and edited in free and open-source word processing software such as LibreOffice and OpenOffice. This format allows users to edit, annotate, or reformat the text, making it ideal for academic research, textual criticism, citation, and data organization.
Production Notes: Special thanks to volunteer Mr. Huang Xunqing for converting this collection into ODT format.
Data Scope: Volumes 1–55 and 85 of the Taishō Tripiṭaka.
Download the complete set of CBETA 2026.R1 PDF e-books
Description: This is a complete set of e-books in PDF format, compatible with computers, tablets, and mobile devices.
To prevent overly large file sizes from causing processing issues on some systems, the collection is split into three separate packages for easier downloading.
Taishō Tripiṭaka (大正藏)
File Size: 1.4 GB (Taishō Tripiṭaka only)
Manji Tripiṭaka (卍續藏)
File Size: 2 GB (Manji Tripiṭaka only)
Texts outside the Taishō and Manji Tripiṭakas
File Size: 2 GB (excluding the Taishō and Manji Tripiṭakas)
