There are many versions of the Chinese Buddhist Canon that have been compiled into single editions in Chinese. The Taisho Tripitaka is one of the most influential modern editions and is widely used by modern scholars. Led by Junjiro Takakusu, Kaigyoku Watanabe, and Ono Genmyo, more than 300 Japanese scholars worked on compiling the Taisho Tripitaka from 1922 to 1934, and a total of 450,000 people contributed to the project. In total, the Taisho Tripitaka has 100 volumes.
Initially, I am committed to translating the Taisho Tripitaka, the Chinese Buddhist Canon into English from Volume 1 to Volume 32 on this website. However, my Master instructed me to translate only sutras related to the teachings of emptiness. Therefore, I will translate only these three sections of sutras and sastras: the Prajnaparamita Sutras, Madhyamaka Sastras, and Yogacara Sastras
The following is the Taisho Tripitaka overview version of the Chinese Buddhist Canon up to Volume 32.
Volumes [Order] Section (Status)
List of Mahayana Sutras and Sastras by Section
T01–T02 [1–151] Agama Sutras
T03–T04 [152–219] Birth Stories Sutras
T05–T08 [220–261] Prajnaparamita Sutras (In Progress)
T09a [262–277] The Lotus Sutras
T09b–T10 [278–309] Flower Garland Sutras
T11–T12a [310–373] Jewel Peak Sutras
T12b [374–396] The Parinirvana Sutras
T13 [397–424] The Great Collection Sutras
T14–T17 [425–847] The Minor Collection Sutras
T18–T21 [848–1420] Esoteric Teaching Sutras
T22–T24 [1421–1504] Monastic Discipline Sutras
T25–T26a [1505–1535] Sutra Explanatory Sastras
T26b–T29 [1536–1563] Systematic Analytical Sastras
T30a [1564–1578] Madhyamaka Sastras (In Progress)
T30b–T31 [1579–1627] Yogacara Sastras (In Progress)
T32 [1628–1692] Other Sastras
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Below is a summary of the 100 volumes of the Taisho Tripitaka.
Volumes 1–2 (Agamas): The foundational early Buddhist discourses (the Chinese equivalent of the Theravada Tripitaka).
Volumes 3–32 (Sutras & Sastras): The core Mahayana texts (e.g., Prajnaparamita, Avatamsaka, Surangama, Vimalakirti).
Volumes 33–55 (Commentaries): Treatises and scholastic exegesis by Indian and Central Asian masters, as well as Chinese sectarian literature.
Volumes 56–84: Strictly Japanese Buddhist literature written in Classical Chinese.
Volumes 85–100: Supplemental materials including Dunhuang manuscripts, indexes, and iconography.
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