DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17502806
title: English Translation Collection of Buddhist Classics AI Series Version 1.0

description: This is **Volume 13** of the comprehensive *Buddhist Classics AI Translation Series*, featuring **English translations of Northern Buddhist (Mahāyāna) texts**. Southern Buddhist (Theravāda) materials will be published separately in Volume 14.

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## Scope and Structure

This volume compiles English translations from the previous 12 volumes, organized into three major sections:

### **Part I: Canonical Collections**

**1. Chinese Buddhist Canon (汉传大藏经)**- Complete modern English translations of classical Chinese Tripiṭaka- Covers *Taishō Tripiṭaka* (大正藏), *Jiaxing Canon* (嘉兴藏), and *Wan Xuzang* (卍续藏)- Includes Āgamas, Mahāyāna Sūtras, Vinaya, and Abhidharma texts- Timespan: 1st–20th century CE

**2. Tibetan Buddhist Canon**- **Kangyur (甘珠尔)**: 108 volumes of translated words of the Buddha  - Vinaya, Prajñāpāramitā, Ratnakūṭa, Avataṃsaka, and Tantra sections  - Based on Degé edition- **Tengyur (丹珠尔)**: 213 volumes of Indian Buddhist commentaries and treatises  - Works by Nāgārjuna, Asaṅga, Vasubandhu, Dharmakīrti, and other masters  - Logic (Pramāṇa), Abhidharma, Madhyamaka, and Yogācāra texts

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### **Part II: Tradition-Specific Collections**

**1. Nyingma Tradition (宁玛派)**- ***100,000 Tantras of the Nyingma*** (*rNying ma rgyud 'bum*)  - 47-volume collection and Degé edition  - Mahāyoga, Anuyoga, and Atiyoga (Dzogchen) tantras- ***Karma Nyingma Collection*** (*Kar ma bka' ma*)  - 133 volumes of Karma Kagyu lineage texts  - Includes teachings on Mahāmudrā and Dzogchen

**2. Jonang Tradition (觉囊派)**- Core texts on *Zhentong* (Other-Emptiness) philosophy- Works by Dölpopa Sherab Gyaltsen and lineage masters

**3. Kagyu Tradition (噶举派)**- Mahāmudrā instructions and practice manuals- *Treasury of Precious Termas* (*Rinchen Terdzö*)- Works by Gampopa, Marpa, Milarepa, and Karma pa lineage

**4. Sakya Tradition (萨迦派)**- *Lamdré* (Path and Fruit) teachings- Works by the Five Founding Masters and Sakya Paṇḍita

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### **Part III: Complete Works of Masters and Regional Collections**

**1. Individual Master Collections**- ***Longchenpa*** (*Klong chen rab 'byams pa*, 1308–1364)  - *Seven Treasuries* (*mDzod bdun*)  - Comprehensive Dzogchen teachings  - ***Mipham Rinpoche*** (*'Ju Mi pham*, 1846–1912)  - 32 volumes covering Madhyamaka, Pramāṇa, poetry, and Dzogchen  - Volume 20: Buddhist logic treatises  - ***Tsongkhapa*** (*Tsong kha pa*, 1357–1419)  - Complete works of the Gelug school founder  - *Lamrim Chenmo* and major commentaries

**2. Regional Tradition Collections**- ***Kham and Amdo Regional Traditions***  - Rime (non-sectarian) movement texts  - Regional lineage teachings from Eastern Tibet  - Works by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, Jamgön Kongtrul, and others

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## Translation Features

- **Multilingual Parallel Corpus**: Classical Tibetan, Classical Chinese → Modern Chinese, English- **AI-Assisted Translation**: Claude 3.5 Sonnet + Gemini 2.0 with cross-validation- **Scale**: ~100 million English characters- **Timespan**: 8th–20th century CE- **Traditions**: Chan, Pure Land, Madhyamaka, Yogācāra, Vajrayāna

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## Note on Southern Buddhism

**Volume 14** (forthcoming) will feature Pāli Tipiṭaka and Theravāda commentaries.

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## Intended Use

- Academic research (comparative studies, textual analysis)- AI/NLP training on Buddhist domain knowledge- Open educational resources

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## Copyright and Licensing

- Source materials: Public domain canonical texts- Translations: CC BY 4.0 (permits AI training, commercial use with attribution)- Restricted portions available upon request for qualified researchers

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