This dataset contains English translations of Northern Buddhist classics (e.g., excerpts from Kangyur, Tengyur, and related works). It is Volume 13 of the Buddhist Classics AI Translation Series.

Files: 3 parts (.7z compressed TXT files containing parallel or translated texts).
- part1.7z: ~906 MB 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續藏 (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 (德格) 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
- part2.7z: ~478 MB

Part II: Tradition-Specific Collections (藏传宗派著作)*

1. Nyingma Tradition (宁玛派)

100,000 Tantras of the Nyingma (rNying ma rgyud 'bum, 宁玛十万续)
- 47-volume collection and Degé edition
- Mahāyoga, Anuyoga, and Atiyoga (Dzogchen) tantras
Karma Nyingma Collection (Kar ma bka' ma, 宁玛噶玛)
- 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, 大宝伏藏)
Works by Gampopa, Marpa, Milarepa, and Karma pa lineage

4. Sakya Tradition (萨迦派)

Lamdré (Path and Fruit) teachings
Works by the Masters of Sakya

part3.7z: ~312 MB
Part III: Complete Works of Masters and Regional Collections

1. Individual Master Collections (个人全集)

Longchenpa (龙钦巴, Klong chen rab 'byams pa, 1308–1364)
- Seven Treasuries (mDzod bdun)
- Comprehensive Dzogchen teachings (approximately 4–5 million characters)
Mipham Rinpoche (麦彭仁波切, 'Ju Mi pham, 1846–1912)
- 32 volumes covering Madhyamaka, Pramāṇa, poetry, and Dzogchen
- Volume 20: Buddhist logic (tshad ma) treatises
Tsongkhapa (宗喀巴, Tsong kha pa, 1357–1419)
- Complete works of the Gelug school founder
- Lamrim Chenmo (Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path) and major commentaries

2. Regional Tradition Collections (地方著作)

Kham and Amdo Regional Traditions (康巴、安多诸宗法汇)
- Rime (non-sectarian) movement texts
- Regional lineage teachings from Eastern Tibet
- Works by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, Jamgön Kongtrul, and others
Total Size: ~1.7 GB
Languages: English (primary), with potential Tibetan references.
Source: Buddhist Classics AI Translation Project (AI-generated translations).
Usage: Ideal for NLP tasks like machine translation, text generation, Buddhist terminology mining, or fine-tuning LLMs on religious texts.
Note: Unzip .7z files to access individual TXT. For full series, see Zenodo/GitHub links below.

How to Use

from datasets import load_dataset
ds = load_dataset("ospx1u/buddhist-classics-vol13-english")
print(ds)

Citation
@dataset{buddhist_classics_vol13_2025,
  title = {Buddhist Classics AI Translation Series Vol.13: English Translations},
  author = {Buddhist Classics AI Translation Project},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/ospx1u/buddhist-classics-vol13-english}
}
Related Resources
Zenodo DOI: (https://zenodo.org/records/17502806)
GitHub: https://github.com/Buddhist-Classics-AI-Translation-Series/Buddhist-translations
Project Website: http://www.xinwenwuzhe.com/
Acknowledgments
Generated using AI tools like Gemini/Claude. Thanks to contributors for data curation.

License: CC BY 4.0 - Attribution required.

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