Chinese Philosophy & Religion
Databases
- Biographical Database of Chinese Buddhism in Sung, Yuan, Ming and Qing / 宋元明清汉传佛教人物资料库
Contains biographical data of 699 figures of Chinese Buddhism in Sung, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties whose works have been circulated worldwide. - Chinese Buddhist Canon Series /漢文電子大藏經系列
Collects electronic versions of Buddhist canon series such as Qianlong Tripitaka, Taisho Tripitaka (created by CBETA), and the Pāli Canon, and provides links to other web resources regarding Buddhism. - Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association (CBETA) / 中华电子佛典协会
Provides free access to an electronic version of the Chinese Buddhist Triptitaka, including Taisho Tripitaka (大藏經) and Shinsan Zokuzokyo (卍續藏). - Digital Database of Buddhist Tripitaka Catalogues / 佛教藏經目錄數位資料庫
Includes multi-lingual Tripitaka catalogues. Key word searching is available, which could return comprehensive data from the catalogues as well as links to the corresponding full text. - Taiwan Buddhism /台湾佛教史资料库
This resource “contains materials relating to the history of Buddhism in Taiwan, including journal articles (full text in many cases), indexes to books and journal articles, transcripts of interviews, historical documents, multimedia resources, etc.” (Taiwan Buddhism) - WWW Database of Chinese Buddhist texts
A comprehensive list of Chinese Buddhist texts compiled by Christian Wittern (Kyoto University), which currently contains 4418 texts by 1513 authors/translators/compilers. The database can be downloaded. - Yogācārabhūmi Database / 瑜伽師地論資料庫
A database of complete marked-up Chinese text of Yogācārabhūmi (a.k.a. Discourse on the Stages of Yogic Practice), the definitive text of the Yogācāra school of Buddhism. Full-text search is available. - Digital Archive of Chinese Buddhist Temple Gazetteers / 中國佛教寺廟志數位典藏
A digital archive databse of Chinese Buddhism history.
Digital Libraries & Museums
Digital Library & Museum of Buddhist Studies (DLMBS) 佛学数位图书馆暨博物馆
A Collaboration of the National Taiwan University and Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies, DDM. It has fulltext retrieval of bibliographies, books and journal articles, plus sutras in various languages.
Research Centres/Institutes
- The Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies (CHIBS) / 中華佛學研究所
CHIBS is committed to encouraging the academic study and research of Chinese Buddhism. - Centre for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism (CSHB) 人間佛教研究中心
A centre committed to the promotion of Buddhism and Buddhism studies. It was established by the Chinese University of Hong Kong in cooperation with the Foguang Shan Foundation for Buddhist Culture and Education.
Related Guide
- Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library
The Internet Guide to Buddhism and Buddhist Studies
Web Sites
- Bibliography of Translations from the Chinese Buddhist Canon
This is a working bibliography of translations from the Buddhist Canon into Western Languages. - China Buddhism Information Network / 中国佛教信息网
Provides all-around introduction to Buddhism, including various schools of Buddhism, policies and regulations on Buddhism, historical Buddhist figures, and Buddhism-related E-books and E-journals.
- Last Updated: February 19, 2025