CBETA Guide | Academic Resources
How to search the Chinese Buddhist canon on CBETA: T-numbers, collation notes, tripitaka.cbeta.org catalog, and research workflow.
Overview
How to search the Chinese Buddhist canon on CBETA: T-numbers, collation notes, tripitaka.cbeta.org catalog, and research workflow.
Key topics
- CBETA
- Taishō canon
- Buddhist scripture
- canon search
- Buddhist studies exam
- canon studies
- Hong Kong Buddhism
Related reading
- Chinese Tripiṭaka Canon | Overview
- Canon Studies | Academic Resources
- Foundational Buddhist Teachings | Overview
- Frequently Asked Questions | Buddhist Studies
Module
This page belongs to the Academic Resources section.
Full article in Chinese
The complete scholarly article with extended analysis and primary-source citations is available in Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.
Further Reading
Further reading
CBETA Chinese Tripiṭaka Catalog
The official corpus list at [tripitaka.cbeta.org](https://tripitaka.cbeta.org/) organizes all digitized collections beyond the Taishō (T) volumes alone.
Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō (T01–55 & T85)
| Code | Collection | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| T | Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō | This site’s Tripiṭaka module primarily maps to this canon |
Zokuzōkyō (Supplementary Canon)
| Code | Collection | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| X | Zokuzōkyō selections | — |
Historical Chinese Canon Editions
| Code | Collection | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A | Jin edition selections | — |
| K | Goryeo canon selections | Primary base text for CBETA Online |
| S | Song canon rarities | — |
| F | Fangshan Stone Canon | — |
| C | Zhonghua Daizang selections | — |
| U | Hongwu Southern Canon | — |
| P | Yongle Northern Canon | — |
| J | Jiaxing canon selections | — |
| L | Qianlong canon (Dragon Canon) selections | Also known as the Qing Dragon Canon |
| G | Buddhist canon selections | — |
| M | Manji Shō canon selections | — |
Rare Buddhist Manuscripts
| Code | Collection | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| D | National Library rare Buddhist texts | — |
Theravāda Canon (Chinese Translation)
| Code | Collection | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| N | Chinese-translated Theravāda Tripiṭaka | Cross-read with our Theravāda Buddhism module |
Modern Compiled Buddhist Literature
Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA
Glossary
- Taishō number
- collation
- CBETA Tripiṭaka catalog
- Zokuzōkyō
CBETA Scripture Links
CBETA reader interface is in Chinese; search results link to the scripture.
Further Academic Reading
Selected papers from the NTU Buddhist Digital Library (catalog titles may be in Chinese or Japanese).