The complete TXT archive
44,000+ TXT filesUS$49 onceLifetime access
The 31,011 published texts are free to read online. This is the separate, larger collection of downloadable Buddhist texts in plain TXT format, for study wherever you are.
Start with the library.
Read all 31,011 published texts here, without an account or purchase. The archive is available if you want the TXT files to keep.
Read online for freeA library you can carry
The archive brings together more than 44,000 Buddhist TXT files. Keep a local copy, search across files with your own tools, and read offline.
Immediate download after purchase. One payment, no subscription. TXT files work on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and e-readers that support plain text.
Plain text, ready to use
The files are TXTs. Open, search, and annotate them with the tools you already use.
A navigable collection
The TXT files retain their source folder hierarchy, so you can explore collections and subcollections.
A copy you can keep
Download once and study offline on a computer, phone, tablet, or e-reader that supports TXT files.
Prefer to read online?
The published library remains free to browse, search, and read.
Inside the archive
Files retain the source archive’s nested folders. Folder names describe that structure; they do not verify a text’s religious tradition or reuse rights.
Canon folders
- Pāli Canon
- Chinese Canon
- Dege Kanjur
- Dege Tenjur
Collection folders
- Nyingma Karma
- Rinchen Terdzod
- Jonang
- Kagyu
- Sakya
These are source folder labels.
What you receive
- 44,000+ TXT files
- Original nested folders
- Lifetime access through Payhip
The free online library currently has 31,011 published texts.
May all beings be free from suffering. For the benefit of all beings.
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