Mahayana Sutras

To help English readers interested in learning more about Mahayana Buddhism, here is a collection of links leading to English translations of Mahayana Buddhist Sutras. If the Chinese title is enclosed in a frame, you can click on viewing the traditional Chinese/Kanji text in picture(.gif) format, no decoding is required.

• The Amitabha Sutra Translated by Dr. Ron Epstein of The Buddhist Text Translation Society
• The Amitabha SutraTranslated Mark Andrews with introduction
• The Amitabha Sutra Translated by J.C. Cleary
• The Buddha`s expounding of the Amitabha Translated by The Dragon Flower Ch'an Temple
• The Amitabha Sutra Translated by Nishu Utsuki
• The Amida Sutra Translated by Hisao Inagaki
• Amitabha SutraTranslated by Hisao Inagaki, Quangduc, Australia

• The Smaller Pure Land Sutra Translated by F. Max Muller
• The Smaller Pure Land Sutra Translated by Charles Patton
• The Smaller Pure Land Sutra Translated by Hisao Inagaki
• The Smaller Pure Land Sutra Translated by Nishu Utsuki
• The Larger Pure Land Sutra (Part 1) Translated from Chinese by Hisao Inagaki
• The Larger Pure Land Sutra (Part 2) Translated from Chinese by Hisao Inagaki

• The Avatamsaka Sutra (The Flower Adornment Sutra), Chapter 40 Translated by Mark Andrews
• The Avatamsaka Sutra (The Flower Adornment Sutra), Chapter 39 (short excerpt) Translated by The Buddhist Text Translation Society
• The Avatamsaka Sutra (The Flower Adornment Sutra), excerpts of Chapter 1 Provided by the Da HuaYen Monastery
• The Avatamsaka Sutra (The Flower Adornment Sutra), Chapter 40 (excerpts) Translated by The Buddhist Text Translation Society
• The Avatamsaka Sutra (The Flower Adornment Sutra), (various excerpts, including Chapter 1) Provided by The Buddhist Information Society of North America
• The Avatamsaka Sutra (The Flower Adornment Sutra), (excerpts from Chapter 1,2,33) Provided by Benjamin Root (WARNING: downloading of .chm file required)

• The Sutra On The Buddha's Bequeathed Teaching Provided by American Lotus Buddhist Association
• The Sutra On The Buddha's Bequeathed Teaching Translated by The Buddhist Text Translation Society
• The Sutra On The Buddha's Bequeathed Teaching Provided by SUNY Stony Brook BSPG

• The Brahma Net Sutra Translated by The Buddhist Text Translation Society

• The Diamond Sutra Translated by The Buddhst Text Translation Society
• The Diamond Sutra Translated by E.B. Cowell, F. Max Mulller, and J. Takakusu
• The Diamond Sutra (PDF Reader Required) Translated by Charles Patton
• The Diamond Sutra Translated by A.F.Price and Wong Mou-Lam
• The Diamond Sutra (PDF Reader Required) Translated by Geshe Michael Roach
• The Diamond Sutra Translated by Charles Luk
• The Diamond Sutra Provided by The Plum Village and SUNY Stony Brook BSPG
• The Diamond Sutra Translated by  A.F.Price and Wong Mou-Lam , Quangduc, Australia

• The Eight Enlightenment Sutra Translated by The Buddhist Text Translation Society
• The Eight Enlightenment Sutra Provided by The Dragon Gate Temple
• The Eight Enlightenment Sutra Translated by Dr. Tetcheng Liao
• The Eight Enlightenment Sutra Translated by Truong Giam Tan and Carole Melkonian

• The Perfect Enlightenment Sutra Translated by by Ven. Guogu Bhikshu (copyrighted material)

• The Sutra of Forty-Two Sections (rough draft version) Translated by The BTTS with commentaries by Ven. Master Hsuan Hua
• The Sutra of Forty-Two Sections Translated by Kasyapa Matanga and Gobharana
• The Sutra of Forty-Two Sections Translated by Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
• The Sutra of Forty-Two Sections Translated by T.D. Suzuki (copyrighted material)
• The Sutra of Forty Two Sections Transalted by John Blofeld, Quangduc, Australia

• The Heart Sutra
• The Heart Sutra Translated by The Buddhist Text Translation Society
• The Heart Sutra Translated by E. Conze
• The Heart Sutra Translated by The Dragon Flower Ch'an Temple
• The Heart Sutra Translated by Allen Ginsberg
• The Heart Sutra Translated by Leon Hurtz
• The Heart Sutra Provided by Francis Ho
• The Heart Sutra Translated by Eric Larson
• The Heart Sutra Translated by The Nalanda Translation Committee
• The Heart Sutra (PDF Reader Required) Translated by Charles Patton
• The Heart Sutra (PDF Reader Required) Translated by Geshe Michael Roach
• The Heart Sutra Provided by San Francisco Zen Center
• The Heart Sutra Translated by Dharma Master Lok To
• The Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra Quangduc, Australia
• The Heart of Perfect Wisdom Sutra Translated by Truc Huy, Quangduc, Australia

• The Hundred Parables Sutra Translated by Tetcheng Liao

• The Great Vehicle Infinite Life Sutra Translated by F. Max Mueller

• The Infinite Life Sutra The Larger Pure Land Sutra translated by Hisao Inagaki
• The Infinite Life Sutra the Longer Amitabha Sutra
• The Sukhavativyuha Sutra The Sutra on the Buddha of Eternal Life. Translated by F. Max Mueller
• The Larger Sukhavati-Vyuha The Description of Sukhavati, The Land of Bliss

• The Sutra on the Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Lifespan Translated by J. Takakusu; edited by Richard St. Clair
• The Sutra on the Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Lifespan Translated by The Cloud Water Zendo
• The Sutra on the Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Lifespan Traanslated by Hisao Inagaki
• The Sutra on the Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Lifespan (PDF) Translated by Charles Patton

• The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra Translated by The Buddhist Text Translation Society
• The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra Translated by Yih-Mei Guo
• The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra Translated by Pitt Chin Hui
• The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra Translated by K'un Li Shih
• The Vows Ksitigarbha Sutra Pitt Chin Hui, Quangduc, Australia

• The Lankavatara Sutra Translated by Suzuki and Goddard
• The Lankavatara Sutra (excerpts from Chap. 1, 2) Provided by The Gnostic Society
• Lankavatara Sutra (chapter 1 & 2) Quangduc, Australia

• The Lotus Sutra (Chapter 25) Provided by BSG at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• The Lotus Sutra (Chapters 15-28) Translated by The Buddhist Text Translation Society
• The Lotus Sutra (Chap 15, excerpts) Translated by Edward Conze
• The Lotus Sutra Translated by H. Kern
• The Lotus Sutra (Chap. 2, 14, 16, 21, 23) Translated by Leon Hurvitz
• The Lotus Sutra (Chap 3, excerpts) Translated by David Lu
• The Lotus Sutra Translated by Burton Watson (copyrighted material)
• The Lotus Sutra Translated by Burton Watson, Quangduc, Australia

• The Mahaparinirvana Sutra (Chapters 1-6; PDF Reader Required) Translated by Charles Patton
• The Mahaparinirvana Sutra (Chapter 12) Translated by Kosho Yamamoto
• The Mahaparinirvana Sutra (Chapter 18) Translated by Kosho Yamamoto

• The Sutra of the Merit and Virtue of the Past Vows of Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Tathagata Translated by The Buddhist Text Translation Society
• The Sutra of the Merit and Virtue of the Past Vows of Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Tathagata Translated by Professor Chow Su-Chia
• The Sutra of the Merit and Virtue of the Past Vows of Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Tathagata Translated by Dr. Yutang Lin
• The Sutra of the Merit and Virtue of the Past Vows of Medicine Master Vaidurya Light Tathagata (PDF Reader Required) Translated by Minh Thanh
• Medicine Sutra Translated by Dharma Master Heng Ch'ih, Quangduc, Australia
• The Sutra of the Master of Healing, Translated by Prof. Chow Su-Chia, Quangduc, Australia

• The Parable Sutra (PDF Reader Required) Translated by Charles Patton

• The Sutra about The Parents' Deep Kindness and The Difficulty in Repaying It Translated by The Buddhist Text Translation Society
• The Sutra about The Parents' Deep Kindness and The Difficulty in Repaying It Translated by Upasika Terri Nicholson

• The Samantabhadra Contemplation Sutra Translated by The Buddhist Text Translation Society

• The Shurangama Sutra Translated by The Buddhist Text Translation Society
• The Shurangama Sutra The Enlightenment of Great Strength Bodhisattva
• The Shurangama Sutra (PDF Reader Required) Translated by Charles Luk

• The Srimala Simhanada Sutra (Chapter 4) Translated by Anzan Hoshin
• The Srimala Simhanada Sutra Translated by Alex and Hideko Wayman

• The Ten Wholesome Ways of Actions Sutra Translated by Saddhaloka Bhikkhu
• The Discourse on the Ten Wholesome Ways of Action Translated by Saddhaloka Bhikkhu, Quangduc, Australia

• The Ullambana Sutra Quang Duc, Australia
• The Ullambana Sutra Translated by The Buddhist Text Translation Society

• The Sutra of Unmeasured Principles Provided by The Buddhist Information Society of North America

• The Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra Translated version of Master Buddhapala (Tang Dynasty)
• The Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra Translated version of Master Buddhapala
• The Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra   by Purifymind

• The Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra Translated by Robert A. F. Thurman (copyrighted material)
• The Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra Translated by Robert A. F. Thurman
• The Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra Translated by Robert A. F. Thurman, Quangduc, Australia

• The Platform Sutra of  Patriarch Hui-Neng Translated by P. B. Yampolsky, Quangduc, Australia
• The Treasure of the Law Translated by A.F.Price and Wong Mou-Lam, Quangduc, Australia
• Dharani of Maha Cundi
• Kalama Sutra Translated by Jason Chau, Quangduc, Australia
• Karma Sutra Translated by Soma Thera, Quangduc, Australia

Sutta & Sutra Library in English

• Ida B. Wells-Barnett Library USA
• Tung Lin Kok Yuen Vancouver, Canada

Sutra Library in Chinese

• Dharma Drum Mountain  Taiwan
• Bu Fu Yin Org  Taiwan
• Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association  Taiwan
• CBETA China  PRC