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Asian Classics Input Project

Welcome to A Thousand Books of Wisdom, the fourth major release of data by the Asian Classics Input Project. ACIP staff around the world have spent literally tens of thousands of hours over the past ten years to prepare for you the library of wonderful books found here. Please lend them your support Help ACIP.

The mission of the Asian Classics Input Project is to save the disappearing books containing the great ideas of the Eastern half of humanity and then make these books and ideas accessible to the world at large.


Selected Title List
8000 Verses Block Carvings

Tibetan Collection of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg Branch, and for the Tibetan Collection of the Oriental Library of the University of St. Petersburg, as of July 1998. View Image Gallery (13 images)
St. Petersburg Catalog Graphics Collection & ACIP Graphics Library


Tibetan Collection of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg Branch, and for the Tibetan Collection of the Oriental Library of the University of St. Petersburg, as of July 1998. View Image Gallery (412 images)

Kangyur by Title (English)

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KD0113 A Holy Sutra of the Greater Way entitled The White Lotus Sutra
[Roman] [Tibetan] (688,500 bytes)
KL0107 An Exalted Sutra of the Greater Way entitled Journey to Langka
[Roman] [Tibetan] (495,000 bytes)
KD0115 An Exalted Sutra of the Greater Way entitled The Sutra of the Heaven of Happiness
[Roman] [Tibetan] (16,200 bytes)
KL0176 An Exalted Sutra of the Greater Way entitled The Sutra of Vimalakirti
[Roman] [Tibetan] (257,800 bytes)
KD0001-1 Basis of Vowed Morality, Divisions 1 to 24
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,141,600 bytes)
KD0001-2 Basis of Vowed Morality, Divisions 25 to 54
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,190,500 bytes)
KD0001-3 Basis of Vowed Morality, Divisions 55 to 82
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,114,300 bytes)
KDE0001-4 Basis of Vowed Morality, Divisions 83 to 109, Version One
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,144,800 bytes)
KDL0001-4 Basis of Vowed Morality, Divisions 83 to 109, Version Two
[Roman] [Tibetan] (612,400 bytes)
KD4568 Catalog to the Kangyur, Derge Edition
[Roman] [Tibetan] (157,100 bytes)
KL4568 Catalog to the Kangyur, Lhasa Shol Edition
[Roman] [Tibetan] (138,700 bytes)
KD0003-1 Divisions of Vowed Morality, Sections 1 to 21
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,010,100 bytes)
KD0003-2 Divisions of Vowed Morality, Sections 22 to 42
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,071,800 bytes)
KD0002 Sutra on the Vows of Individual Freedom
[Roman] [Tibetan] (74,100 bytes)
KL0021 The Exalted Essence of the Conqueress, the Perfection of Wisdom [The Heart Sutra]
[Roman] [Tibetan] (4,600 bytes)
KD0106 The Exalted Sutra of the Greater Way entitled A Commentary on the Intent of the Sutras
[Roman] [Tibetan] (206,400 bytes)
KD0095 The Exalted Sutra of the Greater Way entitled The Sutra of Cosmic Play
[Roman] [Tibetan] (852,600 bytes)
KD0016 The Exalted Sutra on the Perfection of Wisdom entitled The Diamond Cutter
[Roman] [Tibetan] (49,100 bytes)
KX0016 The Exalted Sutra on the Perfection of Wisdom entitled The Diamond Cutter, Pelden Tsultrim Edition
[Roman] [Tibetan] (53,200 bytes)
KD0012 The Exalted Sutra on the Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Verses
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,120,300 bytes)
KD0060 The Meeting of the Father and Son, an Explication of Thusness, being the Sixteenth Chapter of a Hundred Thousand Chapters of the Many Various Teachings of the Exalted Sutra entitled The Stack of the Jewels
[Roman] [Tibetan] (637,800 bytes)
KD0049 The Sutra on Immeasurable Light, being the Fifth Chapter of a Hundred Thousand Chapters of the Many Various Teachings of the Exalted Sutra entitled The Stack of the Jewels
[Roman] [Tibetan] (132,200 bytes)
KL0009-1 The Sutra on the Perfection of Wisdom in 25,000 Verses; Part I
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,409,000 bytes)
KL0009-2 The Sutra on the Perfection of Wisdom in 25,000 Verses; Part II
[Roman] [Tibetan] (995,800 bytes)
KD0061 The Sutra Requested by Purna, being the Seventeenth Chapter of a Hundred Thousand Chapters of the Many Various Teachings of the Exalted Sutra entitled The Stack of the Jewels
[Roman] [Tibetan] (231,300 bytes)
KD0062 The Sutra Requested by Rashtrapala, being the Eighteenth Chapter of a Hundred Thousand Chapters of the Many Various Teachings of the Exalted Sutra entitled The Stack of the Jewels
[Roman] [Tibetan] (115,800 bytes)
KD0063 The Sutra Requested by the Householder Ugra, being the Nineteenth Chapter of a Hundred Thousand Chapters of the Many Various Teachings of the Exalted Sutra entitled The Stack of the Jewels
[Roman] [Tibetan] (121,900 bytes)



Sungbum by Author (English)

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'CHAD KA BA YE SHES RDO RJE (1101-1175)
S7003 The Seven-Point Instruction for Developing the Good Heart
[Roman] [Tibetan] (77,400 bytes)

'JAM DPAL RGYA MTSO
S5260 An Addendum to the Great Biography of the Venerable Tsongkapa
[Roman] [Tibetan] (29,300 bytes)
S5263 The Highly Secret Biography of Je Tsongkapa
[Roman] [Tibetan] (5,700 bytes)

(1) BSKAL BZANG RNAM RGYAL aka KA LBI BHA DRA BI DZA YA [sic]; (2) unknown; (3) RJE BTZUN [PAn CHEN] ((1)fl. 1780; (2)@: (3) 15)
S0206 [1] A Lamp which Clarifies the Real Meaning, a Versed Summary on Discipline; [2] a Versed Summary on the Five Groups of Downfalls from the Sutra on the Vows of Individual Freedom for Males; and [3] a Versed Summary on Rules for Full Monks...
[Roman] [Tibetan] (132,000 bytes)

(SH'AKYA'I BTZUN PA) BLO BZANG YE SHES (1663-1737)
S5877 The String of Jewels, being a Clear Presentation of the Deeds of that Monk who Spoke the Dharma, Lobsang Chukyi Gyeltsen
[Roman] [Tibetan] (602,900 bytes)

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S6620 The Thousand Angels of the Heaven of Bliss
[Roman] [Tibetan] (2,000 bytes)

BIR WA PA
S0402 Instructions for Developing the Good Heart composed by the Glorious Birwapa
[Roman] [Tibetan] (7,700 bytes)

BKRA SHIS DPAL LDAN
S5262 Petition of the Secret Biography of the Venerable and Glorious Lama, Je Tsongkapa
[Roman] [Tibetan] (9,000 bytes)

BRAS SPUNGS BLO GSAL GLING GI TREO DGE BSHES TSE DBANG BSAM GRUB (fl. 1835)
S0201 The String of Shining Jewels, being an Explanation of the Rules contained in the Three Types of Vows: Those of Individual Freedom, Those of the Bodhisattva, and Those of the Secret Word
[Roman] [Tibetan] (104,900 bytes)

BROM STON RJE (1005?-1064?)
S0372 A Story Related by Dromtun Je of the Spiritual Life of That One and Only God, the Great Lord Atisha, Describing How He Abandoned a Kingdom and Reached Freedom
[Roman] [Tibetan] (40,500 bytes)

BYA BRAL BA DKON MCHOG RGYAL MTSAN (14th century)
S0406 A Supplement to the Instructions on Developing the Good Heart delivered as an Oral Teaching
[Roman] [Tibetan] (153,600 bytes)

BYANG RTZE THOS BSAM GLING GI BLA THOG BCO BRGYAD PA BLO BZANG BSTAN PA
S6860 The Clear Mirror, being the Text of the Book of Reasoning used for the Regular Oral Examinations of the Jangtse College of Ganden Tibetan Monastery
[Roman] [Tibetan] (130,700 bytes)

CHE SHOS RIN PO CHE BLO BZANG BYANG CHUB BSTAN PA'I SGRON ME
S0430 A Brief Lama Practice
[Roman] [Tibetan] (11,900 bytes)
S0458 A Convenient Ritual for a Practice of Offering Water based upon the Holy Je Tsongkapa
[Roman] [Tibetan] (4,300 bytes)
S0421 A Fragrant Bloom of the Taksik Flower, being the Lama's Very First Composition, which Came to Him Spontaneously
[Roman] [Tibetan] (600 bytes)
S0425 A Lama Practice entitled A Hook for Bringing in Blessings and Attainments
[Roman] [Tibetan] (3,600 bytes)
S0424 A Lama Practice entitled A Mere Imitation of the Words of Others
[Roman] [Tibetan] (2,900 bytes)
S0456 A Necklace for Ladies of Lovely Poses, Disciples of Clear Minds, being a Book of Monastic Rules
[Roman] [Tibetan] (18,200 bytes)
S0454 A Ritual for Recitation, and Notes to a Teaching, on the Practice of Making an Offering for Achieving the Wish for Enlightenment
[Roman] [Tibetan] (10,000 bytes)
S0457 A Scalpel for the Heart, being a Recitation Book that Describes a Daily Life of Virtue
[Roman] [Tibetan] (7,900 bytes)
S0462 A Supplication to the Lineage of Lamas through Whom the Oral Transmission of the Buddhist Canon has been Passed Down
[Roman] [Tibetan] (5,600 bytes)
S0426 Achieving the Two Goals Automatically, being a Lama Practice in the Teachings of the General Practice of the Three Families
[Roman] [Tibetan] (10,700 bytes)
S0455 The Golden Mirror, being a Book of Rules for the Monastery of Gepel Ling
[Roman] [Tibetan] (39,600 bytes)
S0436 The Image of the Immutable Diamond, being Liturgical Instructions accompanied by a Ceremony for Serving Refreshment in the Monastic Assembly
[Roman] [Tibetan] (31,300 bytes)
S0428 The Stairway to Freedom, a Lama Practice
[Roman] [Tibetan] (15,700 bytes)

CO NE BLA MA GRAGS PA BSHAD GRUB (1675-1748)
S0305 The Sun which Illuminates the Profound Concept of Suchness, an Explication of The Essence of Wisdom
[Roman] [Tibetan] (62,300 bytes)

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