This site is dedicated to sharing and promoting enlightenment, spirituality, and truth by offering these free Buddhist eBooks to download. We seek to put into daily practice the principles presented herein. The ancient sages have much to contribute with regard to teaching virtue, civility, and ethics. It is important to have respect and tolerance for different philosophies and religions as sometimes one can understand an important concept when it is explained from a different perspective, or a different teacher. A universal truth will manifest itself in each society; it will however manifest itself in different ways.
These sacred eBook texts are all about wisdom and virtue. Some of the eBooks offered here are quite old; the teachings having been passed down for centuries; while others are not old. Remember that virtue is timeless; it never changes. Most of the teachings here are from the Mahayana tradition.
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"Use the teachings to make you a better......'whatever' you are."
~ Dalai Lama
"Buddhism is simple: It is a universal teaching; a moral philosophy
that can be understood by all people ~ regardless of whether they are religious, or not. Buddhism isn't considered to be a religion in the usual sense of the term; the teachings are more in the realm of philosophy, science, and psychology."
~ Lama Thubten Yeshe
Audio lecture: The Four Noble Truths by Venerable Losang Monlam
Listen to audio Dhamma talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Listen to audio Dharma talks by Dharma Seed org
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Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh lectures on Video Page IV
Plum Village Online Monastery talks
Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre Perth Western Australia talks
Buddhist Texts:
See the video on Video Page I which accompanies the eBook below.
How Things Exist Teachings On Emptiness by Lama Zope Rinpoche
The Direct and Unmistaken Method Of Purifying Yourself
The Wishfulfilling Golden Sun Of the Mahayana ThoughtTraining
Virtue and Reality by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Becoming Your Own Therapist - Lama Thubten Yeshe
The Lankavatara Sutra A Mahayana Text
Virtue and Reality by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
How Things Exist Teachings on Emptiness by Lama Zope Rinpoche
Freedom Through Understanding by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Karma A Story of Buddhist Ethics by Paul Carus
Nirvana The Story of Buddhist Psychology by Paul Carus
Brief History of Early Chinese Philosophy by Daisetz Suzuki
Manual of Zen Buddhism by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
Zen Mind Beginners Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
What Is Buddhism by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Buddhist Mahayana Texts Vol. I
Buddhist Mahayana Texts Vol. II
The Diamond Sutra - Buddha Dharma Education Assoc.
Invitation to Insight Meditation
Lamp For The Path to Enlightenment by Atisha Dipamkarashrijnana
Love Your Children the Right Way
The Art of Attention by Ven. Pannyavaro
The Light of Asia by Sir Edwin Arnold
The Seeker's Glossary of Buddhism
Dhammapada ~ From the Buddhist Canon
The Three Principal Aspects of the Path
The Dhammapada - F. Max Muller
The Essence of Japanese Buddhism
The Sutra On the Eight Realizations of the Great Beings
Healing Is Possible Through Resting by Thich Nhat Hanh
Five Wonderful Mindfulness Trainings Commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh
THE GOSPEL OF BUDDHA by Paul Carus
The Fundamentals of Meditation Practice
The Essence of Buddhism - A Buddhist Anthology
Buddhist Meditation and Depth Psychology
Outlines of the Mahayana as Taught by the Buddha
Awareness Itself by Ajaan Fuang Jotiko
Inner Strength by Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo
Destroying the Five Aggregates by Sayadaw U Pannadipa
Noble Strategy by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
The Skill of Release by Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo
What Is the Triple Gem by Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo
Handful of Leaves by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Right Mindfulness: Memory & Ardency on the Buddhist Path
The Vows of the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra Sutra
The Diamond Sutra (Chin - kang - ching) or Prajna - paramita
A Brief Exposition On The Heart Sutra
The Meaning of Zen by Matsumoto Shiro
The Essence of Japanese Buddhism
French Translation:
- Lama Yeshe
- Lama Yeshe
- Lama Yeshe
Spanish Translation:
Bases de la Meditación Budista
Instrucciones para Vivir una Buena Vida
Honorable Guest Authors:
View a documentary about M.K. Gandhi on Video Page IV
The Story of My Experiments With Truth by M.K. Gandhi
The Upanishads by Swami Paramananda
The Way of Peace and Blessedness by Swami Paramananda
My Creed Poems by Swami Paramananda
The Path of Devotion by Swami Paramananda
Emerson Vedenta by Swami Paramananda
Message Of The East By Swami Paramananda
Principles And Purpose Of Vedanta By Swami Paramananda
The Blessed Lord's Song by Swami Paramananda
Speeches and Writings of M.K. Gandhi
Conquest of Self by M.K. Gandhi
Self Restraint v Self Indulgence by M.K. Gandhi
Confucius Texts:
Confucius strove to make the human being good :
a good father, a good mother, a good son, a good daughter,
a good friend, a good citizen.
View the informative biography video about Confucius on the Video Page IV .
Confucian Analects ~ James Legge
Light From The East ~ Studies in Japanese Confucianism
The Conduct of Life - Confucius
The Moral Sayings of Confucius - A Philosopher
Taoist Texts:
(There are several translations of Tao Te Ching available below.)
The Tao Teh King - James Legge transl.
Tao Te Ching - trans. by J.H.. McDonald
Lao Tzu A Study In Chinese Philosophy
Light of China The Tao Teh King
Chuang Tzu ~ Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer
Foundations of Taoist Practice
The Canon Of Reason and Virtue: Lao Tzu's Tao Teh King
The Book of the Simple Way of Laotze
The Inner Life and the Tao Teh King (Click on the title to read or download PDF.)
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Online Reading:
Buddhist Scriptures in Multiple Languages
Sacred Texts:
Wisdom of the East Series:
To obtain these click on the title, and download pdf.