<p>That is or was difficult.</p>

<p>Other people have tried what you are trying to do (i.e. compare sutras with the Pali versions). To find whatever work they have already done, you might search for papers about the specific named Sutras.</p>

<p>In his book <em>A History of Mindfulness</em> in 2005, Bikkhu Sujato (who compares Nikayas with Agamas) wrote,</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The translations are from various
  sources. Research was carried out in many places​—​monasteries, libraries,
  Buddhist centres, internet​—​and I am not able to standardize or to check
  all the references.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>However, see <a href="https://sujato.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/chinese-agama-texts-are-now-on-suttacentral/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese Agama texts are now on SuttaCentral</a> posted in 2014.</p>

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ChrisW
<p>The following might be of some value:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.bdk.or.jp/english/english_tripitaka/publication_project.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.bdk.or.jp/english/english_tripitaka/publication_project.html</a> and / or <a href="http://www.bdkamerica.org/blog/free-pdf-versions-many-volumes-bdk-english" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.bdkamerica.org/blog/free-pdf-versions-many-volumes-bdk-english</a></li>
<li><a href="http://84000.co/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://84000.co/</a> - this is from Tibetan sources</li>
<li><a href="http://lapislazulitexts.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://lapislazulitexts.com/</a> (<a href="http://lapislazulitexts.com/tripitaka" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://lapislazulitexts.com/tripitaka</a>)</li>
</ul>

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Suminda Sirinath S. Dharmasena
<p>Are there any websites that have an English translation of the Chinese Buddhist canon, similar to what is available for the Pali canon at <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">accesstoinsight.org</a> and <a href="https://suttacentral.net/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">suttacentral.net</a>?</p>

<p>Grateful for help and with kind regards,
Tord</p>

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I'm curious why you look for the Chinese cannon instead of the pali cannon.
Ravindranath Akila
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@RavindranathAkila Thank you for asking, i'm interested because i would like to study a couple of Sutras that are important to me and see how they compare with the "versions" in the Pali canon
sunyata
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Hope you find your answer. And may you realize the four noble truths!
Ravindranath Akila
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Websites with the Chinese canon translated into English?
# Websites with the Chinese canon translated into English?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-16)

Are there any websites that have an English translation of the Chinese Buddhist canon, similar to what is available for the Pali canon at [accesstoinsight.org](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/) and [suttacentral.net](https://suttacentral.net/)?

Grateful for help and with kind regards,
Tord

**Tags:** sutras, texts, chinese-canon

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I'm curious why you look for the Chinese cannon instead of the pali cannon.  
> **username_0**: @RavindranathAkila Thank you for asking, i'm interested because i would like to study a couple of Sutras that are important to me and see how they compare with the "versions" in the Pali canon  
> **username_1**: Hope you find your answer. And may you realize the four noble truths!  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-03-22. Score: 2

That is or was difficult.

Other people have tried what you are trying to do (i.e. compare sutras with the Pali versions). To find whatever work they have already done, you might search for papers about the specific named Sutras.

In his book *A History of Mindfulness* in 2005, Bikkhu Sujato (who compares Nikayas with Agamas) wrote,

> The translations are from various
> sources. Research was carried out in many places​—​monasteries, libraries,
> Buddhist centres, internet​—​and I am not able to standardize or to check
> all the references.

However, see [Chinese Agama texts are now on SuttaCentral](https://sujato.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/chinese-agama-texts-are-now-on-suttacentral/) posted in 2014.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-03-16. Score: 2

The following might be of some value:

* <http://www.bdk.or.jp/english/english_tripitaka/publication_project.html> and / or <http://www.bdkamerica.org/blog/free-pdf-versions-many-volumes-bdk-english>
* <http://84000.co/> - this is from Tibetan sources
* <http://lapislazulitexts.com/> (<http://lapislazulitexts.com/tripitaka>)


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