CBETA Map of Texts
CBETA's Chinese Buddhist canon as a multilevel table of contents: the Taishō Tripiṭaka (大正新脩大藏經) volume by volume and category (部) by category, plus the other collections CBETA digitizes beside it. This is what the texts translated on this site sit inside — a division's badge says how much of it is listed here so far, and rows marked read here open the text.
3 groups · 16 branches · 74 divisions · 127 works listed · 20 readable here
EBT-Relevant Texts — a research tag, not a Taishō divisiontag74 of 187 listed4 here
Cross-cutting. Every T-number here also sits inside the collection below; this group gathers the early material scattered across it. Not subdivided by volume — that is what it exists to cut across — so it lists its divisions directly. As further tags emerge (a Mahāyāna sūtra core corpus, Chan primary sources) each can become a group here the same way.
T0001–T0151Āgama section proper (阿含部)Vols. 1–255 of 151 listed4 here
T0210–T0213Dharmapada family (本緣部)Vol. 4all 4 listed
T0765Itivuttaka parallel (經集部)Vol. 17all 1 listed
T1421–T1451Early Vinayas of the nikāya schools (律部)Vols. 22–2414 of 31 listed
Vinaya material: the same early stratum as the Āgamas, but monastic-code rather than discourse content — EBT-adjacent, not core EBT.
Entire CBETA Taishō Collection (大正新脩大藏經)68 of 2920 listed20 here
The Taishō as CBETA digitizes it: T0001–T2920 across vols. 1–55 and 85, plus the Japanese collection in vols. 56–84. Every T-number belongs to exactly one division below. The count on this header is of numbers listed in these divisions; the ones written out under EBT-Relevant Texts above are counted there instead.
Vols. 1–21 — "Indian Collection": Sūtras9 of 1420 listed9 here
T0001–T0151Āgama (阿含部)Vols. 1–24 of 151 listed4 here
Listed text by text under EBT-Relevant Texts, at the top of this page.
See also: EBT-Relevant Texts
T0152–T0219Jātaka / biographical sūtras (本緣部)Vols. 3–4not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
T0220–T0261Prajñāpāramitā (般若部)Vols. 5–8not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
T0262–T0277Lotus Sūtra group (法華部)Vol. 9not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
T0278–T0309Avataṃsaka (華嚴部)Vols. 9–10not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
T0310–T0373Ratnakūṭa (寶積部)Vols. 11–12not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
T0374–T0396Nirvāṇa (涅槃部)Vols. 12–13not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
T0397–T0424Mahāsaṃnipāta (大集部)Vol. 13not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
T0425–T0847Sūtra collection, miscellaneous Mahāyāna (經集部)Vols. 14–175 of 423 listed5 here
See also: T0765, the Itivuttaka parallel
T0848–T1420Esoteric / tantric texts (密教部)Vols. 18–21not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
Vols. 22–24 — Vinaya (律部)0 of 84 listed
T1421–T1504Vinaya (律部)Vols. 22–24not yet expanded
The early nikāya-school Vinayas — T1421, T1425, T1428, T1435, T1442–T1451 — are listed under EBT-Relevant Texts above. The rest of the range is Chinese Vinaya literature and isn't expanded yet.
See also: the early nikāya-school Vinayas
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
Vols. 25–32 — Śāstra / Abhidharma (Indian treatises)59 of 188 listed11 here
T1505–T1535Commentaries on specific sūtras by Indian authors (釋經論部)Vols. 25–26not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
T1536–T1563Abhidharma (毘曇部)Vols. 26–299 of 28 listed9 here
The Sarvāstivāda and Dharmaguptaka Abhidharma.
T1564–T1578Madhyamaka (中觀部)Vol. 30not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
T1579–T1584Yogācāra (瑜伽部): the Yogācārabhūmi complexVol. 30all 6 listed1 here
瑜伽部 — T1579–T1627 across vols. 30–31, continuing through the six divisions below — is the Chinese Yogācāra (Faxiang / 唯識) corpus: the Yogācārabhūmi complex here, the consciousness-only treatises built on Vasubandhu's Triṃśikā and Viṃśatikā, the Mahāyānasaṃgraha in its several translations, and the shorter analytic treatises (Madhyāntavibhāga, Abhidharmasamuccaya, and the Dignāga logic texts) that round out the school's core literature. The bodhisattva-precept extracts drawn from the Bodhisattvabhūmi — 菩薩戒本 and 菩薩戒羯磨文 — are not here: the Taishō prints them with the Vinaya, at T1499–T1501.
See also: the Chinese commentaries on it
T1585–T1591Yogācāra (瑜伽部): consciousness-only (唯識) treatises — the Triṃśikā and Viṃśatikā traditionVol. 31all 7 listed
Vasubandhu's two short verse works and the Chinese commentarial literature on them. Each was translated more than once, which is why the Viṃśatikā occupies four numbers here.
T1592–T1598Yogācāra (瑜伽部): the Mahāyānasaṃgraha (攝大乘論), root text and commentariesVol. 31all 7 listed
Asaṅga's summa of Mahāyāna doctrine, in three Chinese translations, followed by Vasubandhu's commentary in three more and Asvabhāva's alternative commentary — the fullest picture the Chinese canon gives of one Indian text's transmission.
T1599–T1606Yogācāra (瑜伽部): the Madhyāntavibhāga (辯中邊論) and Asaṅga's summaeVol. 31all 8 listed
T1607–T1618Yogācāra (瑜伽部): shorter treatises — karma, buddha-nature, the five aggregatesVol. 31all 12 listed
T1619–T1625Yogācāra (瑜伽部): Dignāga's epistemology and logic tractsVol. 31all 7 listed
The Chinese 因明 (hetuvidyā) literature proper begins on the far side of the 部 boundary, at T1628 in the miscellaneous treatise collection; these seven short works sit here, with the school whose epistemology they argue for.
T1626–T1627Yogācāra (瑜伽部): the Dharmadhātu treatise (法界)Vol. 31all 2 listed
T1628–T1692Treatise collection, miscellaneous (論集部)Vol. 321 of 65 listed1 here
Vols. 33–39 — Chinese sūtra commentaries (經疏部)0 of 111 listed
T1693–T1717Diamond, Heart and Lotus Sūtra commentariesVol. 33not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
T1718–T1730Lotus Sūtra commentariesVol. 34not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
T1731–T1743Avataṃsaka commentariesVols. 35–36not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
T1744–T1803Pure Land, Nirvāṇa, Vimalakīrti and other commentariesVols. 37–39not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
Vols. 40–44 — Vinaya & treatise commentaries0 of 47 listed
T1804–T1815Vinaya commentaries (律疏部)Vol. 40not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
T1816–T1850Treatise commentaries (論疏部)Vols. 40–44not yet expanded
On the Abhidharmakośa, the Yogācārabhūmi, Madhyamaka, the Awakening of Faith, and more.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
Vols. 45–48 — Chinese sectarian writings (諸宗部)0 of 175 listed
T1851–T2025Tiantai, Sanlun, Chan and Pure Land independent works (諸宗部)Vols. 45–48not yet expanded
E.g. Zhiyi's Mohe Zhiguan, the Linji yulu.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
Vols. 49–52 — History & biography (史傳部)0 of 95 listed
T2026–T2120History & biography (史傳部)Vols. 49–52not yet expanded
Monastic histories, biographies of eminent monks, and apologetic / polemical works.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
Vols. 53–54 — Encyclopedias & miscellanea (事彙部)0 of 24 listed
T2121–T2136Encyclopedias & miscellanea (事彙部)Vols. 53–54not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
T2137–T2144Non-Buddhist teachings, included for comparison (外教部)Vol. 54not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
Vol. 55 — Catalogues (目錄部)0 of 40 listed
T2145–T2184Bibliographic catalogues (目錄部)Vol. 55not yet expanded
E.g. the Chu sanzang jiji (T2145).
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
Vols. 56–84 — "Japanese Collection": commentaries & sub-commentaries0 of 547 listed
Japanese commentarial literature, by school. The schools are not split into individual number sub-ranges here: Esoteric (Shingon), Hossō (Yogācāra), Sanron (Madhyamaka), Kegon (Avataṃsaka), Tendai, Zen, Jōdo (Pure Land), Nichiren.
T2185–T2731Japanese commentaries & sub-commentariesVols. 56–84not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
Vol. 85 — Ancient / lost & apocryphal texts (古逸部・疑似部)0 of 189 listed
T2732–T2920Ancient / lost & apocryphal texts (古逸部・疑似部)Vol. 85not yet expanded
Dunhuang manuscript finds, and disputed / apocryphal sūtras.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
Other CBETA Collections (besides the Taishō)59 works listed
CBETA digitizes far more than the Taishō. Each collection below is keyed by its letter prefix, which is the first field of every CBETA citation under it — a work's address is {prefix}{volume}n{work}, so T02n0099 is Taishō vol. 2 work 99 and N06n0004 is 漢譯南傳大藏經 vol. 6 work 4. These collections have their own numbering, so their divisions report what is listed without claiming a total.
Historical canon variants (歷代藏經補輯)0 works listed
Digitized selections from the major historical Chinese canon editions. These overlap heavily with Taishō and Xuzangjing content — their value is textual variants and version history rather than new works.
X卍新纂大日本續藏經 (Xuzangjing / Shinsan Zokuzōkyō)not yet expanded
The large supplement to the Taishō: commentaries, Chan records and sectarian works the Taishō editors excluded.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
A金版大藏經選錄 (Jin Canon / Zhaocheng Jinzang)Jin, 12th c.not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
K高麗大藏經選錄 (Goryeo / Korean Canon)Korea, 13th c.not yet expanded
The Korean woodblock canon.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
S宋藏遺珍選錄 (Song Canon Remnants)Songnot yet expanded
Surviving fragments of Song-era prints.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
F房山石經選錄 (Fangshan Stone Sūtras)Tang–Liaonot yet expanded
Sūtras carved into stone steles at Fangshan, Beijing — valuable for textual variants predating the later print canons.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
C中華大藏經選錄 (Zhonghua Da Zang Jing)modern, 1980s–not yet expanded
A modern critical composite edition.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
U洪武南藏選錄 (Hongwu Southern Canon)Ming, Nanjing, 14th c.not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
P永樂北藏選錄 (Yongle Northern Canon)Ming, Beijing, 15th c.not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
J嘉興大藏經選錄 (Jiaxing Canon)Ming–Qingnot yet expanded
Notable for including many post-Song Chinese works — Chan yulu and the like — absent from the earlier canons.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
L乾隆大藏經選錄 (the "Dragon Canon")Qing, Beijing, 18th c.not yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
G佛教大藏經選錄 (Fojiao Dazangjing)modern Taiwannot yet expanded
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
M卍正藏經選錄 (Manji Shōzōkyō)Japan, Meijinot yet expanded
The Japanese Meiji-era print, precursor to the Xuzangjing.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
Rare editions (善本佛典)0 works listed
D國家圖書館善本佛典Taiwannot yet expanded
Rare and unique Buddhist print editions held by Taiwan's National Central Library — mostly Ming–Qing prints not otherwise digitized.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
N — 漢譯南傳大藏經: the Pāli Canon in Chinese (南傳大藏經)16 works listed
A direct translation of the full Pāli Tipiṭaka into Chinese (Yuan Heng Temple edition, tr. 通妙 et al., 1990) — after the Āgama section itself, the most EBT-relevant collection in CBETA. The installment numbers below are how the print edition was split across CBETA volumes; one installment can span several books of the Pāli text.
N01–N05Vinaya Piṭaka律藏5 listed
See also: the early nikāya-school Vinayas in the Taishō
N06–N08Sutta Piṭaka: Dīgha Nikāya經藏／長部1 listed
N09–N12Sutta Piṭaka: Majjhima Nikāya經藏／中部1 listed
N13–N18Sutta Piṭaka: Saṃyutta Nikāya經藏／相應部1 listed
N19–N25Sutta Piṭaka: Aṅguttara Nikāya經藏／增支部1 listed
N26–N47Sutta Piṭaka: Khuddaka Nikāya經藏／小部5 listed
See also: the Dharmapada family in the Taishō
N48+Abhidhamma Piṭaka論藏2 listed
Modern newly-compiled literature (近代新編文獻)6 works listed
Yìnshùn's collected works (Y) belong to this family too; at 42 works they are broken out as their own branch, just below.
ZW藏外佛教文獻 — Buddhist texts outside the traditional canonnot yet expanded
A modern compilation of recovered and uncanonized material, including some manuscript finds. The collection's scope makes early-text content plausible, but no specific titles have been verified — treat it as a lead, not a finding.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
ZS正史佛教資料類編 — Buddhist material from the official dynastic histories10 vols.not yet expanded
Ed. Du Doucheng (杜斗城). Historiographical, not textual.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
I北朝佛教石刻拓片百品 — 100 Northern Dynasties stone-inscription rubbingsnot yet expanded
Epigraphic and art-historical material.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
B大藏經補編 — Canon Supplementnot yet expanded
Ed. Lan Jifu (藍吉富): texts the earlier canon compilations missed. Possible EBT-adjacent content — Āgama-related fragments — unverified.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
GA中國佛寺史志彙刊選錄 — China Buddhist temple gazetteers, series Anot yet expanded
Local temple histories and gazetteers.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
GB中國佛寺志叢刊選錄 — China Buddhist temple gazetteers, series Bnot yet expanded
The same genre, a different compiled series.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
LC呂澂佛學著作集 — the collected works of Lü Cheng (呂澂)6 listed
Partly expanded, for the EBT-relevant works.
See also: the early nikāya-school Vinayas in the Taishō
TX太虛大師全書 — the complete works of Taixu (太虛)not yet expanded
A modern reformist monk with a broad Mahāyāna focus; not primarily EBT-oriented.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
CCCBETA 選集 — CBETA's own curated selectionsnot yet expanded
Miscellaneous.
Nothing listed here yet — this division is still at range level.
Y — 印順法師佛學著作集: the collected works of Yìnshùn (印順)37 works listed
42 works, Y0001–Y0042 in CBETA's authority database — some 7.54 million characters across about 44 physical volumes. The grouping below follows Yìnshùn's own 妙雲集-era scheme rather than CBETA's numeric sequence, which has not been fully cross-checked against it; 35 of the 42 works are accounted for by the four groups, the remaining ~7 (Y0041–Y0042 among them) are later additions not yet placed. Six works are meaningfully EBT-relevant — they are gathered first — and the bulk of the rest is Mahāyāna doctrine, Chan history and general essays.
YEBT-relevant books, gathered from the groups belowcross-reference6 listed
Four core works plus two background histories. Every row here is also listed in its own group below, which is where its citable anchor sits.
See also: the Āgama section of the Taishō
Y 上篇上篇 — Sūtra & treatise lecture notes (經論講記)7 listed
Y 中篇中篇 — Doctrinal expositions (佛法概論類)6 listed
Y 下篇下篇 — Essays & collected writings (雜文集)12 listed
Y 專門Specialized research (其他專門研究)10 listed
Unnumbered in the 妙雲集 scheme, so these carry no position — only the one CBETA number that is actually known.
Y0041–Y0042Later additions2 listed
Outside the 妙雲集 catalogue structure; their placement within it is still to be determined.
How to read this map
T-number ranges are inclusive, and approximate at section boundaries. The Taishō editors sometimes interleaved texts by discovery date rather than by strict topic order, so a division's bounds describe where a category mostly lives, not a guarantee about every number at its edges.
Depth is declared, not implied. Full individual titles exist for every T-number, but transcribing all ~2,920 wholesale would ship guesses for the less-common entries. Each division's badge reports what is actually listed against the size of its range — not yet expanded means no entries have been researched for it yet, and says so rather than leaving you to infer it.
A division that grows too long gets split. The intended shape at full size is more divisions with narrower ranges, not one division with hundreds of rows — the sidebar is the navigation, and it only carries branches and divisions.
"Read here" rows are generated from this site's own registry and so name exactly what is published here. Nothing is offered as readable that isn't.
Citing a work on CBETA
A CBETA address is {prefix}{volume}n{work}: T02n0099 is Taishō vol. 2 work 99 (雜阿含經), N06n0004 is 漢譯南傳大藏經 vol. 6 work 4, LC05n0005_017 adds a within-volume item number. The prefix is what a division's ref shows in the Other CBETA Collections group, so reading a citation off this page is a matter of joining the two. Texts are browsable at cbetaonline.dila.edu.tw.
An ID unverified badge means the title is secure but its catalogue number is not. Several of Yìnshùn's works are securely in his bibliography while their exact CBETA number hasn't been checked; those rows are keyed by the collection prefix alone and flagged, rather than given a plausible number that would be indistinguishable from a verified one. Check before citing.
The two collection groups are siblings, not one inside the other. The Taishō group's claim is T0001–T2920; the other collections carry their own prefixes and numbering, so they report a tally of works listed and assert no total. Nothing here divides one collection's count by another's.
Scope
For the Taishō: CBETA's digitized portion, vols. 1–55 and 85, plus the Japanese collection in vols. 56–84. The iconography volumes (図像部, 12 vols.) and the catalogue volumes (3 vols.) that round out the full 100-volume print edition are outside that set and are not in this tree.
Beyond the Taishō, the historical canon variants (X, A, K, S, F, C, U, P, J, L, G, M) overlap it heavily — their value is textual variants and version history rather than new works. The genuinely distinct material is N, the Pāli Canon in Chinese, and the modern compilations: Yìnshùn's and Lü Cheng's collected works both contain critical studies of the Saṃyuktāgama that bear directly on T0099.
EBT-Relevant Texts is a research tag, not an official Taishō division: it cross-references individual T-numbers that also live inside the volume-based branches. A number listed in both places is one number, and the counts above treat it as one. The plain, citable anchor for a T-number (#t0026) sits on its volume branch — the tag's copy of the row is the cross-reference to it.