Resources

SUTTAS

Access to Insight

• Dating back to 1993, this site has a wealth of material on the Pali scriptures.
• Containing over 1,000 sutta translations and is searchable by subject, simile or translator.
• It is now run by the Barre Center, Massachusetts, USA.
• https://accesstoinsight.org

Sutta Central

• Cutting edge site built by the Australian Pali scholar, Ajahn Sujato.
• It includes voice files, computer translation and cross referencing of the Pali scriptures.
• https://suttacentral.net

SUTRAS

84000

• An organisation that is translating 84,000 Tibetan texts into English and other languages.
• https://84000.co

City of Ten Thousand Buddhas

• A Chan site with many sutras.
• http://www.cttbusa.org/sutratexts.asp.html

PAPER LIBRARIES (in English)

Australia

Buddhist Library and Meditation Centre
90 Church St, Camperdown (Sydney)

• Australia’s largest Buddhist library with around 2,500 titles
• https://buddhistlibrary.org.au

• Over 900 titles with a Theravada emphasis.
• https://www.bsv.net.au/

• Over 2000 books with a Tibetan (Gelug) emphasis
• https://www.chenrezig.com.au/

Singapore

The Buddhist Library (Singapore)
2 Lorong 24A Geylang, Singapore 398526

• 16,000 books in Chinese and English

UK

Christmas Humphreys Memorial Library (Amaravati)
St Margaret’s, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP1 3BZ

• Over 15,000 titles
• Theravada tradition
• www.amaravati.org/about/library

Centre for Applied Buddhism
Taplow Court Grand Culture Centre, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berkshire

• Over 17,000 “items”
• Connected with the Soka Gakkai tradition
• www.appliedbuddhism.org.uk/library-institute-oriental-philosophy

Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey Library
Carrshield, Hexham

• Over 2,000 titles
• Affiliated with Soto Zen schoolhouse
• www.throssel.org.uk

The Sangharakshita Library
Coddington Court, Coddington, Ledbury, Herefordshire

• Over 11,000 “items”
• Triratna affiliated
• www.adhisthana.org

Buddhist Society Library
58 Eccleston Square London

• Over 5,000 titles
• Non-denominational
• www.thebuddhistsociety.org

Jamyang Buddhist Centre Library
Old Courthouse, 43 Renfrew Road, Kennington, London

• About 3,000 titles
• Mahayana affitiations
• www.jamyang.co.uk/index.php/facilities/library

Grenstreete Library
Greenstreete, Llangunllo, Powys

• About 3,000 titles
• Affitiated to Samatha Association
• www.samatha.org/

Gaia House Library
West Ogwell, Newton Abbot, Devon

• Over 3,000 titles
• Theravada and Zen lineages
• www.gaiahouse.co.uk

Golden Buddha Centre – Library
The Grove, Victoria Street, Totnes

• Over 1,500 titles
• Affiliated to the Golden Buddha Centre
• https://goldenbuddha.org/buddhist-library/

Buddhapadipa Temple Library
14 Calonne Road, Wimbledon, London

• About 3,000 titles (English / Thai)
• Thai Theravada affiliated
• www.facebook.com/buddhapadipa

OTHER

Dhamma Wiki

• The largest Buddhist encyclopaedia. It caters mainly for southern Buddhist traditions.
• Good for translations and general Buddhist information.
• https://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

Dharma Wiki

• A similar encyclopaedia which caters to northern Buddhist traditions.
• https://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php/Category:Dharma_Wiki

Basic Concepts (Encyclopaedia of Buddhism)                                                             A

• A useful click and read site for core Buddhist ideas.
• https://encyclopediaofbuddhism.org/wiki/Main_Page 

Meditation Timers  (Insight Meditation Center)

• Timers from 15 to 60 minutes that can be streamed online or downloaded.
• https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/meditation-timers/

Audio Resources (Free Mindfulness Project)

• Features mindfulness exercises, body scans and guided meditations
• https://www.freemindfulness.org/download