List of Pali Canon anthologies


This list covers English-language anthologies essentially confined to the Pali Canon and including material from at least two pitakas. For more specialized selections see appropriate articles. For broader selections see Buddhist texts and Pali literature.Some Sayings of the Buddha, ed. & tr. F. L. Woodward, Oxford World Classics, 1924The Life of Gotama the Buddha, ed. E. H. Brewster, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., London, 1926Buddhist Scriptures, ed. & tr. E. J. Thomas, Wisdom of the East Series, John Murray, London, 1931The Vedantic Buddhism of the Buddha, ed. & tr. J. G. Jennings, Oxford University Press, London, 1947The Living Thoughts of Gotama the Buddha, ed. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy & I. B. Horner, Cassell, London, 1948The Buddha's Path to Deliverance: A Systematic Exposition in the Words of the Sutta Pitaka, ed. & tr. Nyanatiloka Thera, 1952. Available for free download The Lion's Roar, ed. & tr. David Maurice, Rider, London, 1962The Life of the Buddha, ed. & tr. Nanamoli, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1972. Available for free download The Wings to Awakening, ed. & tr. Thanissaro, 1996-2010 In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon, ed. & tr. Bhikkhu Bodhi, Wisdom Publications, 2005Early Buddhist Discourses, ed. & tr. John J. Holder, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., Indianapolis, U.S.A., 2006