List of Pali Canon anthologies

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, 1924
* "The Life of Gotama the Buddha", ed E. H. Brewster, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1926
* "Buddhist Scriptures", ed & tr E. J. Thomas, Wisdom of the East Series, John Murray, London, 1931
* "The Vedantic Buddhism of the Buddha", ed & tr J. G. Jennings, pub Geoffrey Cumberlege, London, 1947
* "The Living Thoughts of Gotama the Buddha", ed Ananda K. Coomaraswamy & I.B. Horner, Cassell, London, 1948
* "The Lion's Roar", ed & tr David Maurice, Rider, London, 1962
* "The Life of the Buddha", ed & tr Nanamoli, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1972


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