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	'''SuttaCentral''' or '''Sutta Central''' is a digital library and online platform dedicated to the study and preservation of Early Buddhist Texts (EBTs).<ref>{{cite web \|title=GiveNow - SuttaCentral Development - General Appeal \|url=https://www.givenow.com.au/suttacentraldevelopment \|website=www.givenow.com.au \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="ref">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/reference/sutta-central \|website=The Open Buddhist University \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en \|date=12 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="dantes">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://dantes.io/resource/suttacentral \|website=Dantes.io \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="alpha" /> Launched in 2005, the website provides a comprehensive collection of scriptures from the earliest period of [[Buddhism]], including the [[Pali Canon]] (Tipiṭaka), the Chinese Buddhist canon ([[Āgama]]s), and fragmentary texts in [[Tibetan language\|Tibetan]] and [[Sanskrit]]<ref name="IDN" />.<ref name="about">{{cite web \|title=About—SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.net/about \|website=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref> A defining feature of SuttaCentral is its extensive mapping of text parallels, which allows users to locate and compare corresponding texts across different Buddhist traditions and languages.<ref name="home">{{cite web \|title=Home—SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.net/ \|website=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref name="DW">{{cite web \|title=Is Suttacentral the best out there? \|url=https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=46047 \|website=Dhamma Wheel \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://thaiforestwisdom.org/front-page/the-pa%E1%B8%B7i-canon/suttacentral/ \|website=Buddhist Wisdom of the Thai Forest Tradition \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|date=16 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="DT">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral: Early Buddhist texts, translations, and parallels \|url=https://dhammatalks.net/suttacentral/sc2016/sc/index.html \|website=Dhamma Talks \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref>		'''SuttaCentral''' or '''Sutta Central''' is a digital library and online platform dedicated to the study and preservation of Early Buddhist Texts (EBTs).<ref>{{cite web \|title=GiveNow - SuttaCentral Development - General Appeal \|url=https://www.givenow.com.au/suttacentraldevelopment \|website=www.givenow.com.au \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="ref">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/reference/sutta-central \|website=The Open Buddhist University \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en \|date=12 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="dantes">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://dantes.io/resource/suttacentral \|website=Dantes.io \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="alpha" /> Launched in 2005, the website provides a comprehensive collection of scriptures from the earliest period of [[Buddhism]], including the [[Pali Canon]] (Tipiṭaka), the Chinese Buddhist canon ([[Āgama]]s), and fragmentary texts in [[Tibetan language\|Tibetan]] and [[Sanskrit]]<ref name="IDN" />.<ref name="about">{{cite web \|title=About—SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.net/about \|website=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref> A defining feature of SuttaCentral is its extensive mapping of text parallels, which allows users to locate and compare corresponding texts across different [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] traditions and languages.<ref name="home">{{cite web \|title=Home—SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.net/ \|website=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref name="DW">{{cite web \|title=Is Suttacentral the best out there? \|url=https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=46047 \|website=Dhamma Wheel \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://thaiforestwisdom.org/front-page/the-pa%E1%B8%B7i-canon/suttacentral/ \|website=Buddhist Wisdom of the Thai Forest Tradition \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|date=16 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="DT">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral: Early Buddhist texts, translations, and parallels \|url=https://dhammatalks.net/suttacentral/sc2016/sc/index.html \|website=Dhamma Talks \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
	SuttaCentral was launched in 2005 by the Australian Buddhist monk [[Bhikkhu Sujato]],<ref name="IDN">{{cite web \|last1=Seneviratne \|first1=Kalinga \|title=Australian Monk Takes On The Mammoth Task To Bring Buddha’s Discourses Into One Place \|url=https://indepthnews.net/australian-monk-takes-on-the-mammoth-task-to-bring-buddha-s-discourses-into-one-place/ \|website=IDN-InDepthNews \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|date=24 May 2021}}</ref> alongside scholars Rod Bucknell and John Kelly. The project was originally conceived by Ven. [[Anālayo]], Bucknell, and Sujato based on sutta correspondence tables compiled to map the relationships between Pali discourses and their Chinese counterparts.<ref name="acknowledgments">{{cite web \|title=Acknowledgments - SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.net/acknowledgments \|website=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref>		SuttaCentral was launched in 2005 by the Australian Buddhist monk [[Bhikkhu Sujato]],<ref name="IDN">{{cite web \|last1=Seneviratne \|first1=Kalinga \|title=Australian Monk Takes On The Mammoth Task To Bring Buddha’s Discourses Into One Place \|url=https://indepthnews.net/australian-monk-takes-on-the-mammoth-task-to-bring-buddha-s-discourses-into-one-place/ \|website=IDN-InDepthNews \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|date=24 May 2021}}</ref> alongside scholars Rod Bucknell and John Kelly. The project was originally conceived by Ven. [[Anālayo]], Bucknell, and Sujato based on sutta correspondence tables compiled to map the relationships between [[Pali]] discourses and their Chinese counterparts.<ref name="acknowledgments">{{cite web \|title=Acknowledgments - SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.net/acknowledgments \|website=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref>

	In its initial form, the website functioned primarily as a catalog of parallels and external links. In 2012, the platform underwent a major redesign. The site was rebuilt from the ground up to host texts directly, incorporating Pali texts, Chinese texts, and modern translations in multiple languages.<ref name="echo">{{cite web \|title=General / SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.userecho.com/communities/1-general/topics \|website=Userecho \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref name="acknowledgments"/><ref name="book">{{cite book \|last1=Sujato \|first1=Bhikkhu \|title=Numbered Discourses: A sensible translation of the Aṅguttara Nikāya \|publisher=SuttaCentral \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Numbered_Discourses.html?id=pemWDwAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref>		In its initial form, the website functioned primarily as a catalog of parallels and external links. In 2012, the platform underwent a major redesign. The site was rebuilt from the ground up to host texts directly, incorporating Pali texts, Chinese texts, and modern translations in multiple languages.<ref name="echo">{{cite web \|title=General / SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.userecho.com/communities/1-general/topics \|website=Userecho \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref name="acknowledgments"/><ref name="book">{{cite book \|last1=Sujato \|first1=Bhikkhu \|title=Numbered Discourses: A sensible translation of the Aṅguttara Nikāya \|publisher=SuttaCentral \|url=https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Numbered_Discourses.html?id=pemWDwAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref>

	A third major iteration of the site was launched in 2018. This systematic upgrade introduced a new structural foundation and featured the publication of Bhikkhu Sujato's complete, newly translated English editions of the four main Pali [[Nikāya]]s (the [[Dīgha Nikāya]], [[Majjhima Nikāya]], [[Saṁyutta Nikāya]], and [[Aṅguttara Nikāya]]).<ref name="nikayas">{{cite web \|title=LAUNCH OF THE NEW SUTTA CENTRAL.NET WEBSITE \|url=https://bswa.org/launch-new-sutta-central-net-website/ \|website=Buddhist Society of Western Australia \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en-AU \|date=9 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="mirror">{{cite web \|last1=Kumarasinghe \|first1=Kalani \|title=SuttaCentral gifts Buddhist wisdom to the world \|url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/news-features/SuttaCentral-gifts-Buddhist-wisdom-to-the-world/131-150790 \|website=Daily Mirror \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=English}}</ref><ref name="sujato">{{cite web \|title=‘Buddha’s words a gift to humanity’ \|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2019/03/20/local/180746/%E2%80%98buddha%E2%80%99s-words-gift-humanity%E2%80%99 \|website=Daily News \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref> These translations were explicitly released into the [[public domain]] under a [[Creative Commons\|Creative Commons Zero (CC0)]] license to ensure they remained free of copyright encumbrance.<ref name="cc0">{{cite web \|title=SN 16.1: Santuṭṭhasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato - SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.net/sn16.1 \|website=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref>		A third major iteration of the site was launched in 2018. This systematic upgrade introduced a new structural foundation and featured the publication of Bhikkhu Sujato's complete, newly translated [[English language\|English]] editions of the four main Pali [[Nikāya]]s (the [[Dīgha Nikāya]], [[Majjhima Nikāya]], [[Saṁyutta Nikāya]], and [[Aṅguttara Nikāya]]).<ref name="nikayas">{{cite web \|title=LAUNCH OF THE NEW SUTTA CENTRAL.NET WEBSITE \|url=https://bswa.org/launch-new-sutta-central-net-website/ \|website=Buddhist Society of Western Australia \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en-AU \|date=9 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="mirror">{{cite web \|last1=Kumarasinghe \|first1=Kalani \|title=SuttaCentral gifts Buddhist wisdom to the world \|url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/news-features/SuttaCentral-gifts-Buddhist-wisdom-to-the-world/131-150790 \|website=Daily Mirror \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=English}}</ref><ref name="sujato">{{cite web \|title=‘Buddha’s words a gift to humanity’ \|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2019/03/20/local/180746/%E2%80%98buddha%E2%80%99s-words-gift-humanity%E2%80%99 \|website=Daily News \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref> These translations were explicitly released into the [[public domain]] under a [[Creative Commons\|Creative Commons Zero (CC0)]] license to ensure they remained free of copyright encumbrance.<ref name="cc0">{{cite web \|title=SN 16.1: Santuṭṭhasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato - SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.net/sn16.1 \|website=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref>

	In 2024, SuttaCentral launched the "Pirivena Project" in conjunction with Sri Lankan monastic institutions to print English translations of the Suttas and Vinaya and distribute them freely to monastic education centers (Pirivenas) across [[Sri Lanka]].<ref name="NSW">{{cite web \|last1=MacArthur \|first1=Ann \|title=Supporting Buddhist education in English: SuttaCentral’s Pirivena Project - Buddhist Council of NSW \|url=https://buddhistcouncil.org/suttacentral-pirivena-project/ \|website=Buddhist Council of NSW \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en \|date=6 November 2025}}</ref><ref name="home"/>		In 2024, SuttaCentral launched the "Pirivena Project" in conjunction with Sri Lankan monastic institutions to print English translations of the Suttas and Vinaya and distribute them freely to monastic education centers (Pirivenas) across [[Sri Lanka]].<ref name="NSW">{{cite web \|last1=MacArthur \|first1=Ann \|title=Supporting Buddhist education in English: SuttaCentral’s Pirivena Project - Buddhist Council of NSW \|url=https://buddhistcouncil.org/suttacentral-pirivena-project/ \|website=Buddhist Council of NSW \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en \|date=6 November 2025}}</ref><ref name="home"/>

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	\|logo_caption=SuttaCentral Logo as of November 2026\|website type=[[Digital Library]]\|registration=not required\|language count=49\|company name=SuttaCentral Development Trust\|area served=Worldwide\|company type=[[Trust]]\|headquarters=[[Australia]]\|othername=Sutta Central\|programming language={{Hlist\|[[Javascript]] 92.9%\|[[Python]] 6.9%\|Other 0.2%}}}}		\|logo_caption=SuttaCentral Logo as of November 2026\|website type=[[Digital Library]]\|registration=not required\|language count=49\|company name=SuttaCentral Development Trust\|area served=Worldwide\|company type=[[Trust]]\|headquarters=[[Australia]]\|othername=Sutta Central\|programming language={{Hlist\|[[Javascript]] 92.9%\|[[Python]] 6.9%\|Other 0.2%}}<ref name="git">{{cite web \|title=suttacentral \|url=https://github.com/suttacentral/suttacentral \|website=Github \|publisher=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|date=2 November 2026}}</ref>}}

	'''SuttaCentral''' or '''Sutta Central''' is a digital library and online platform dedicated to the study and preservation of Early Buddhist Texts (EBTs).<ref>{{cite web \|title=GiveNow - SuttaCentral Development - General Appeal \|url=https://www.givenow.com.au/suttacentraldevelopment \|website=www.givenow.com.au \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="ref">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/reference/sutta-central \|website=The Open Buddhist University \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en \|date=12 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="dantes">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://dantes.io/resource/suttacentral \|website=Dantes.io \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="alpha" /> Launched in 2005, the website provides a comprehensive collection of scriptures from the earliest period of [[Buddhism]], including the [[Pali Canon]] (Tipiṭaka), the Chinese Buddhist canon ([[Āgama]]s), and fragmentary texts in [[Tibetan language\|Tibetan]] and [[Sanskrit]]<ref name="IDN" />.<ref name="about">{{cite web \|title=About—SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.net/about \|website=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref> A defining feature of SuttaCentral is its extensive mapping of text parallels, which allows users to locate and compare corresponding texts across different Buddhist traditions and languages.<ref name="home">{{cite web \|title=Home—SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.net/ \|website=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref name="DW">{{cite web \|title=Is Suttacentral the best out there? \|url=https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=46047 \|website=Dhamma Wheel \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://thaiforestwisdom.org/front-page/the-pa%E1%B8%B7i-canon/suttacentral/ \|website=Buddhist Wisdom of the Thai Forest Tradition \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|date=16 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="DT">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral: Early Buddhist texts, translations, and parallels \|url=https://dhammatalks.net/suttacentral/sc2016/sc/index.html \|website=Dhamma Talks \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref>		'''SuttaCentral''' or '''Sutta Central''' is a digital library and online platform dedicated to the study and preservation of Early Buddhist Texts (EBTs).<ref>{{cite web \|title=GiveNow - SuttaCentral Development - General Appeal \|url=https://www.givenow.com.au/suttacentraldevelopment \|website=www.givenow.com.au \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="ref">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/reference/sutta-central \|website=The Open Buddhist University \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en \|date=12 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="dantes">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://dantes.io/resource/suttacentral \|website=Dantes.io \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="alpha" /> Launched in 2005, the website provides a comprehensive collection of scriptures from the earliest period of [[Buddhism]], including the [[Pali Canon]] (Tipiṭaka), the Chinese Buddhist canon ([[Āgama]]s), and fragmentary texts in [[Tibetan language\|Tibetan]] and [[Sanskrit]]<ref name="IDN" />.<ref name="about">{{cite web \|title=About—SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.net/about \|website=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref> A defining feature of SuttaCentral is its extensive mapping of text parallels, which allows users to locate and compare corresponding texts across different Buddhist traditions and languages.<ref name="home">{{cite web \|title=Home—SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.net/ \|website=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref name="DW">{{cite web \|title=Is Suttacentral the best out there? \|url=https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=46047 \|website=Dhamma Wheel \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://thaiforestwisdom.org/front-page/the-pa%E1%B8%B7i-canon/suttacentral/ \|website=Buddhist Wisdom of the Thai Forest Tradition \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|date=16 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="DT">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral: Early Buddhist texts, translations, and parallels \|url=https://dhammatalks.net/suttacentral/sc2016/sc/index.html \|website=Dhamma Talks \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref>
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	SuttaCentral operates without institutional affiliation and is run by the SuttaCentral Development Trust, a registered non-profit charity in [[Australia]]. The project relies entirely on donations.<ref name="about"/>		SuttaCentral operates without institutional affiliation and is run by the SuttaCentral Development Trust, a registered non-profit charity in [[Australia]]. The project relies entirely on donations.<ref name="about"/>

	The platform adheres to a strict privacy and open-access philosophy. The website contains no advertising and employs no user tracking. The source code is open-source and available on [[GitHub]], and the organization encourages the use of Creative Commons licensing for its hosted texts.<ref name="about"/><ref name="bilara"/><ref name="tricycle" />		The platform adheres to a strict privacy and open-access philosophy. The website contains no advertising and employs no user tracking. The source code is open-source and available on [[GitHub]],<ref name="git" /> and the organization encourages the use of Creative Commons licensing for its hosted texts.<ref name="about"/><ref name="bilara"/><ref name="tricycle" />

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	'''SuttaCentral''' or '''Sutta Central''' is a digital library and online platform dedicated to the study and preservation of Early Buddhist Texts (EBTs).<ref>{{cite web \|title=GiveNow - SuttaCentral Development - General Appeal \|url=https://www.givenow.com.au/suttacentraldevelopment \|website=www.givenow.com.au \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="ref">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/reference/sutta-central \|website=The Open Buddhist University \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en \|date=12 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="dantes">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://dantes.io/resource/suttacentral \|website=Dantes.io \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="alpha" /> Launched in 2005, the website provides a comprehensive collection of scriptures from the earliest period of [[Buddhism]], including the [[Pali Canon]] (Tipiṭaka), the Chinese Buddhist canon ([[Āgama]]s), and fragmentary texts in [[Tibetan language\|Tibetan]] and [[Sanskrit]]<ref name="IDN" />.<ref name="about">{{cite web \|title=About—SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.net/about \|website=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref> A defining feature of SuttaCentral is its extensive mapping of text parallels, which allows users to locate and compare corresponding texts across different Buddhist traditions and languages.<ref name="home">{{cite web \|title=Home—SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.net/ \|website=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref name="DW">{{cite web \|title=Is Suttacentral the best out there? \|url=https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=46047 \|website=Dhamma Wheel \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://thaiforestwisdom.org/front-page/the-pa%E1%B8%B7i-canon/suttacentral/ \|website=Buddhist Wisdom of the Thai Forest Tradition \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|date=16 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="DT">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral: Early Buddhist texts, translations, and parallels \|url=https://dhammatalks.net/suttacentral/sc2016/sc/index.html \|website=Dhamma Talks \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref>		'''SuttaCentral''' or '''Sutta Central''' is a digital library and online platform dedicated to the study and preservation of Early Buddhist Texts (EBTs).<ref>{{cite web \|title=GiveNow - SuttaCentral Development - General Appeal \|url=https://www.givenow.com.au/suttacentraldevelopment \|website=www.givenow.com.au \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="ref">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/reference/sutta-central \|website=The Open Buddhist University \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en \|date=12 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="dantes">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://dantes.io/resource/suttacentral \|website=Dantes.io \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="alpha" /> Launched in 2005, the website provides a comprehensive collection of scriptures from the earliest period of [[Buddhism]], including the [[Pali Canon]] (Tipiṭaka), the Chinese Buddhist canon ([[Āgama]]s), and fragmentary texts in [[Tibetan language\|Tibetan]] and [[Sanskrit]]<ref name="IDN" />.<ref name="about">{{cite web \|title=About—SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.net/about \|website=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref> A defining feature of SuttaCentral is its extensive mapping of text parallels, which allows users to locate and compare corresponding texts across different Buddhist traditions and languages.<ref name="home">{{cite web \|title=Home—SuttaCentral \|url=https://suttacentral.net/ \|website=SuttaCentral \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref name="DW">{{cite web \|title=Is Suttacentral the best out there? \|url=https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=46047 \|website=Dhamma Wheel \|access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral \|url=https://thaiforestwisdom.org/front-page/the-pa%E1%B8%B7i-canon/suttacentral/ \|website=Buddhist Wisdom of the Thai Forest Tradition \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|date=16 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="DT">{{cite web \|title=SuttaCentral: Early Buddhist texts, translations, and parallels \|url=https://dhammatalks.net/suttacentral/sc2016/sc/index.html \|website=Dhamma Talks \|access-date=7 November 2026 \|language=en}}</ref>

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{{Short description|Digital library of early Buddhist texts}}
{{Infobox website
| name = SuttaCentral
| logo = Suttacentral logo.png
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| caption =
| url = {{URL|suttacentral.net}}
| commercial = No (Non-profit)
| type = [[Digital library]], [[religious text]]s
| language = Multilingual (Pali, Chinese, English, etc.)
| owner = SuttaCentral Development Trust
| author = [[Bhante Sujato]],<ref name="sujato" /> Rod Bucknell, John Kelly
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2005}}
| current_status = Active
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'''SuttaCentral''' or '''Sutta Central''' is a digital library and online platform dedicated to the study and preservation of Early Buddhist Texts (EBTs).<ref>{{cite web |title=GiveNow - SuttaCentral Development - General Appeal |url=https://www.givenow.com.au/suttacentraldevelopment |website=www.givenow.com.au |access-date=7 November 2026 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ref">{{cite web |title=SuttaCentral |url=https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/reference/sutta-central |website=The Open Buddhist University |access-date=7 November 2026 |language=en |date=12 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="dantes">{{cite web |title=SuttaCentral |url=https://dantes.io/resource/suttacentral |website=Dantes.io |access-date=7 November 2026 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="alpha" /> Launched in 2005, the website provides a comprehensive collection of scriptures from the earliest period of [[Buddhism]], including the [[Pali Canon]] (Tipiṭaka), the Chinese Buddhist canon ([[Āgama]]s), and fragmentary texts in [[Tibetan language|Tibetan]] and [[Sanskrit]]<ref name="IDN" />.<ref name="about">{{cite web |title=About—SuttaCentral |url=https://suttacentral.net/about |website=SuttaCentral |access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref> A defining feature of SuttaCentral is its extensive mapping of text parallels, which allows users to locate and compare corresponding texts across different Buddhist traditions and languages.<ref name="home">{{cite web |title=Home—SuttaCentral |url=https://suttacentral.net/ |website=SuttaCentral |access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref name="DW">{{cite web |title=Is Suttacentral the best out there? |url=https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=46047 |website=Dhamma Wheel |access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SuttaCentral |url=https://thaiforestwisdom.org/front-page/the-pa%E1%B8%B7i-canon/suttacentral/ |website=Buddhist Wisdom of the Thai Forest Tradition |access-date=7 November 2026 |date=16 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="DT">{{cite web |title=SuttaCentral: Early Buddhist texts, translations, and parallels |url=https://dhammatalks.net/suttacentral/sc2016/sc/index.html |website=Dhamma Talks |access-date=7 November 2026 |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
SuttaCentral was launched in 2005 by the Australian Buddhist monk [[Bhikkhu Sujato]],<ref name="IDN">{{cite web |last1=Seneviratne |first1=Kalinga |title=Australian Monk Takes On The Mammoth Task To Bring Buddha’s Discourses Into One Place |url=https://indepthnews.net/australian-monk-takes-on-the-mammoth-task-to-bring-buddha-s-discourses-into-one-place/ |website=IDN-InDepthNews |access-date=7 November 2026 |date=24 May 2021}}</ref> alongside scholars Rod Bucknell and John Kelly. The project was originally conceived by Ven. [[Anālayo]], Bucknell, and Sujato based on sutta correspondence tables compiled to map the relationships between Pali discourses and their Chinese counterparts.<ref name="acknowledgments">{{cite web |title=Acknowledgments - SuttaCentral |url=https://suttacentral.net/acknowledgments |website=SuttaCentral |access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref>

In its initial form, the website functioned primarily as a catalog of parallels and external links. In 2012, the platform underwent a major redesign. The site was rebuilt from the ground up to host texts directly, incorporating Pali texts, Chinese texts, and modern translations in multiple languages.<ref name="echo">{{cite web |title=General / SuttaCentral |url=https://suttacentral.userecho.com/communities/1-general/topics |website=Userecho |access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref><ref name="acknowledgments"/><ref name="book">{{cite book |last1=Sujato |first1=Bhikkhu |title=Numbered Discourses: A sensible translation of the Aṅguttara Nikāya |publisher=SuttaCentral |url=https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Numbered_Discourses.html?id=pemWDwAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y |access-date=7 November 2026 |language=en}}</ref>

A third major iteration of the site was launched in 2018. This systematic upgrade introduced a new structural foundation and featured the publication of Bhikkhu Sujato's complete, newly translated English editions of the four main Pali [[Nikāya]]s (the [[Dīgha Nikāya]], [[Majjhima Nikāya]], [[Saṁyutta Nikāya]], and [[Aṅguttara Nikāya]]).<ref name="nikayas">{{cite web |title=LAUNCH OF THE NEW SUTTA CENTRAL.NET WEBSITE |url=https://bswa.org/launch-new-sutta-central-net-website/ |website=Buddhist Society of Western Australia |access-date=7 November 2026 |language=en-AU |date=9 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="mirror">{{cite web |last1=Kumarasinghe |first1=Kalani |title=SuttaCentral gifts Buddhist wisdom to the world |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/news-features/SuttaCentral-gifts-Buddhist-wisdom-to-the-world/131-150790 |website=Daily Mirror |access-date=7 November 2026 |language=English}}</ref><ref name="sujato">{{cite web |title=‘Buddha’s words a gift to humanity’ |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2019/03/20/local/180746/%E2%80%98buddha%E2%80%99s-words-gift-humanity%E2%80%99 |website=Daily News |access-date=7 November 2026 |language=en}}</ref> These translations were explicitly released into the [[public domain]] under a [[Creative Commons|Creative Commons Zero (CC0)]] license to ensure they remained free of copyright encumbrance.<ref name="cc0">{{cite web |title=SN 16.1: Santuṭṭhasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato - SuttaCentral |url=https://suttacentral.net/sn16.1 |website=SuttaCentral |access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref>

In 2024, SuttaCentral launched the "Pirivena Project" in conjunction with Sri Lankan monastic institutions to print English translations of the Suttas and Vinaya and distribute them freely to monastic education centers (Pirivenas) across [[Sri Lanka]].<ref name="NSW">{{cite web |last1=MacArthur |first1=Ann |title=Supporting Buddhist education in English: SuttaCentral’s Pirivena Project - Buddhist Council of NSW |url=https://buddhistcouncil.org/suttacentral-pirivena-project/ |website=Buddhist Council of NSW |access-date=7 November 2026 |language=en |date=6 November 2025}}</ref><ref name="home"/>

== Features ==
SuttaCentral hosts almost all extant early Buddhist texts and provides comprehensive tools for scholars and general readers alike.

* '''Text Parallels:''' The core utility of the site is its database of parallels. Users reading a specific discourse (sutta) can instantly view its known parallels in other early Buddhist canons, facilitating comparative and historical study.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitaker |first1=Justin |last2=Perspectives |first2=American Buddhist |title=Resources For Learning Pali : A Key Language For Early Buddhism And The Theravadin Tradition |url=https://www.patheos.com/blogs/americanbuddhist/2018/09/resources-for-learning-pali-a-key-language-for-early-buddhism-and-the-theravadin-tradition.html |website=American Buddhist Perspectives |access-date=7 November 2026 |language=en |date=26 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="about"/><ref name="dantes" /><ref name="alpha">{{cite web |title=SuttaCentral — website |url=https://allofalpha.com/alpha-directory/suttacentral |website=AllOfAlpha |access-date=7 November 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
* '''Segmented Translations:''' SuttaCentral matches translations segment-by-segment with the root texts. Users can view the original language (e.g., Pali) side-by-side or line-by-line with translations in dozens of modern languages.<ref name="home"/>
* '''Bilara:''' To facilitate its extensive translation projects, SuttaCentral developed ''Bilara'', a custom, open-source [[computer-assisted translation]] (CAT) web application. Bilara allows global volunteers to create aligned translations of Buddhist scriptures directly from the root texts.<ref name="tricycle">{{cite web |last1=Spiegel |first1=Alison |title=An Interview with the Creator of Pali Wordle |url=https://tricycle.org/article/pali-wordle/ |website=Tricycle: The Buddhist Review |access-date=7 November 2026 |language=en |date=20 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="bilara">{{cite web |title=suttacentral/bilara: Our Computer Aided Translation software |url=https://github.com/suttacentral/bilara |website=GitHub |access-date=7 November 2026}}</ref>
* '''Dictionary Integration:''' The platform includes built-in dictionary tools, allowing users to look up the definitions of Pali and Chinese terms instantly by interacting with the text.<ref name="home"/>
* '''SuttaCentral Voice:''' A related text-to-speech platform that allows users to listen to the suttas audibly in both original languages and translated English.<ref name="home"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lew |first1=Karl |title=SuttaCentral Voice |url=https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/reference/sutta-central-voice |website=The Open Buddhist University |access-date=7 November 2026 |language=en |date=14 March 2022}}</ref>
* '''SuttaCentral Editions:''' Selected translations are made available as formatted physical books and free digital downloads.<ref name="about"/>

== Organization and philosophy ==
SuttaCentral operates without institutional affiliation and is run by the SuttaCentral Development Trust, a registered non-profit charity in [[Australia]]. The project relies entirely on donations.<ref name="about"/>

The platform adheres to a strict privacy and open-access philosophy. The website contains no advertising and employs no user tracking. The source code is open-source and available on [[GitHub]], and the organization encourages the use of Creative Commons licensing for its hosted texts.<ref name="about"/><ref name="bilara"/><ref name="tricycle" />

== See also ==
* [[Access to Insight]]
* [[Early Buddhist Texts]]
* [[Pali Canon]]
* [[Tripitaka Koreana]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://suttacentral.net/}}
* [https://discourse.suttacentral.net/ SuttaCentral Discuss & Discover Forum]
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