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There are two main types of '''Buddhist anthologies in English''':

#general anthologies of Buddhist literature
#anthologies from the [[Pali Canon]]

A third section in this article covers miscellaneous anthologies not falling into these two categories.

==General anthologies of Buddhist literature==

These never seem to divide Buddhist literature into scriptures and non-scriptures.

*''The Teaching of Buddha'', Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai (Buddhist Promotion Foundation), Japan, 1934 (originally in Japanese, 1925)
*''Buddhism'', ed Clarence R. Hamilton, Liberal Arts Press, 1952
*''Buddhist Texts through the Ages'', ed & tr Edward Conze et al, Bruno Cassirer, Oxford, 1954: intended for those with previous knowedge of Buddhism, more specifically as a sequel to Conze's book ''Buddhism'', and primarily for academic use; in 4 parts:
*#The Teaching of the Elders [Theravada], ed & tr I. B. Horner
*#The Mahayana, ed & tr Edward Conze
*#The Tantras, ed & tr David L. Snellgrove
*#Texts from China and Japan, ed & tr Arthur Waley
*''The Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha'', ed E. A. Burtt, Mentor Classics, 1955: excludes Tibetan Buddhism (page 204); the editor balances different qualities in translations, sometimes choosing readability over accuracy, or even a free version conveying the spirit and substance; 2 of the 3 parts of the Theravada half of the book are explicitly about the spirit, so this seems to be an emphasis of the book as a whole
*''Buddhist Scriptures'', ed & tr Edward Conze, Penguin Classics, 1959 (now replaced, 2004, and no longer listed on the Penguin Classics webpage, but Amazon seem to have no difficulty obtaining new copies): concentrates on what Conze considers the "central tradition", but nevertheless manages to represent the major forms of Buddhism (Theravada, Pure Land, Lotus, Zen and Tantra); selected mainly from the early centuries of the Christian era, which Conze considers "the Golden Age of Buddhist literature"; he identifies himself as a Buddhist (page 181); he chooses accuracy over readability
*''The Buddhist Tradition'', ed William Theodore de Bary, Modern Library, New York, 1969: in 3 parts, covering India, China and Japan, respectively
*''The Buddhist Experience'', ed & tr Stephan Beyer, Dickenson, Encino, California, 1974: intended as a companion volume to Robinson & Johnson, ''The Buddhist Religion'', 3rd ed (replaced by Strong, 1995)
*''The Experience of Buddhism'', ed John Strong, 1995: replacement for Beyer, 1974
*''Buddhism in Practice'', ed Donald S. Lopez, Jr., Princeton University Press, 1995: emphasizes aspects such as ritual that the editor considers unjustly neglected
*''Buddhist Scriptures'', ed Donald S. Lopez, Jr., Penguin Classics, 2004: more balanced, but still includes more such material than usual
*''Original Buddhist Sources'', ed Carl Olson, [[Rutgers University]] Press, 2005: intended as a companion volume to his book ''The Different Paths of Buddhism''

==Anthologies of the Pali Canon==

There are many of these, since the Pali Canon is generally recognized by historians as being, in a rough sense, the earliest source for the Buddha's teachings. This does not mean that these are representative of Buddhism as a whole. The majority of Buddhists follow the [[Mahayana]], which regards the Pali Canon as a sort of "Old Testament".

* ''Buddhist Suttas'', ed & tr T. W. Rhys Davids, ''Sacred Books of the East'', volume XI, Clarendon/Oxford, 1881; reprinted by Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi (& ?Dover, New York)
* ''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 Word of the Buddha'', ed & tr Nyanatiloka, 1935
* ''The Vedantic Buddhism of the Buddha'', ed & tr J. G. Jennings, pub Geoffrey Cumberlege, London, 1947: the editor starts with the early texts and then eliminates all references to gods, demons, ghosts, heaven, hell, rebirth, psychic powers, altered states of consciousness etc., ending up (unsurprisingly) with a pure ethical humanism
* ''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
* ''Early Buddhist Poetry'', ed I. B. Horner, Ananda Semage, Colombo, 1963
* ''The Life of the Buddha'', ed & tr Nanamoli, [[Buddhist Publication Society]], Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1972
* ''The Buddha's Philosophy of Man'', ed Trevor Ling, Everyman's Library, 1981, now out of print
* ''The Book of Protection'', tr Piyadassi, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1981; translation of [[paritta]]
* ''In the Buddha's Words'', ed & tr Bodhi, Wisdom Pubns, 2005
* ''Early Buddhist Discourses'', ed & tr John J. Holder, 2006
* ''Basic Teachings of the Buddha'', ed & tr Glenn Wallis, Modern Library, New York, 2007
* ''Sayings of the Buddha'', ed & tr Rupert Gethin, Oxford University Press, 2008

==Miscellaneous anthologies==

*''A Catena of Buddhist Scriptures from the Chinese'', ed & tr Rev. Samuel Beal, 1871
*''The Gospel of Buddha'', ed Paul Carus, 1895: selected to represent the editor's beliefs, not give a representative picture of Buddhism
*''Buddhism in Translations'', ed & tr Henry Clarke Warren, Harvard University Press, 1896: selection of Theravada literature, by no means confined to the Pali Canon
*''A Buddhist Bible'', ed Dwight L. Goddard: the 1st edition was subtitled ''The Four Principal Scriptures of the Zen Sect''; the later revision added other material, but the Zen emphasis remained
*''Early Buddhist Scriptures'', ed & tr Edward J. Thomas, pub Kegan Paul, Trench, TrÃ¼bner & Co., 1935: not entirely from the Pali Canon
*''Selected Sayings from the Perfection of Wisdom'', ed & tr Edward Conze, Buddhist Society, London, 1955: from a collection of Mahayana texts
*''Buddhist Meditation'', ed Edward Conze, Harper, New York, 1969