Scans / PDF
Share clear scans or PDF files, ideally including covers, prefaces, colophons, and rights pages.
Contribute
Help Complete the Buddhist Classics Archive
If you have Buddhist rare books, scans, collection leads, or collation notes, share them with OpenSutra. Every reliable lead helps a classic become visible again.
Before You Submit
- Please make sure the material is authorized or from a lawful source.
- We respect and protect the rights of contributors and institutions.
- Important submissions are reviewed by the team before follow-up.
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What You Can Provide
Collection Leads
Share holding institutions, call numbers, imaging notes, or open access links.
Metadata Fixes
Help improve titles, authors, editions, fascicles, dates, and related records.
Collation & Text
Share collation notes, variant readings, or modern transcriptions for reliable transmission.
How We Handle It
01
Receive
We register each lead and send a confirmation after receiving it.
02
Review
We check source, content, and rights before any publication.
03
Publish
Approved resources are cataloged, organized, and released for public use.
Before You Submit
- Please make sure the material is authorized or from a lawful source.
- We respect and protect the rights of contributors and institutions.
- Important submissions are reviewed by the team before follow-up.