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Pali is the language of the most complete collection of early Buddhist texts, the Pali canon or Tipitaka (‘three baskets’), which constitutes ‘the word of the Buddha’ as handed down by the tradition of Theravada Buddhism for over 2000 years.

Since 1881 the Pali Text Society has promoted the study of Pali texts by publishing editions, translations and other works related to the study of Pali literature.

On this site you can purchase PTS publications, download many PTS publications for free, and find other material and links related to the study of Pali texts. You can also support the Society by becoming a member, giving you a 20% discount on all purchases.

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Recent Publications

The Chronicle of Buddhas & The Basket of Conduct

The fourteenth and fifteenth books of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka. Translations of: Buddhavaṃsa (Chronicle of Buddhas) and Cariyāpiṭaka (Basket of View

£32.00

A Critical Pāli Dictionary: Vol I.9 (unbound fascicle)

The fullest Pali-English dictionary covering a-kāreti. The dictionary has been discontinued after III.8. Begun by V. Trenckner; revised, continued and View

£19.25

The Anthology of Undertakings with Dhammapāla's Commentary

Translation of Cariyāpiṭaka & Commentary Tr. P. Masefield, 2024 Pali Text (published with Buddhavaṃsa as one volume): Buddhavaṃsa and Cariyāpiṭaka View

£50.00

Saddhammakitti’s Ekakkarakosa and its Ṭīkā

This volume combines the Pali text of Saddhammakitti's Ekakkharakosa and its commentary with a 50-page introduction that explains and discusses View

£45.50

Dīgha-nikāya Sub-commentary (Līnatthapakāsinī)

Sub-commentary (ṭīkā) on the Dīgha-nikāya Set of 3 volumes: Vol. I-III (1970) ed. ed. Lily de Silva

£29.00 – £96.75

Dīgha-nikāya Sub-commentary (Līnatthapakāsinī): Set of 3 Volumes

Sub-commentary (ṭīkā) on the Dīgha-nikāya Set of 3 volumes: Vol. I-III (1970) ed. ed. Lily de Silva

£96.75

Dīgha-nikāya Sub-commentary (Līnatthapakāsinī): Volume III

Sub-commentary (ṭīkā) on the Dīgha-nikāya 3 volumes: Vol. III (1970) ed. ed. Lily de Silva

£29.00

Dīgha-nikāya Sub-commentary (Līnatthapakāsinī): Volume II

Sub-commentary (ṭīkā) on the Dīgha-nikāya 3 volumes: Vol. II (1970) ed. ed. Lily de Silva

£35.50

Dīgha-nikāya Sub-commentary (Līnatthapakāsinī): Volume I

Sub-commentary (ṭīkā) on the Dīgha-nikāya 3 volumes: Vol. I (1970) ed. ed. Lily de Silva

£43.00

Index to the Dīgha-nikāya

Computer-generated index to the Dīgha-nikāya M. Yamazaki, Y. Ousaka, K.R. Norman and M. Cone, 1997

£19.00

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