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Publications of the Sutra Translation Committee of the US and Canada
- PDF version of The Biography of Venerable Master Lok To (Russian)
- PDF version of The Biography of Venerable Master Lok To (Chinese Simplied)
- Give Us a Chance! A Buddhist View of Compassion. No. 33 (by Feng Tzu-kai, edited by MinhThanh & P.D.Leigh)
- The Buddha's Teachings No. 32 (by Dharma Master Chang Hsing, translated by Dharma Master Lok To, edited by Dr. Frank G. French)
- Selected Lectures of Dharma Master Fa-Fang No. 31 (by Dharma Master Fa-Fang, translated by Dharma Master Lok To, edited by Dr. Frank G. French)
- Thus Have I heard -- Buddhist Parables and Stories No. 30 (edited by Minh Thanh and P.D. Leigh)
- Taming the Monkey Mind--A Guide to Pure Land Practice No. 29 (by the Buddhist scholar Cheng Wei-an. Translation with Commentary by Dharma Master Suddhisukha)
- Meditation No. 28 (by Ting Chen, translated by Dharma Master Lok To, edited by Dr Frank G. French)
- The Way of Fortune with Blessings No. 27 (by Sato Sunichiro, translated by Dharma Master Lok To)
- Brahma-Net Sutra: Moral Code of the Bodhisattva No.26 (translated and edited by Minh Thanh and P.D. Leigh)
- Zen and Sukhavati: Cartas del Patriarca Yin-Kuang No. 25 (not available electronically)
- The Seeker's Glossary of Buddhism No. 24 (not yet available) (edited by Van Hien Study Group)
- Samantabhadra: Votos Supremos No. 23 (not available electronically)
- Mind-Seal of the Buddhas No. 22 (by Grand Master Ou-I, translated by J.C. Cleary, edited by Van Hien Study Group)
- Zen and Sukhavati: Lettres du Maitre Yin-kouang No. 21(not available electronically)
- Samantabhadra: Supreme Vows / Voeux Supremes No. 20 (not available electronically)
- Terre Pure des Patriarches No. 19 (not available electronically)
- Three Sutras on Complete Enlightenment No. 18 (translated by Dharma Master Lok To)
- The Direct Approach to Buddhadharma No. 17 (by Elder Yuan-Chin Lee, translated by Dharma Master Lok To, edited by Kun-Li Shih)
- Entering the Tao of Sudden Enlightenment No. 16 (by Chan Master Ta-Chu Hui-Hai, translated by Dharma Master Lok To, edited by Dr. Frank G. French)
- Bouddhisme, Sagesse et Foi No. 15
- Pure Land, Pure Mind No. 14 (under preparation) (by Dharma Master Chu-Hung and Tsung-Pen, translated by J.C. Cleary, edited by Van Hien Study Group)
- The Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra No. 13 (commentary by Grand Master Tan Hsu, translated by Dharma Master Lok To, edited by Kun-Li Shih)
- Mind Transmission Seals No. 12
- Buddhism of Wisdom & Faith: Pure Land Principles and Practice (Also known as Horizontal Escape: Pure Land Buddhism in Theory and Practice) No. 11 (by Dharma Master Thich Thien Tam, Translated and edited by the Van Hien Study Group)
- Pure Land of the Patriarchs No. 10 (by Zen Master Han-Shan Te-Ch'ing. Translated by Dharma Master Lok To)
- Pure-Land Zen, Zen Pure-Land No. 9
- Pure Land Buddhism: Dialogues with Ancient Masters No. 8
- Practice and Attain Sudden Enlightenment No. 7 (by Chan Master Chan Yuan, translated by Dharma Master Lok To, edited by Dr. Frank G. French)
- A Composition Urging the Generation of the Bodhi Mind No.6 (by Chan Master Shih-Hsien Hsing-An, translated by Dharma Master Lok To, edited by Dr. Frank G. French)
- An Exhortation to Be Alert to the Dharma No. 5 (by Grand Master Ou-I, translated by Dharma Master Lok To, edited by Dr. Frank G. French)
- The Practice of Bodhisattva Dharma No. 4 (by Dharma Master Tai-Hsu, translated by Dharma Master Lok To, edited by Dr. Frank G. French)
- The Dharma of Mind Transmission No. 3 (by Chan Master Huang-Bei Tuan-Chi, translated by Dharma Master Lok To, edited by Dr. Frank G. French)
- The Sutra of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha's Fundamental Vows, 2nd edition No. 2 (translated into Chinese by Tripitaka Master Siksananda, translated into English by Kun-Li Shih, edited by Frank G. French)
- The Buddhist Liturgy No. 1