佛光大藏經中阿含經 vs Sutra

中阿含經凡六十卷，為北傳四阿含之一。相當於南傳五阿含之中部，乃佛陀為利根眾生說諸種深義，為學問者所習。全經共有五誦，十八品，二二二經，收於大正藏第一冊。本經為不長不短經典之總集，旨在揭示四諦、十二因緣、譬喻，以敘述佛及諸弟子所說之教義為主，間亦含有佛陀對弟子、異學、王者、居士等之教誡。本經較雜阿含作進一步之法相分別，視佛陀為三十二相具足之佛身。若雜阿含為經之正體，中阿含則具有論之味道。《佛光大藏經．中阿含》採用歷代各版藏經，加以標點斷句，校勘注解，重新編排，是一部現代人人能讀，讀而易解，解而能信，信而易行的佛教聖典。

Sutra — A pocket Tripitaka. An offline, distraction-free reader for the Chinese-Buddhist canon, with text sourced from CBETA (Chinese Buddhist Electronic Texts Association, latest open release), grounded in the Taishō Tripitaka. Translations by Kumārajīva, Xuanzang, Yijing and others — organized for daily reading. ■ 35 scriptures The Dharma-Drum daily-recital selection: Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, Amitābha Sutra, Universal Gate of Avalokiteśvara, Samantabhadra's Vows, 42 Sections, Medicine Buddha, Earth Treasury, Śūraṅgama, Perfect Enlightenment … Four major repentance liturgies: Liang Emperor, Threefold Samādhi Water, Great Compassion, Earth Treasury Jeweled, 88 Buddhas, Ten Small Mantras. Oldest-stratum short collections: Dhammapada, Aṭṭhakavagga, Itivuttaka, Saṃyukta-āgama selections (including Pabhassara Sutta, Mahāparinibbāna verse). ■ Four-language parallel reading Four core scriptures carry four reading modes: 　Chinese — Classical Chinese translation (Xuanzang, Kumārajīva …) 　Sanskrit — IAST + Devanāgarī, the original sound 　English — translation, opening the meaning 　English→Chinese — modern Mandarin transcribed from the English An in-app "Reading Languages" essay explains why each mode exists. ■ Traditional vertical ↔ modern horizontal One tap to switch. Vertical preserves the handwritten-sutra ritual feel; horizontal suits commuting and night reading. Four font sizes (S/M/L/XL); the size stays put when TTS playback is on. ■ Cinnabar-stamp aesthetic, sprinkled-gold paper Visual identity drawn from Song-Yuan sutra manuscripts: cream cotton-paper texture in light mode, royal navy with sprinkled gold in dark mode. Restrained palette designed to be easy on the eyes during long readings. ■ Recitation TTS Built-in Mandarin voices (Tingting / Meijia / Sinji) read along with you — useful when driving or eyes closed. ■ Six reflective essays 　• Textual Strata — what layer of "the Buddha's word" we are reading 　• Three Buddhas — the three shapes the Buddha takes in text 　• Path of Deification — the five stages from man to god 　• "Are all sentient beings originally Buddha?" — tracing the lineage of a Chan koan 　• Reading Languages — positioning the four modes 　• Sources & Attribution — CBETA license + acknowledgements ■ Reminders Daily passage push at 06:00; 16 major Buddhist holidays (Buddha's bath day, Avalokiteśvara's anniversary, Earth-Treasury Bodhisattva's anniversary …) push at 09:00. Optional integration with the system Reminders app. ■ Privacy Zero data collection. No tracking, no analytics, no upload. The sutra database ships with the app; your reading progress and bookmarks stay on your device. No ads, no IAP, no subscription, free forever. — Sutra text © CBETA (Chinese Buddhist Electronic Texts Association), latest open release. Base: Taishō Tripitaka © Daizo Shuppan K.K. (CBETA holds input and publication permissions). License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Taiwan — https://www.cbeta.org/copyright.php This app is non-commercial. Sutra texts are unaltered in substance, with CBETA attribution and version noted.