Dharma Storybooks

Free illustrated, Creative Commons Dharma Storybooks made for personal study, to enrich classroom and Dharma teaching, and spread timeless wisdom. The books cover all Buddhist trdaitions. Free to read, download, print, and share worldwide.

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October 2026

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Bodhisattva

The Pāḷi Jātaka Stories (from the first 50)
based on the Revised Translation by Ānandajoti Bhikkhu
(Comic Book Style, 32 Stories, 442 Posters)
Bodhisattva Perfections Biography India Parables Folklore EBT Pāḷi

Fifty Lannā Jātaka Stories
based on the translations by I B Horner and Padmanabh S. Jaini
(Lannā Mural Painting Style, 50 Stories, 804 Posters)
Bodhisattva Perfections Biography India Southeast Asia Parables Folklore Pāḷi

Jātakamāla, The Garland of Birth Stories
based on the translation by J S Speyer
(Watercolour Style, 33 Stories, 500 Posters)
Bodhisattva Perfections Biography India Parables Folklore Sanskrit

Buddha

From the Awakening to the Chief Disciples
based on the Vinaya Mahākhandhaka.
(Amaravatī Style, 13 Stories, 164 Posters)
Buddha Biography Great Disciples Dharma Kings Śāsana India EBT Pāḷi

The Great Emancipation
(Amaravatī Style, 20 Stories, 234 Posters)
Buddha Biography Great Disciples Dharma Kings Śāsana India EBT Pāḷi

Stories from the Vinayapiṭaka
(Amaravatī Style, 39 Stories, 706 Posters)
Buddha Biography India Disciples Discipline Folklore EBT Pāḷi

The Way to the Beyond
(Ink Wash Style, 19 Stories, 223 Posters)
Buddha Biography India Dharma EBT Pāḷi

Stories from The Light of Asia
Illustrations of the Stories in Edwin Arnold’s Masterpiece
(Watercolour Style, 8 Stories, 118 Posters)
Bodhisattva Buddha Biography India Poetry Epic

Foremost Disciples

The Lives of the Foremost Monks
Stories Based Upon the Great Chronicles of the Buddhas
(Madhubani Painting Style, 41 Stories, 513 Posters)
Buddha Arahats Great Disciples Biography India Commentary Pāḷi

The Lives of the Foremost Nuns
Stories Based Upon the Great Chronicles of the Buddhas
(Madhubani Painting Style, 13 Stories, 284 Posters)
Buddha Arahats Great Disciples Biography India Commentary Pāḷi

The Lives of the Foremost Laymen
Stories Based Upon the Great Chronicles of the Buddhas
(Madhubani Painting Style, 10 Stories, 132 Posters)
Buddha Arahats Great Disciples Biography India Commentary Pāḷi

The Lives of the Foremost Laywomen
Stories Based Upon the Great Chronicles of the Buddhas
(Madhubani Painting Style, 10 Stories, 115 Posters)
Buddha Arahats Great Disciples Biography India Commentary Pāḷi

Four Rich Men with Inexhaustible Resources
Stories Based Upon the Great Chronicles of the Buddhas
(Madhubani Painting Style, 4 Stories, 55 Posters)
Buddha Arahats Great Disciples Biography India Commentary Pāḷi

Dhamma Stories

Stories from the Dhammapada Commentary
Illustrations of the Stories from the Dhammapada Commentary
(Watercolour Style, 117 Stories, 1,621 Posters)
Buddha Arahats Great Disciples Biography India Commentary Pāḷi

The Journey to the West by Cheng’en Wu
Storybooks based on Monkey by Arthur Waley
(Gongbi Painting Style, 30 Stories, 403 Posters)
Pilgrims Parables Medieval Chinese

The Epic of Maṇimēkhalai
The Tamil Epic of Wisdom and Compassion
(Thanjavur Painting Style, 16 Stories, 204 Posters)
Epic Parables Medieval Tamil

Stories from the Rasavāhinī (Heart Streams)
Tales of Karma and Virtue
(Kandy Painting Style, 20 Stories, 259 Posters)
Buddha Biography India Sri Lanka Dharma Medieval Pāḷi

Chronicles

The Life of Aśoka, the Righteous
Based on Aśoka, the Righteous by Ānanda W P Guruge
(Kalamkari Textile Style, 8 Stories, 103 Posters)
Disciples Biography India Sri Lanka Dharma Medieval

Arahat Saṅghamittā’s Story
Stories Based Upon the Extended Mahāvaṁsa
(5 Stories, 75 Posters)
Buddha Biography India Sri Lanka Dharma Medieval Pāḷi

Dīpavaṁsa
The Chronicle of the Island (of Sri Lanka)
(Kandy Painting Style, 22 Chapters, 283 Posters)
Buddha Biography India Sri Lanka Dharma Medieval Pāḷi

Thūpavaṁsa
The Legend of the Thūpas
(Madhubani Painting Style, 15 Chapters, 201 Posters)
Buddha Biography India Sri Lanka Dharma Medieval Pāḷi

Sāsanavaṁsa
The History of the Buddha’s Religion
(Myanmar Temple Painting Style, 11 Chapters, 155 Posters)
Buddha Biography India Myanmar Dharma Medieval Pāḷi

China

The Biographies of Eminent Monks
Biographies of 18 Eminent Monks who Transmitted the Dharma to China
(Mogao Style, 18 Stories, 255 Posters)
Disciples India China Sanskrit Chinese Medieval

The Transmission of the Lamp
Biographies of 16 Patriarchs of Chan from Mahākaśyapa to Huineng
(Zen Painting Style, 16 Stories, 202 Posters)
Buddha Disciples India China Sanskrit Chinese Chan/Zen Medieval

The Lives of Inspiring Chinese Nuns
Illustrations of the Lives of 12 Early Nuns in China
(Watercolour Style, 12 Stories, 153 Posters)
Disciples Nuns China India Sri Lanka Medieval

Seven Taoist Masters
The Teachings of the Complete Reality school of Taoism
(Zhang Daqian Style, 29 Stories, 372 Posters)
China Taoism Lao Tzu Schools Medieval

Japan

Matsuo Bashō’s Walking Trips
Matsuo Bashō travels across 17th-century Japan
(Nihonga Painting Style, 5 Stories, 181 Posters)
Japan Chan/Zen Poetry Nature Pre-Modern

Kobayashi Issa’s The Spring of My Life
Kobayashi Issa’s autobiographical reflections from 18th-century Japan
(Sosaku-Hanga Printing Style, 10 Stories, 132 Posters)
Japan Chan/Zen Poetry Nature Pre-Modern

Tibet

The Nālandā Masters
Stories Based Upon Buston’s History of Buddhism
(Kalamkari Textile Style, 13 Stories, 165 Posters)
Disciples India Tibet Missionaries Medieval

Buddhism in Tibet
The Lives of Twenty Influential People in Tibet
(Tibetan Painting Style, 20 Stories, 257 Posters)
Monastics India Tibet Vajrayāna Medieval

The Life of Marpa the Translator
Based on the 11th Century Biography by Tsangnyön Heruka
(Menri Thangka Style, 12 Stories, 252 Posters)
Monastics India Tibet Vajrayāna Medieval

The Life of Milarepa
Based on the 11th Century Biography by Tsangnyön Heruka
(Menri Thangka Style, 14 Stories, 262 Posters)
Monastics India Tibet Vajrayāna Medieval

India

The Ramayana, The Epic of Rama, Prince of India
(Prambanan Style, 13 Chapters, 189 Posters)
India Epic Hinduism Medieval Poetry

The Mahabharata, Epic of the Bharatas
(Kangra Painting Style, 13 Chapters, 169 Posters)
India Epic Hinduism Medieval Poetry

Tales from the Pañcatantra
(Indian Miniature Style, 20 Chapters, 245 Posters)
India Parables Hinduism Medieval Poetry

Modern Masters

The Life of Mahāsi Sayādaw
(Ava Temple Painting Style, 21 Chapters, 243 Posters)
Monastics Myanmar Meditation Modern

The Autobiography of Ven. Rerukane Candavimala
(Kandy Painting Style, 4 Chapters, 54 Posters)
Monastics Sri Lanka Meditation Modern

Pure Inspiration, Ven. Ñāṇavimala Mahāthera
Recollections of his Life, Practice and Teachings

(German Expressionist Painting Style, 12 Chapters, 163 Posters)
Monastics Germany Sri Lanka Meditation Modern

The Life of Ajahn Mun
(Isaan Hup Taem Folk Painting Style, 39 Chapters, 507 Posters)
Monastics Thailand Meditation Modern

The Life and Teachings of Ajahn Chah
(Thai Painting Style, 12 Chapters, 158 Posters)
Monastics Thailand Meditation Modern

The Life of Ayyā Khemā
The Extraordinary Life of Ilse Kussel
(Watercolour Style, 14 Stories, 196 Posters)
Monastics Germany Sri Lanka Meditation Modern

Meditation Teachings

Bhikkhu Sumedha
His Teachings and Paintings

(Sumedha Style, 9 Chapters, 113 Posters)
Monastics Germany Sri Lanka Modern

The Gentle Way of Buddhist Meditation
by Godwin Samararatne

(Colourful Zen Painting Style, 9 Chapters, 199 Posters)
Lay Teacher Sri Lanka Meditation Modern

Dhamma Teachings

The Ten Perfections (Pāramī)
Mingun Sayādaw

(Pattachitra Painting Style, 10 Chapters, 133 Posters)
Monastics Myanmar Perfections Commentary Modern

Basic Buddhist Concepts
Henri van Zeyst

(Warli Painting Style, 13 Chapters, 169 Posters)
Lay Teacher Sri Lanka Dharma Meditation Modern

The Seven Facets of Insight (Satta Bojjhaṅga)
Henri van Zeyst

(Sri Lankan Temple Painting Style, 8 Chapters, 92 Posters)
Lay Teacher Sri Lanka Dharma Meditation Modern

 

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under the direction of
Anandajoti Bhikkhu

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