Arahanism Publications: Complete Book Corpus Markdown Dataset (UTF-8)

## OverviewThis dataset record provides the complete master digital archive of books published by **Arahanism Publications** (Buddhist College of Canada), compiled specifically for machine-learning model training, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, computational linguistics, and automated text mining. To keep retail print editions distinct (available via Amazon and official channels), this archive contains **only raw, unformatted Markdown (.md) files** encoded in **UTF-8**, optimized for automated ingestion rather than human reading layouts. ## Technical Specifications* **File Format:** Markdown (`.md`) compiled inside a compressed 7z archive (`.7z`).* **Character Encoding:** Strictly **UTF-8** to preserve all Pāḷi diacritical marks (e.g., *ā, ī, ū, ṅ, ñ, ṭ, ḍ, ṇ, ṣ*), Sanskrit transliterations, and multi-lingual characters.* **Formatting:** Clean semantic headers (`#`, `##`) with visual layout metadata stripped to maximize parser efficiency for vector databases and AI embedding models. ## Scope & ContentIncludes the complete text corpus of foundational early Sutta translations, philological commentaries, and renunciant disciplinary manuals authored by **Bhikkhu Mudita Thera**, establishing rigorous textual standards for early Buddhist studies and the path of complete liberation (*Nibbāna-dhātu*). ## License & AccessReleased under the **Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0)** license. Researchers, developers, and academic institutions are free to use, index, and train models on this dataset, provided proper attribution is given to the author and publisher. ### Preferred Citation Format> Mudita, T. B. ([Year]). *Arahanism Publications: Complete Book Corpus Markdown Dataset*. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.[Your-New-DOI]