\n“The Kangyur is the principal collection of the Buddhist scriptures in Tibetan. It contains some 900 works in over 100 volumes, all translations into Tibetan of the Indian texts considered to record the words of the Buddha (while its sister collection, the Tengyur, contains translations of the treatises composed by the great Indian Buddhist masters and scholars).<\/p>\n
Most Kangyurs (see below) are divided into sections or divisions containing scriptures of different kinds. Their order may differ, but broadly comprise Vinaya (Discipline), S\u016btra (Discourses), and Tantra, sometimes with an additional collection of Dh\u0101ra\u1e47\u012b (Incantations). The S\u016btra section often comprises several separate divisions, which have here been grouped together for clarity under one heading, Discourses, but can be seen as subdivisions within it.<\/p>\n
The order of the sections and texts here follows that of the Deg\u00e9 Kangyur, and the individual texts have been numbered according to the widely used T\u014dhoku catalogue, which also follows the order of the Deg\u00e9 Kangyur and Tengyur (Ui, H. et al. eds. A Complete Catalogue of the Tibetan Buddhist Canons<\/cite>. 1934: Sendai, Japan. T\u014dhoku Imperial University.)” — 84000, The Kangyur<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Kangyur Genres and Catalog (Deg\u00e9 Edition)<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Discipline<\/h4>\n
\u0f60\u0f51\u0f74\u0f63\u0f0b\u0f56\u0f0b\u0f0b – ‘dul ba – vinaya (about<\/a>)
\nCatalog: 840000<\/a> (Toh 1-7a)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
- Vinayavibha\u1e45ga – Pr\u0101timok\u1e63a s\u016btras outlining the rules for monks and nuns (Toh 2, 3, 4, 5)<\/li>\n
- Vinayavastu – aspects of monastic life (Toh 1, 17 chapters)<\/li>\n
- Vinayak\u1e63udrakavastu – miscellaneous topics (Toh 6)<\/li>\n
- Vinayottaragrantha – explanations of the monastic code and its history (Toh 7, 7a)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Discourses<\/h4>\n
\u0f58\u0f51\u0f7c\u0f0d<\/span> – mdo – <\/span>s\u016btra (about<\/a>)
\nCatalog: 84000<\/a> (Toh 8-359)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
- Praj\u00f1\u0101p\u0101ramit\u0101 – Perfection of Wisdom – \u0f64\u0f7a\u0f62\u0f0b\u0f55\u0fb1\u0f72\u0f53\u0f0d – sher phyin (Toh 8-30) about<\/a> – Catalog<\/a> (read.84000.co)<\/li>\n
- Buddh\u0101vata\u1e43saka – Ornaments of the Buddhas – \u0f55\u0f63\u0f0b\u0f46\u0f7a\u0f53\u0f0d – phal chen (Toh 44) about<\/a> – Catalog<\/a> (read.84000.co)<\/li>\n
- Ratnak\u016b\u1e6da – Heap of Jewels – \u0f51\u0f40\u0f7c\u0f53\u0f0b\u0f56\u0f62\u0fa9\u0f7a\u0f42\u0f66\u0f0d – dkon brtsegs (Toh 45-93) about<\/a> – Catalog<\/a> (read.84000.co)<\/li>\n
- General S\u016btra Section – \u0f58\u0f51\u0f7c\u0f0b\u0f66\u0fa1\u0f7a\u0f0d – mdo sde (Toh 94-359) about<\/a> – Catalog<\/a> (read.84000.co)<\/li>\n
- Thirteen Late-translated Sutras – \u0f42\u0f66\u0f62\u0f0b\u0f60\u0f42\u0fb1\u0f74\u0f62\u0f0d<\/span> – gsar ‘gyur (Toh 31-43) about<\/a> – Catalog<\/a> (read.84000.co)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Tantra<\/h4>\n
\u0f62\u0f92\u0fb1\u0f74\u0f51\u0f0d<\/span> – rgyud – tantra (<\/span>about<\/a>)
\nCatalog: 84000<\/a> (Toh 360-845)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
- Tantra – Tantra Collection – \u0f62\u0f92\u0fb1\u0f74\u0f51\u0f0b\u0f60\u0f56\u0f74\u0f58\u0f0d<\/span> – rgyud ‘bum<\/span> (Toh 360-827) about<\/a> – Catalog<\/a> (read.84000.co)<\/li>\n
- Pratantra – Old Tantras – \u0f62\u0f99\u0f72\u0f44\u0f0b\u0f62\u0f92\u0fb1\u0f74\u0f51\u0f0d<\/span> – rnying rgyud <\/span>(Toh 828-844) about<\/a> – Catalog<\/a> (read.84000.co)<\/li>\n
- K\u0101lacakra\u00ad\u1e6d\u012bk\u0101 (Vimala\u00adprabh\u0101) – Wheel of Time Commentary – \u0f51\u0f74\u0f66\u0f0b\u0f60\u0f41\u0f7c\u0f62\u0f0b\u0f60\u0f42\u0fb2\u0f7a\u0f63\u0f0b\u0f56\u0f64\u0f51\u0f0d<\/span> – dus ‘khor ‘grel bshad <\/span>(Toh 1347) about<\/a> – Catalog<\/a> (read.84000.co)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Dharani<\/h4>\n
\u0f42\u0f5f\u0f74\u0f44\u0f66\u0f0d – gzungs <\/span><\/span>– d<\/span>h\u0101ra\u1e47\u012b (<\/span>about<\/a>)
\nCatalog: 84000<\/a> (Toh 846-1108)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
- Dh\u0101ra\u1e47\u012bsa\u1e43graha – Compendium of Dharanis – \u0f42\u0f5f\u0f74\u0f44\u0f66\u0f0b\u0f60\u0f51\u0f74\u0f66\u0f0d<\/span> gzungs ‘dus (Toh 846-1093) about<\/a> – Catalog<\/a> (read.84000.co)<\/span><\/li>\n
- Pra\u1e47idh\u0101na – Aspiration – \u0f56\u0f66\u0f94\u0f7c\u0f0b\u0f66\u0fa8\u0f7c\u0f53\u0f0d<\/span> – bsngo smon (Toh 1094-1108) <\/span>about<\/a> – Catalog <\/a><\/span>(read.84000.co)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Kangyur Catalog<\/h4>\n
\u0f56\u0f40\u0f60\u0f0b\u0f60\u0f42\u0fb1\u0f74\u0f62\u0f0b\u0f51\u0f40\u0f62\u0f0b\u0f46\u0f42\u0f0b<\/span> – bka’ ‘gyur dkar chag<\/span> (<\/span>about<\/a>)
\nCatalog: 84000<\/a> (Toh 4568)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
- Chapter 1: How the Wheel of Dharma was Turned, and History of the Compilation of the Teachings (Toh 4568-1)<\/li>\n
- Chapter 2: Overview of How Those Teachings Were Preserved in This World (Toh 4568-2)<\/li>\n
- The Third Well-Spoken Branch: An Exact Account of How All the Victorious One\u2019s Teachings Extant Today in the Land of Snow Mountains Were Put into Print (Toh 4568-2)<\/li>\n
- Chapter 4: Main Catalogue and Index (Toh 4568-4)<\/li>\n
- Chapter 5: Purpose and Benefits of This Publication, Together with Dedication Prayers (Toh 4568-5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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