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'''Kangyur''' ([[Wyl.]] ''bka' 'gyur'') literally the 'translated words' of the [[Buddha]] — the Tibetan [[Buddhist | '''Kangyur''' ([[Wyl.]] ''bka' 'gyur'') literally the 'translated words' of the [[Buddha]] — the Tibetan [[Buddhist Canon]] is divided into the actual [[Word of the Buddha|words of the Buddha]] contained in the Kangyur, and the [[treatise]]s composed by the learned and accomplished masters of India, which are contained in the [[Tengyur]]. The compilation of the first version of the Kangyur was finalized by the great scholar [[Butön Rinchen Drup]] (1290-1364). Several versions of the compilation existed in Tibet, among which the most notable are those from [[Dergé Kangyur|Dergé]], [[Lhasa Kangyur|Lhasa]], [[Narthang Kangyur|Narthang]], [[Choné Kangyur|Choné]], Peking, [[Urga Kangyur|Urga]], Phudrak, and [[Tok Palace Kangyur|Tok Palace]]. | ||
==Divisions== | ==Divisions== | ||
Revision as of 08:53, 30 June 2011
Kangyur (Wyl. bka' 'gyur) literally the 'translated words' of the Buddha — the Tibetan Buddhist Canon is divided into the actual words of the Buddha contained in the Kangyur, and the treatises composed by the learned and accomplished masters of India, which are contained in the Tengyur. The compilation of the first version of the Kangyur was finalized by the great scholar Butön Rinchen Drup (1290-1364). Several versions of the compilation existed in Tibet, among which the most notable are those from Dergé, Lhasa, Narthang, Choné, Peking, Urga, Phudrak, and Tok Palace.
Divisions
- Vinaya ('dul ba)
- Prajñāpāramitā (sher phyin)
- Buddhāvataṃsaka (phal chen)
- Ratnakūṭa (dkon brtsegs)
- Sūtra (mdo)
- Tantra (rgyud)
Further Reading
- Paul Harrison, 'A Brief History of the Tibetan bKa' 'gyur' in Cabezón and Jackson, ed., Tibetan Literature: Studies in Genre, Snow Lion, 1996
- Peter Skilling, Translating the Buddha's Words: Some Notes on the Kanjur Translation Project, Nonthaburi, March 11, 2009
- Peter Skilling, 'Kanjur Titles and Colophons' in Tibetan Studies, vol. 2. Oslo, 1994, pp.768-780