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#prophecies (Skt. vyakarana, Wyl. ''lung bstan'')
#prophecies (Skt. vyakarana, Wyl. ''lung bstan'')
#discourses in verse (Skt. gatha, Wyl. ''tshigs bcad'')
#discourses in verse (Skt. gatha, Wyl. ''tshigs bcad'')
#intentional statements (Skt. nidana, Wyl. ''gleng gzhi'')
#intentional statements (Skt. udana, Wyl. ''ched du brjod pa'')
#contextual accounts (Skt. nidana, Wyl. ''gleng gzhi'')
#testimonies of realization (Skt. avadana, Wyl. ''rtogs brjod'')
#testimonies of realization (Skt. avadana, Wyl. ''rtogs brjod'')
#historical explanations (Skt. itivrttaka, Wyl. ''de ltar byung ba'')  
#historical explanations (Skt. itivrttaka, Wyl. ''de ltar byung ba'')  
#contextual accounts (Skt. udana, Wyl. ''ched du brjod pa'')
#accounts of former lives (Skt. [[jataka]], Wyl. ''skyes rabs'')
#detailed explanations (Skt. vaipulya, Wyl. ''shin tu rgyas pa'')
#detailed explanations (Skt. vaipulya, Wyl. ''shin tu rgyas pa'')
#accounts of former lives (Skt. [[jataka]], Wyl. ''skyes rabs'')
#wondrous discourses (Skt. abidhutadharma, Wyl. ''rmad du byung ba'')  
#wondrous discourses (Skt. abidhutadharma, Wyl. ''rmad du byung ba'')  
#definitive explanations (Skt. [[upadesha]], Wyl. ''gtan la phab'')
#definitive explanations (Skt. [[upadesha]], Wyl. ''gtan la phab'')


These are said to be the twelve branches of texts within the [[Tripitaka]].
These are said to be the twelve text categories within the [[Tripitaka]].


[[Category:Enumerations]]
[[Category:Enumerations]]
[[category:Texts]]
[[category:Texts]]

Revision as of 14:23, 25 May 2008

Twelve branches of the excellent teaching (Wyl. gsung rab yan lag bcu gnyis)

  1. sutras (Wyl. mdo)
  2. poetic summaries (Skt. geya, Wyl. dbyangs bsnyed)
  3. prophecies (Skt. vyakarana, Wyl. lung bstan)
  4. discourses in verse (Skt. gatha, Wyl. tshigs bcad)
  5. intentional statements (Skt. udana, Wyl. ched du brjod pa)
  6. contextual accounts (Skt. nidana, Wyl. gleng gzhi)
  7. testimonies of realization (Skt. avadana, Wyl. rtogs brjod)
  8. historical explanations (Skt. itivrttaka, Wyl. de ltar byung ba)
  9. accounts of former lives (Skt. jataka, Wyl. skyes rabs)
  10. detailed explanations (Skt. vaipulya, Wyl. shin tu rgyas pa)
  11. wondrous discourses (Skt. abidhutadharma, Wyl. rmad du byung ba)
  12. definitive explanations (Skt. upadesha, Wyl. gtan la phab)

These are said to be the twelve text categories within the Tripitaka.