The Tengyur or Tanjur or Bstan-’gyur (Tibetan: "Translation of Teachings") is the Tibetan collection of commentaries to the Buddhist teachings, or "Translated Treatises".
To the Tengyur were assigned commentaries to both Sutras and Tantras, treatises and abhidharma works (both Mahayana and non-Mahayana).[1]
Together with the 108-volume Kangyur (the Collection of the Words of the Buddha), these form the basis of the Tibetan Buddhist canon. "The Kangyur usually takes up a hundred or a hundred and eight volumes, the Tengyur two hundred and twenty-five, and the two together contain 4,569 works."[2][3]
As example, the content of the Beijing Tengyur:[4]
The Tibetan Bön religion, under the influence of Buddhism, also has its canon literature divided into two sections called the Kangyur and Tengyur but the number and contents of the collection are not yet fully known. Apparently, Bön began to take on a more literary form about the time Buddhism began to enter Tibet,[5][6] although it could have had some written records some time before that.
Schlagintweit, Emil (2006) Buddhism in Tibet: Illustrated by Literary Documents and Objects Of Religious Worship With An Account Of The Buddhist Systems Preceding It In IndiaISBN1-4286-4999-9
Stein, R. A. (1962) Tibetan Civilization. First English edition - translated by J. E. Stapleton Driver (1972). Reprint (1972): Stanford University Press, Stanford, California ISBN0-8047-0806-1 (cloth); ISBN0-8047-0901-7
tengyur, altaic, tengri, tanjur, bstan, gyur, tibetan, translation, teachings, tibetan, collection, commentaries, buddhist, teachings, translated, treatises, young, monks, printing, scriptures, sera, monastery, tibettibetan, nametibetanབས, འག, རtranscriptionsw. For the Altaic Sky God see Tengri The Tengyur or Tanjur or Bstan gyur Tibetan Translation of Teachings is the Tibetan collection of commentaries to the Buddhist teachings or Translated Treatises TengyurYoung monks printing scriptures in Sera Monastery TibetTibetan nameTibetanབས ན འག རTranscriptionsWyliebstan gyur Printing the scriptures Sera MonasteryContents 1 The Buddhist Canon 2 The Bon Tengyur 3 See also 4 Footnotes 5 References 6 External linksThe Buddhist Canon editMain article Tibetan Buddhist canon To the Tengyur were assigned commentaries to both Sutras and Tantras treatises and abhidharma works both Mahayana and non Mahayana 1 Together with the 108 volume Kangyur the Collection of the Words of the Buddha these form the basis of the Tibetan Buddhist canon The Kangyur usually takes up a hundred or a hundred and eight volumes the Tengyur two hundred and twenty five and the two together contain 4 569 works 2 3 As example the content of the Beijing Tengyur 4 Stotras Hymns of Praise 1 Volume 64 texts Commentaries on the Tantras 86 Volumes 3055 texts Commentaries on Sutras 137 Volumes 567 texts Prajnaparamita Commentaries 16 Volumes Madhyamika Treatises 29 Volumes Yogacara Treatises 29 Volumes Abhidharma 8 Volumes Miscellaneous Texts 4 Volumes Vinaya Commentaries 16 Volumes Tales and Dramas 4 Volumes Technical Treatises 43 Volumes The Bon Tengyur editThe Tibetan Bon religion under the influence of Buddhism also has its canon literature divided into two sections called the Kangyur and Tengyur but the number and contents of the collection are not yet fully known Apparently Bon began to take on a more literary form about the time Buddhism began to enter Tibet 5 6 although it could have had some written records some time before that See also editBuddhism KangyurFootnotes edit Tucci Giuseppe 1970 p 259 n 10 Stein R A 1962 p 251 Schlagintweit 2006 pp 78 81 The Tibetan Canon by Buddhanet org Tucci Giuseppe 1970 p 213 Stein R A 1962 pp 241 251 References editSchlagintweit Emil 2006 Buddhism in Tibet Illustrated by Literary Documents and Objects Of Religious Worship With An Account Of The Buddhist Systems Preceding It In India ISBN 1 4286 4999 9 Stein R A 1962 Tibetan Civilization First English edition translated by J E Stapleton Driver 1972 Reprint 1972 Stanford University Press Stanford California ISBN 0 8047 0806 1 cloth ISBN 0 8047 0901 7 Tucci Giuseppe The Religions of Tibet 1970 First English edition translated by Geoffrey Samuel 1980 Reprint 1988 University of California Press ISBN 0 520 03856 8 cloth ISBN 0520063481 paperback External links editAIBS Tengyur translation initiative Resources for Kanjur amp Tanjur Studies Universitat Wien ACIP s Derge Tengyur etext TBRC s Tengyur scans Translation of texts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tengyur amp oldid 1209196352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
