The Tengyur (Wylie: Bstan-'gyur is the Tibetan collection of commentaries to the Buddhist teachings, or "Translated Treatises". The Bejing version covers 3626 texts in 224 volumes, but numbers vary depending on the version. To the Tengyur were assigned commentaries to both Sutras and Tantras, treatises and abhidharma works (both Mahayana and non-Mahayana). Wylie is the name of two towns in the United States: Wylie, Minnesota, and Wylie, Texas. ... The abhidhamma is the name of one of the three pitakas, or baskets of tradition, into which the Tipitaka (Pali; Sanskrit: Tripitaka), the canon of early Buddhism, is divided. ... Relief image of the bodhisattva Kuan Yin from Mt. ...

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 are a collection of Sanskrit classics that date back to the times of Buddha. ... The Tibetan Buddhist canon is a loosely defined list of sacred texts recognized by various sects of Tibetan Buddhism. ...

As example, the content of the Beijing Tengyur:^[1]

• Sutras ("Hymns of Praise"): 1 Volume; 64 texts.
• Commentaries on the Tantras: 86 Volumes; 3055 texts.
• Commentaries on Sutras; 137 Volumes; 567 texts.

1. Prajnaparamita Commentaries, 16 Volumes.
2. Madhyamika Treatises, 29 Volumes.
3. Yogacara Treatises, 29 Volumes.
4. Abhidharma, 8 Volumes.
5. Miscellaneous Texts, 4 Volumes.
6. Vinaya Commentaries, 16 Volumes.
7. Tales and Dramas, 4 Volumes.
8. Technical Treatises, 43 Volumes.

References

1. ^ The Tibetan Canon by Buddhanet.org

External links

• The Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center
• The Tengyur Collection