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Tibetan Canon
藏传佛经
The Tibetan Buddhist Canon is the body of sacred scripture in the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Though attempts to catalogue Buddhist texts in Tibet began in the 9th century CE, it was not until the 14th century that the Tibetan Buddhist leader Buton Rinchen Drub compiled all of the scriptures sacred to Tibet. Still, the contents of the Canon are loosely defined, with different editors over time adding or leaving out texts as they saw fit. The Tibetan Canon is divided into two general categories: Kangyur (“translated words”), which are believed to be the words of the Buddha; and Tengyur (“translated treatises”), which are commentaries on the sutras and tantras, treatises, and abstract scholastic abhidharma texts. Approximately one quarter of the Kangyur works are Tibetan translations of early Buddhist texts, and the rest are translations of Mahayana texts. The Tibetan Canon is distinct in its inclusion of esoteric tantric texts, works meant only for private transmission from master to student.
藏文佛教经是藏传佛教传统的神圣经文。从9世纪开始，西藏就开始编制佛教文本的目录，但是，直到14世纪藏传佛教领袖布敦瑞钦珠才编撰出了所有的藏文圣书。而且，经藏的内容定义很宽松，不同时期的的不同编撰者会依照自己觉得合适的方式加以增减。藏文经藏可以被划分为两类：甘珠尔（“教敕译典”），被认为是佛祖的话；丹珠尔（“论述译典”），即对经书、密教哲学的评论，论文，以及抽象的、学术性的禅数文本。甘珠尔的大约四分之一为早期大乘文本的翻译。藏文经藏在其深奥的密教文献方面是独特的，这些是只由导师向学生私下传授的作品。