Tenjur

A Dictionary of Buddhism | 2004 | 399 words | Copyright

Tenjur (Tib., bstan-gyur). The second main division of the Tibetan canon (see Kanjur) of religious works mainly translated from Indic languages, it comprises around 225 volumes of commentarial and independent treatises written by the great masters of Indian Buddhism. It is subdivided into a number of classificatory sections and additionally includes secular works on grammar, medicine, and crafts.

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