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EAP310/2/1

Record Id:

036-002360606

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002360605

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000083.0x000181

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

EAP310/2/1

Title:

The Kanjur Canon

Scope & Content:

The Kanjur manuscript contains 108 volumes including 16 volumes of Sher phyin, 6 volumes of dKon brtsegs, 6 volumes of Phal chen, 4 volumes of Myang 'das, ... volumes of mDo sde, … volumes of rGyud and 13 volumes of 'Dul ba. The canon includes the earliest sermons of the Buddha, the dialogues between him and his disciples, monastic codes of discipline, the large Mahayana sutras which appeared around the beginning of the first millennium and the tantric literature, which is also attributed to the Buddha but appeared from the middle of the first millennium. The Kanjur canon contains Tibetan translation of these canonical Buddhist scriptures which were produced largely between 8th and 13th century. The texts form the foundation of Tibetan Buddhism. 106 volumes of manuscripts on paper in loose leaf poti format.

Dates of original material: unknown

Script(s) of material: Tibetan dBu can script.

Collection Area:

Endangered Archives Programme

Project / Collection:

The digital documentation of manuscripts in Thadrak, Tshamdrak and Neyphug Temples

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002360605
036-002360606

Is part of:

EAP310/2 : The Manuscript Collection of Neyphug Monastery

EAP310/2/1 : The Kanjur Canon

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-002360605[0001]/036-002360606

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP310/2

Record Type (Level):

Series

Extent:

106 folders containing 46,202 TIFF images; 1,012GB

Digitised Content:

https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP310-2-1

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Languages:

Tibetan

Scripts:

Tibetan

Start Date:

1650

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

1650-1950

Era:

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User Conditions:

Arrangement:

Traditional Tibetan Buddhist Kanjur system of arrangement is used. The canon is sub-divided into rGyud, 'Dul ba, mDo sde, Sher phyin, Phal chen, dKon brtsegs and Myang 'das.

Administrative Context:

The series was created in Neyphug and has always remained in the temple. The village appoints a family in rotation as the caretakers of the temple and all its contents including this series of manuscripts.

Information About Originals:

Original material is held at the Neyphug Monastery

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Subjects:

Buddhism

Places:

Bhutan, Asia