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Asian Classics Input Project

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Tibetan Collection of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg Branch, and for the Tibetan Collection of the Oriental Library of the University of St. Petersburg, as of July 1998. View Image Gallery (13 images)
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Tibetan Collection of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg Branch, and for the Tibetan Collection of the Oriental Library of the University of St. Petersburg, as of July 1998. View Image Gallery (412 images)

Kangyur by Title (English)

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KD0113 A Holy Sutra of the Greater Way entitled The White Lotus Sutra
[Roman] [Tibetan] (688,500 bytes)
KL0107 An Exalted Sutra of the Greater Way entitled Journey to Langka
[Roman] [Tibetan] (495,000 bytes)
KD0115 An Exalted Sutra of the Greater Way entitled The Sutra of the Heaven of Happiness
[Roman] [Tibetan] (16,200 bytes)
KL0176 An Exalted Sutra of the Greater Way entitled The Sutra of Vimalakirti
[Roman] [Tibetan] (257,800 bytes)
KD0001-1 Basis of Vowed Morality, Divisions 1 to 24
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,141,600 bytes)
KD0001-2 Basis of Vowed Morality, Divisions 25 to 54
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,190,500 bytes)
KD0001-3 Basis of Vowed Morality, Divisions 55 to 82
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,114,300 bytes)
KDE0001-4 Basis of Vowed Morality, Divisions 83 to 109, Version One
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,144,800 bytes)
KDL0001-4 Basis of Vowed Morality, Divisions 83 to 109, Version Two
[Roman] [Tibetan] (612,400 bytes)
KD4568 Catalog to the Kangyur, Derge Edition
[Roman] [Tibetan] (157,100 bytes)
KL4568 Catalog to the Kangyur, Lhasa Shol Edition
[Roman] [Tibetan] (138,700 bytes)
KD0003-1 Divisions of Vowed Morality, Sections 1 to 21
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,010,100 bytes)
KD0003-2 Divisions of Vowed Morality, Sections 22 to 42
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,071,800 bytes)
KD0002 Sutra on the Vows of Individual Freedom
[Roman] [Tibetan] (74,100 bytes)
KL0021 The Exalted Essence of the Conqueress, the Perfection of Wisdom [The Heart Sutra]
[Roman] [Tibetan] (4,600 bytes)
KD0106 The Exalted Sutra of the Greater Way entitled A Commentary on the Intent of the Sutras
[Roman] [Tibetan] (206,400 bytes)
KD0095 The Exalted Sutra of the Greater Way entitled The Sutra of Cosmic Play
[Roman] [Tibetan] (852,600 bytes)
KD0016 The Exalted Sutra on the Perfection of Wisdom entitled The Diamond Cutter
[Roman] [Tibetan] (49,100 bytes)
KX0016 The Exalted Sutra on the Perfection of Wisdom entitled The Diamond Cutter, Pelden Tsultrim Edition
[Roman] [Tibetan] (53,200 bytes)
KD0012 The Exalted Sutra on the Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Verses
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,120,300 bytes)
KD0060 The Meeting of the Father and Son, an Explication of Thusness, being the Sixteenth Chapter of a Hundred Thousand Chapters of the Many Various Teachings of the Exalted Sutra entitled The Stack of the Jewels
[Roman] [Tibetan] (637,800 bytes)
KD0049 The Sutra on Immeasurable Light, being the Fifth Chapter of a Hundred Thousand Chapters of the Many Various Teachings of the Exalted Sutra entitled The Stack of the Jewels
[Roman] [Tibetan] (132,200 bytes)
KL0009-1 The Sutra on the Perfection of Wisdom in 25,000 Verses; Part I
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,409,000 bytes)
KL0009-2 The Sutra on the Perfection of Wisdom in 25,000 Verses; Part II
[Roman] [Tibetan] (995,800 bytes)
KD0061 The Sutra Requested by Purna, being the Seventeenth Chapter of a Hundred Thousand Chapters of the Many Various Teachings of the Exalted Sutra entitled The Stack of the Jewels
[Roman] [Tibetan] (231,300 bytes)
KD0062 The Sutra Requested by Rashtrapala, being the Eighteenth Chapter of a Hundred Thousand Chapters of the Many Various Teachings of the Exalted Sutra entitled The Stack of the Jewels
[Roman] [Tibetan] (115,800 bytes)
KD0063 The Sutra Requested by the Householder Ugra, being the Nineteenth Chapter of a Hundred Thousand Chapters of the Many Various Teachings of the Exalted Sutra entitled The Stack of the Jewels
[Roman] [Tibetan] (121,900 bytes)



Sungbum by Author (English)

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'CHAD KA BA YE SHES RDO RJE (1101-1175)
S7003 The Seven-Point Instruction for Developing the Good Heart
[Roman] [Tibetan] (77,400 bytes)

'JAM DPAL RGYA MTSO
S5260 An Addendum to the Great Biography of the Venerable Tsongkapa
[Roman] [Tibetan] (29,300 bytes)
S5263 The Highly Secret Biography of Je Tsongkapa
[Roman] [Tibetan] (5,700 bytes)

(1) BSKAL BZANG RNAM RGYAL aka KA LBI BHA DRA BI DZA YA [sic]; (2) unknown; (3) RJE BTZUN [PAn CHEN] ((1)fl. 1780; (2)@: (3) 15)
S0206 [1] A Lamp which Clarifies the Real Meaning, a Versed Summary on Discipline; [2] a Versed Summary on the Five Groups of Downfalls from the Sutra on the Vows of Individual Freedom for Males; and [3] a Versed Summary on Rules for Full Monks...
[Roman] [Tibetan] (132,000 bytes)

(SH'AKYA'I BTZUN PA) BLO BZANG YE SHES (1663-1737)
S5877 The String of Jewels, being a Clear Presentation of the Deeds of that Monk who Spoke the Dharma, Lobsang Chukyi Gyeltsen
[Roman] [Tibetan] (602,900 bytes)

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S6620 The Thousand Angels of the Heaven of Bliss
[Roman] [Tibetan] (2,000 bytes)

BIR WA PA
S0402 Instructions for Developing the Good Heart composed by the Glorious Birwapa
[Roman] [Tibetan] (7,700 bytes)

BKRA SHIS DPAL LDAN
S5262 Petition of the Secret Biography of the Venerable and Glorious Lama, Je Tsongkapa
[Roman] [Tibetan] (9,000 bytes)

BRAS SPUNGS BLO GSAL GLING GI TREO DGE BSHES TSE DBANG BSAM GRUB (fl. 1835)
S0201 The String of Shining Jewels, being an Explanation of the Rules contained in the Three Types of Vows: Those of Individual Freedom, Those of the Bodhisattva, and Those of the Secret Word
[Roman] [Tibetan] (104,900 bytes)

BROM STON RJE (1005?-1064?)
S0372 A Story Related by Dromtun Je of the Spiritual Life of That One and Only God, the Great Lord Atisha, Describing How He Abandoned a Kingdom and Reached Freedom
[Roman] [Tibetan] (40,500 bytes)

BYA BRAL BA DKON MCHOG RGYAL MTSAN (14th century)
S0406 A Supplement to the Instructions on Developing the Good Heart delivered as an Oral Teaching
[Roman] [Tibetan] (153,600 bytes)

BYANG RTZE THOS BSAM GLING GI BLA THOG BCO BRGYAD PA BLO BZANG BSTAN PA
S6860 The Clear Mirror, being the Text of the Book of Reasoning used for the Regular Oral Examinations of the Jangtse College of Ganden Tibetan Monastery
[Roman] [Tibetan] (130,700 bytes)

CHE SHOS RIN PO CHE BLO BZANG BYANG CHUB BSTAN PA'I SGRON ME
S0430 A Brief Lama Practice
[Roman] [Tibetan] (11,900 bytes)
S0458 A Convenient Ritual for a Practice of Offering Water based upon the Holy Je Tsongkapa
[Roman] [Tibetan] (4,300 bytes)
S0421 A Fragrant Bloom of the Taksik Flower, being the Lama's Very First Composition, which Came to Him Spontaneously
[Roman] [Tibetan] (600 bytes)
S0425 A Lama Practice entitled A Hook for Bringing in Blessings and Attainments
[Roman] [Tibetan] (3,600 bytes)
S0424 A Lama Practice entitled A Mere Imitation of the Words of Others
[Roman] [Tibetan] (2,900 bytes)
S0456 A Necklace for Ladies of Lovely Poses, Disciples of Clear Minds, being a Book of Monastic Rules
[Roman] [Tibetan] (18,200 bytes)
S0454 A Ritual for Recitation, and Notes to a Teaching, on the Practice of Making an Offering for Achieving the Wish for Enlightenment
[Roman] [Tibetan] (10,000 bytes)
S0457 A Scalpel for the Heart, being a Recitation Book that Describes a Daily Life of Virtue
[Roman] [Tibetan] (7,900 bytes)
S0462 A Supplication to the Lineage of Lamas through Whom the Oral Transmission of the Buddhist Canon has been Passed Down
[Roman] [Tibetan] (5,600 bytes)
S0426 Achieving the Two Goals Automatically, being a Lama Practice in the Teachings of the General Practice of the Three Families
[Roman] [Tibetan] (10,700 bytes)
S0455 The Golden Mirror, being a Book of Rules for the Monastery of Gepel Ling
[Roman] [Tibetan] (39,600 bytes)
S0436 The Image of the Immutable Diamond, being Liturgical Instructions accompanied by a Ceremony for Serving Refreshment in the Monastic Assembly
[Roman] [Tibetan] (31,300 bytes)
S0428 The Stairway to Freedom, a Lama Practice
[Roman] [Tibetan] (15,700 bytes)

CO NE BLA MA GRAGS PA BSHAD GRUB (1675-1748)
S0305 The Sun which Illuminates the Profound Concept of Suchness, an Explication of The Essence of Wisdom
[Roman] [Tibetan] (62,300 bytes)

CO NE BLA MA GRAGS PA BSHAD SGRUB (1675-1748)
SB0218 A Cloud of Offerings to Please Lord Atisha, being a Brief Clarification in Commentary upon The Lamp on the Path to Enlightenment, Version One
[Roman] [Tibetan] (58,800 bytes)
SR0218 A Cloud of Offerings to Please Lord Atisha, being a Brief Clarification in Commentary upon The Lamp on the Path to Enlightenment, Version Two
[Roman] [Tibetan] (58,600 bytes)
S0028 An Illumination of the Profound State of Suchness, being a Brief Commentary on Difficult Points in the Book called The Root Text of the Middle Way known as 'Wisdom'
[Roman] [Tibetan] (54,900 bytes)
S0184 The Brief Essence Clarified, being a Word-by-Word Commentary to the Brief Presentation of the Steps of the Path
[Roman] [Tibetan] (35,100 bytes)
S0074 The Brief Essence of Scriptural Authority and Reasoning, being a Presentation on the Science of Reasoning
[Roman] [Tibetan] (47,100 bytes)
S0195-6 The Cloud of Offerings, which Pleases the Wise, and Illuminates the True Thought of the Treatise known as the 'Ornament of Realizations', being a Combined Word Commentary and Dialectical Analysis of the Eighth Chapter of the Treatise
[Roman] [Tibetan] (105,000 bytes)
S0195-5 The Cloud of Offerings, which Pleases the Wise, and Illuminates the True Thought of the Treatise known as the 'Ornament of Realizations', being a Combined Word Commentary and Dialectical Analysis of the Fifth through Seventh Chapters of the Treatise
[Roman] [Tibetan] (105,400 bytes)
S0195-1 The Cloud of Offerings, which Pleases the Wise, and Illuminates the True Thought of the Treatise known as the 'Ornament of Realizations', being a Combined Word Commentary and Dialectical Analysis of the First Chapter of the Treatise
[Roman] [Tibetan] (299,100 bytes)
S0195-4 The Cloud of Offerings, which Pleases the Wise, and Illuminates the True Thought of the Treatise known as the 'Ornament of Realizations', being a Combined Word Commentary and Dialectical Analysis of the Fourth Chapter of the Treatise
[Roman] [Tibetan] (232,300 bytes)
S0195-2 The Cloud of Offerings, which Pleases the Wise, and Illuminates the True Thought of the Treatise known as the 'Ornament of Realizations', being a Combined Word Commentary and Dialectical Analysis of the Second Chapter of the Treatise
[Roman] [Tibetan] (183,800 bytes)
S0195-3 The Cloud of Offerings, which Pleases the Wise, and Illuminates the True Thought of the Treatise known as the 'Ornament of Realizations', being a Combined Word Commentary and Dialectical Analysis of the Third Chapter of the Treatise
[Roman] [Tibetan] (90,200 bytes)
SP0024 The Sun that Illuminates the Profound Meaning of the Excellent Path for Travelling to Freedom, a Commentary on The Diamond Cutter Sutra, Version One
[Roman] [Tibetan] (119,000 bytes)
ST0024 The Sun that Illuminates the Profound Meaning of the Excellent Path for Travelling to Freedom, a Commentary on The Diamond Cutter Sutra, Version Two
[Roman] [Tibetan] (119,000 bytes)
S0027 The Sun that Illuminates the True Intent of the Entire Mass of Realized Beings, the Victors and All Their Sons and Daughters, being a Commentary upon the Treasure-House of Higher Knowledge
[Roman] [Tibetan] (689, 00 bytes)
S0220 The Sun which Illuminates Profound Suchness, being an Explanation of The Essence of Wisdom
[Roman] [Tibetan] (62,100 bytes)
S0057 The Wish-Giving Jewel, being the Briefest Essence of the True Intent of the Ocean of the Great Books on Vowed Morality
[Roman] [Tibetan] (237,200 bytes)

DAR HAN CHOS RJE'I SPRUL MING YE SHES MKHAS BTZUN RGYA MTSO (c. 1885)
S0423 A Lamp for Illuminating the Meaning of the Words, being a Commentary upon that Single Verse, the Very First Composition Granted by that Supreme Emanation, Cheshu Rinpoche
[Roman] [Tibetan] (4,800 bytes)

DBYANGS CAN DGA BAI BLO GROS (1675-1748)
S0306 A Lamp for Illuminating Suchness, a Clarification of Difficult Points in the Logic Used to Avoid Extremes
[Roman] [Tibetan] (53,400 bytes)

DBYANGS CAN GRUB PA'I RDO RJE (1809-1887)
SE6260 Jewel of the Teachings of the Golden Hats: A Biography of the Good and Glorious Dharma Bhadra, Version One
[Roman] [Tibetan] (426,800 bytes)
SL6260 Jewel of the Teachings of the Golden Hats: A Biography of the Good and Glorious Dharma Bhadra, Version Two
[Roman] [Tibetan] (201,800 bytes)
S6387-3 Supplication composed at the Request of the Officials of Pema Chuding Monastery
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,600 bytes)
S6259 The Mountain of Clouds, Delivering a Gentle Rain of Attainments, being a Supplication to the Venerated Lama, the Good and Glorious One, the All-Knowing Dharma Bhadra, by Means of Relating the Story of His Life
[Roman] [Tibetan] (8,200 bytes)

DGE BSHES 'CHAD KA BA YE SHES RDO RJE (1101-1175)
S0380 Eight Verses of Instruction for Developing a Good Heart, along with a Story About Them
[Roman] [Tibetan] (29,800 bytes)

DGE BSHES GRO LUNG PA BLO GROS BYUNG GNAS (c. 1100)
SE0070-1 An Explanation of the Steps to the Path for Entering into the Precious Teachings of Those Who Have Gone to Bliss, Part One, Version One
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,099,300 bytes)
SL0070-1 An Explanation of the Steps to the Path for Entering into the Precious Teachings of Those Who Have Gone to Bliss, Part One, Version Two
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,101,600 bytes)
SE0070-2 An Explanation of the Steps to the Path for Entering into the Precious Teachings of Those Who Have Gone to Bliss, Part Two, Version One
[Roman] [Tibetan] (2,078,000 bytes)
SL0070-2 An Explanation of the Steps to the Path for Entering into the Precious Teachings of Those Who Have Gone to Bliss, Part Two, Version Two
[Roman] [Tibetan] (599,500 bytes)

DGE BSHES THUB BSTAN RIN CHEN
S0008 Colophon to Overview of the Middle Way
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,100 bytes)
S0030 Colophon to The Jewel of the True Thought, a Commentary on Valid Perception, Chapters 3-4
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,500 bytes)
S0029 Introduction to The Jewel of the True Thought, a Commentary on Valid Perception, Chapters 3-4
[Roman] [Tibetan] (2,900 bytes)
S0007 Outline to Overview of the Middle Way
[Roman] [Tibetan] (28,500 bytes)
S0025 Table of Contents to Analysis of the Middle Way
[Roman] [Tibetan] (2,100 bytes)
S0005 Table of Contents to Overview of the Middle Way
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,200 bytes)
S0006 Tibetan Introduction to Overview of the Middle Way
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,900 bytes)

DGE BSHES YE SHES DBANG PHYUG (1928-1997)
S0032 Table of Contents for Jewel of the True Thought a Commentary on Valid Perception, Chapter Four
[Roman] [Tibetan] (2,200 bytes)
S0050 Table of Contents to The Jewel of the True Thought, a Commentary on Valid Perception, Chapter 1
[Roman] [Tibetan] (2,900 bytes)
S0031 Table of Contents to The Jewel of the True Thought, a Commentary on Valid Perception, Chapter Three
[Roman] [Tibetan] (4,100 bytes)
SE0023-1 The Jewel of the True Thought, a Commentary on Valid Perception, Chapter 1, Version One
[Roman] [Tibetan] (399,000 bytes)
SL0023-1 The Jewel of the True Thought, a Commentary on Valid Perception, Chapter 1, Version Two
[Roman] [Tibetan] (399,700 bytes)
SE0023-2 The Jewel of the True Thought, a Commentary on Valid Perception, Chapter 2, Version One
[Roman] [Tibetan] (328,200 bytes)
SL0023-2 The Jewel of the True Thought, a Commentary on Valid Perception, Chapter 2, Version Two
[Roman] [Tibetan] (328,500 bytes)
S0023-3 The Jewel of the True Thought, a Commentary on Valid Perception, Chapter 3
[Roman] [Tibetan] (409,900 bytes)
S0023-4 The Jewel of the True Thought, a Commentary on Valid Perception, Chapter 4
[Roman] [Tibetan] (208,400 bytes)

DGE SLONG KUN DGA' LEGS PA'I RIN CHEN (c. 1450)
S0411 A Book of Instruction on the Text entitled Freedom from the Four Kinds of Attachment
[Roman] [Tibetan] (42,100 bytes)

DGE SLONG SHES RAB DBANG PO
S0273 The True Intent Made Even More Clear, a Treatment of Difficult Points in the Explanation of Entering the Middle Way Entitled Illumination of the True Thought
[Roman] [Tibetan] (719,500 bytes)

DKON MCHOG BSTAN PAI SGRON ME (1762-1823)
S0035 Notes on The Three Principal Paths
[Roman] [Tibetan] (2,300 bytes)


DPAL LDAN SMAD RGYUD GRVA TSANG GI MKHAN PO SER BYES HAR GDONG BYAMS PA SKAL BZANG
S0193-1 A General Presentation, and Points from the Divisions of Buddhist Discipline relating to Nuns, a Section of the Versed Summary on Buddhist Discipline entitled Lecture Notes on the Text and Meaning of the Essence of the Crucial Points
[Roman] [Tibetan] (70,000 bytes)
S0193-2 Points from the Divisions of Buddhist Discipline relating to Monks, a Section of the Versed Summary on Buddhist Discipline entitled Lecture Notes on the Text and Meaning of the Essence of the Crucial Points
[Roman] [Tibetan] (75,500 bytes)
S0193-3 Points on the Latter Part of the Foundation, a Section of the Versed Summary on Buddhist Discipline entitled Lecture Notes on the Text and Meaning of the Essence of the Crucial Points
[Roman] [Tibetan] (89,700 bytes)

Gelek Rinpoche (1939-)
S0203 A Praise of the ACIP CD-ROM of Classical Asian Literature
[Roman] [Tibetan] (2,100 bytes)

GLANG RI THANG PA RDO RJE SENG GE (1054-1123)
S0071E Instruction on Developing the Good Heart, in Eight Verses
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,400 bytes)
S0071 Instructions on Developing the Good Heart, in Eight Verses; English Version
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,300 bytes)

GO RAMS PA BSOD NAMS SENG GE (1429-1489)
S0410 A Clear and Complete Teaching on Freeing Oneself from the Four Kinds of Attachment
[Roman] [Tibetan] (19,100 bytes)

GSER GLING PA CHOS KYI GRAGS PA
S0419 Advices Granted to Lord Atisha by Lama Serlingpa [Dharmakirti], for the Purpose of Helping Him Tame the People of a Barbarian Land
[Roman] [Tibetan] (8,800 bytes)
S0382 An Instruction Granted by Lama Serlingpa to Lord Atisha, meant to Assist Him in Taming People in a Barbarian Land
[Roman] [Tibetan] (1,300 bytes)
S0379 The Teaching on Developing the Good Heart entitled Steps for Warrior Bodhisattvas
[Roman] [Tibetan] (12,500 bytes)

GTZANG PAndI TA
S0300 A Jewel of the True Thought of Master Dharmakirti, being an Elucidation of Difficult Points in Both the Chapter on Accomplishing One's Own Goals and the Chapter on Accomplishing the Goals of Others, from The Commentary on Valid Perception...
[Roman] [Tibetan] (333.5 bytes)