Kangyur
Collection of sacred texts in Tibetan Buddhism / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Kanjur" redirects here. For places in Iran, see Kanjur, Iran.
The Tibetan Buddhist canon is a defined collection of sacred texts recognized by various schools of Tibetan Buddhism, comprising the Kangyur and the Tengyur. The Kangyur or Kanjur is Buddha's recorded teachings (or the 'Translation of the Word'), and the Tengyur or Tanjur is the commentaries by great masters on Buddha's teachings (or the 'Translation of Treatises').