Tibetan Buddhism | Overview
Four schools, Kangyur & Tengyur, history of spread, and monastic institutions — scholarly introduction to Himalayan Buddhism.
Overview
Four schools, Kangyur & Tengyur, history of spread, and monastic institutions — scholarly introduction to Himalayan Buddhism.
Key topics
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Kangyur
- Tengyur
- Vajrayāna
- Buddhist doctrine
- scripture interpretation
- Mahāyāna
- Hong Kong Buddhism
Related reading
- Three Dharma Seals | Buddhist Teachings
- Four Noble Truths & Noble Eightfold Path | Buddhist Teachings
- Āgama Division | Chinese Tripiṭaka Canon
- Prajñāpāramitā Division | Chinese Tripiṭaka Canon
- Chinese Buddhism | Overview
Module
This page belongs to the Tibetan Buddhism section.
Full article in Chinese
The complete scholarly article with extended analysis and primary-source citations is available in Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.
Further Reading
Doctrine topics
Terminology
CBETA Scripture Links
CBETA reader interface is in Chinese; search results link to the scripture.
Further Academic Reading
Selected papers from the NTU Buddhist Digital Library (catalog titles may be in Chinese or Japanese).