Mahayana Canon Explained

Mahayana canon is the canon of scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism.

Mahayana canon may specifically refer to:

• Mahayana sutras, sutras specific to the Mahayana school
• Chinese Buddhist canon, the total body of Buddhist literature deemed canonical in China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam
  • Tripitaka Koreana, the original, intact Chinese canon on woodblocks, as produced in the 13th century Korea
  • Taishō Tripiṭaka, the definitive 20th century edition of the Chinese canon with Japanese commentaries
• Tibetan Buddhist canon, a loosely defined collection of sacred texts and commentaries recognized by various sects of Tibetan Buddhism
  • Kangyur, sacred texts recognized by various schools of Tibetan Buddhism
  • Tengyur, the commentaries, translated and original, of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism

See also

• Tripiṭaka, the general name of the Buddhist canon
• Early Buddhist texts, the pre-canon texts
• Pali Canon, the standard scripture collection of the Theravada Buddhist tradition
• Gandhāran Buddhist texts, the oldest preserved collection of Buddhist manuscripts of the canon