Comparison of the Pali, Chinese, And Tibetan Canons

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C omparison of the Pali, C hinese, and Tibetan C anons

Chart Comparing Pali, Chinese and Tibetan Canons The Vinaya The Hinayana Sutras The Mahayana Sutras The Commentaries The Abhidharma Other I. KANJUR (The KANJUR (The Word of the Buddha)

THE VINAYA The Chi Chines nese e Can Canon on

The Ti Tibet betan an Can Canon on

XII.Vinaya Se ction (Volumes 22-24)

VINAYA (Volumes 1-13) VINAYA

The Pali Canon

VINAY A PITAKA

A. Suttavibhanga: Patimokkha-Monastic code or A. Disciplinary texts of a rules for the Sangha variety of Hinayana 227 rules for monks 1. 227 1. Schools: Bhikkhuni Patimokkha--Theravada, 2. 311 rules for nun Mahasanghika, Mahisasaka, Sarvastivada, Dharmagupta, and MulaSarvastivada B. Khandhaka: Matters Matters concerning the organization orga nization of the Sangha Sangha 1. Mahavagga: Regulations Regulations for ordination, retreats, retre ats, clothing, clothing, food, etc. 2. Cullavagga: Procedural matters and the history of the first two councils. B. Bodhisattva discipline: Brahmajala Sutra C. The Parivara: (Appendix summarizing the rules)

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Comparison of the Pali, Chinese, and Tibetan Canons

THE HINAYANA SUTRAS The Chinese Canon

The Tibetan Canon

The Pali Canon

SUTTA PITAKA A. Digha Nikaya: 34 long discourses 2-Samaññaphala Sutta 11-Kevatta (Kevaddha) Sutta 12-Lohicca Sutta 15-Maha Nidana Sutta 16-Maha-Parinibbana Sutta 21-Sakka-pañha Sutta 22-Maha-Satipatthana Sutta 26-Cakkavatti Sutta 27- Agganna Sutta 31-Sigalovada

I. Agama Section Approximately 67 hinayana (Volumes 1-2): 151 texts texts: that correspond to the Pali Canon, but were translated from the Sanskrit of the Sarvastivada tradition. Agama means “those handed down by tradition.”

B. Majjhima Nikaya: 154 medium length discourses: 2-Sabbasava Sutta 4-Bhaya-bherava Sutta 7-Vatthupama Sutta 8-Sallekha Sutta 22- Alagagaddujupama Sutta 45-Culadhammasamadana Sutta 55- Jivaka Sutta 63-Cula Malunkya Sutta 72- Aggi Vacchagotta Sutta 74-Dighanakha Sutta 86- Angulimala Sutta 87-Piyajatika Sutta 102-Devadaha Sutta 104-Samagama Sutta 108-Moggallana Sutta 117-Maha-Cattarisaka Sutta 118- Anapanasati Sutta 143- Anathapindikovada Sutta 145-Punnovada Sutta C. Samyutta Nikaya: 56 groups of discourses arranged by subject matter: I.4-Kasi Bharadvaja Sutta I.8-Metta Sutta I.42-Kindada Sutta I.71-Ghatva Sutta III.13-Donapaka Sutta

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VI.1- Ayacana Sutta XII.48-Lokayatika Sutta XV.14-19-Mata Sutta XVI.13-Sadhammapatirupak a Sutta XX.7- Ani Sutta XXII.81-Parileyyaka Sutta XXII.122-Silavant Sutta XXXV.28- Adittapariyaya Sutta XXXV.145-Kamma Sutta XLII.2-Talaputa Sutta LVI.11-Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta LVI.48-Chiggala Sutta D. Anguttara Nikaya: Discourses grouped by incremental lists of subjects: III.65-Kalama Sutta IV.77- Acintita Sutta V.27-Samadhi Sutta E. Khuddaka Nikaya: A collection of fifteen minor texts 1. Khuddakapatha: Short suttas 2. Dhammapada: Popular collection of 423 verses on ethics.Dhammapada

Includes Chinese Dhammapada

Includes Tibetan Dhammapada

3. Udana: 80 solemn utterances of the Buddha 4. Itivuttaka: 112 Short suttas 5. Sutta-nipata: 70 suttas in verse 6. Vimanavatthu: Accounts of the heavenly rebirths of the virtuous 7. Petavatthu: 51 poems about rebirth as a hungry ghost 8. Theragatha: Verses by 264 male Elders 9. Therigatha: Verses by around 100 female elders. 10. Jataka: 547 stories about the Buddha’s


II. Story Section (Volumes

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previous lives

3-4): 68 Jataka texts: Combination of Mahayana and pre-mahayana stories on accounts of the buddha’s past lives. “PastCondition” Sutras: The Parable Sutra

11. Niddesa: Commentary on portions of the Sutta-nipata 12. Patisambhidamagga: Abhidharma-style analysis of points of doctrine 13. Apadana: Verse stories about the present and former lives of monks and nuns 14. Buddhavamsa: An account of the 24 previous Buddhas 15. Cariyapitaka: Jataka stories about the virtues of bodhisattvas

THE MAHAYANA SUTRAS The Pali Canon

The Chinese Canon

The Tibetan Canon

III. Prajna-paramita Prajna-paramita (Volumes Section (Volumes 5-8): 42 14-34): Perfection of Wisdom texts, Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, Heart Sutra, Sutras, Heart Sutra, Vajracchedika-prajnaparamita VajracchedikaSutra prajnaparamita Sutra IV. Saddharmapundarika Section (Volume 9): 16 texts relating to the Lotus Sutra V. Avatamsaka Section Avatamsaka (Volumes 41-46) (Volumes 9-10): 31 texts relating to the Avatamsaka (Flower Ornament) Sutra


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VI. Ratnakuta Section Ratnakuta (Volumes 35-40) (Volumes 11-12): 64 early Mahayana texts: Amitayurdhyana Sutra, Sukhavati-vyuha Sutras (Pure Land) VII. M ahaparinirvana Section (Volume 12): 23 texts concerning the Mahaparinirvana Sutra

Parinirvana (Volumes 78-79)

VIII. Great Assembly or Collection Section (Volume 13): 28 texts containing early sutras, beginning with the Great Assembly Sutra. Tend to focus on esoteric materials. Translations not found. IX. Sutra-Collection Other Mahayana Sutras: Section (Volumes 14-17): Over 200 texts including the 423 texts primarily of Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra miscellaneous mahayana sutras: Bhaishajyaguru Sutra, Ksitagarbha Bodhisattva Sutra, Lankavatara Sutra, Platform Sutra of Master Hui Neng, Samdhinirmocana Sutra, Srimalaidevi-simhanada Sutra, Shurangama Sutra, Suvarnabhasottama Sutra, Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra (Luk), Sutra in Forty-Two Sections, Bathing the Buddha Sutra

X. Tantra Section Tantra (Volumes 80-100), 300 (Volumes 18-21): 572 texts texts including the Supreme on vajrayana and tantric Yoga or highest tantra texts. materials: includes the Vairocana Sutra and the Diamond Crown Sutra of the Yoga division. It does not include the highest or


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Supreme Yoga division texts, but does include many texts that are not in the Tibetan Canon.

THE ABHIDHARMA The Pali Canon The Chinese Canon

ABHIDHAMMA PITAKA (Scholastic treatises) A. Dhammasangani : Psychological analysis of ethics B. Vibhanga: Analysis of various doctrinal categories

The Tibetan Canon

XIII. Abhidharma Section Abhidharma : 8 volumes: (Volumes 26-29): Vasubandhu‘s Abhidharmakosa Tranlations of Sarvastivadin, Dharmaguptaka, and Sautrantika Abhidharma texts: Vasubandhu‘s Abhidharmakosa

C. Dhatukatha: Classification of points of doctrine D. Puggalapannatti : Classification of human types E. Kathavatthu: Doctrinal disputes among the sects F. Yamaka: Pairs of questions about basic categories of teachings G. Patthana: causation analyzed into 24 groups

THE COMMENTARIES The Pali Canon

The Chinese Canon

The Tibetan Canon

II. THE TENJUR


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Stotras (Hymns of praise): 1 volume, 64 texts. XII. Commentaries on Commentaries on various Sutras (Sastras) by Indian sutras: 137 volumes, 567 authors on the Agamas and texts: Mahayana Sutras (Volumes 24-26): 31 texts—Asanga’s Asvaghosa’s Gurupancasika, Yog-cara-bhumi Shastra, Atisha’s Lamp for the Path to Asvaghosa’s MahayanaEnlightenment , Sraddhotpada Shastra, Chandragomin’s Sthiramati’s Mahayana Bodhisattvasamvaravimsaka, Dharma-realm without Distinction, Vasubandhu’s Shantideva’s Mahayana `satadharmaa- Bodhicaryavatara, prak aa`samukha shastra and Trimsika Asanga’s Abhisamaya Alamkara

Prajna-paramita commentaries: 16 volumes: Asanga’s Abhisamaya Alamkara

XIV. Madhyamaka Madhyamaka Treatises: 17 Section (Volume 30): 15 volumes: includes Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika texts on Madhyamaka thought. The Madhyamaka Treatise, Chandrakirti’s texts of the Chinese Canon Madhyamakavatara are considerably different from the Tibetan renditions of the same system of thought. The Chinese collection consists mostly of earlier works. The Chinese Canon does not contain as many works or as many schools of this system as the Tibetan Canon. XV. Yogacara Section Yogacara Treatises: 29 (Volumes 30-31): 49 texts—volumes: Lord Maitreya's contains a very complete Uttaratantra Shastra and collection of this system of Abhisamaya Alamkara as thought. transmitted to Dharma King Asanga XVI. Collection of Treatises (Volume32): 65 Texts on miscellaneous works on logic and other matters. The Hetuvidya


Miscellaneous texts: 4 volumes: Tsongkhapa’s Lam Rim Chen Mo, Mountain of Blessings, and The Principal Teachings of Buddhism.

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which is closely connected Technical Treatises: 43 with Vijnanavada (Yogacara volumes (includes logic, school), is not fully grammar, lexicography and translated in the Chinese poetics, medicine, chemistry, Canon and cannot compareetc.): Dharmakirti’s Pramana favorably with the works of Varttika, Dignaga’s, Dignaga and Dharmakirti Commentary on Compendium on Valid Perception collected in the Tibetan Canon. XVII. Commentaries on Sutras by Chinese authors (Volumes 33-39) XVIII. Commentaries on the Vinaya by Chinese authors (Volume 40)

Vinaya commentaries: 16 volumes: Gunaprabha’s Vinaya Sutra

XIX. Commentaries on the Sastras by Chinese authors (Volumes 40-44)

OTHER The Pali Canon

The Chinese Canon

The Tibetan Canon

XX. Chinese Sectarian Writings (Volumes 44-48) XXI. History and Biography (Volumes 4942): 95 texts

Tales and dramas: 4 volumes

XXII. Encyclopedias and Dictionaries (Volumes 5354): 16 texts XXIII. Non-Buddhist Doctrines (Volume 54): 8 texts on Hinduism, Manichean, and Nestorian Christian writings XXIV. Catalogs (Volume 55): 40 texts


Catalog to Kanjur (Volume 101)

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