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Subject of The Many Canons of Tibetan Buddhism are both the mainstream Tibetancanons of translated Buddhist classics known as the Bka gyur Bstan gyurand the alternative canons of literature of the Nyingma sectarian traditionsknown as the Rnying ma rgyud bum.The first section discusses the formation and transmission of Tibetancanonical texts but also includes important works of reference such as aBka gdams pa handbook and several unique catalogues. It also features a firstreport on Tibetan textual transmission in Mongolia.The second section not only presents interpretative analysis of one of the mostimportant alternative canons in Tibet the Rnying ma rgyud bum but alsodiscusses essential issues of legitimacy authority and lineage during thegray period of the tenth to twelfth centuries which laid the foundation forthe formation of all ensuing Tibetan canons.The volume thus develops fresh perspectives on the nature plurality andcontents of canons in Tibetan Buddhism. «
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