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Purchasing the Tibetan Canon Kangyur & Tengyur

LookingformywayLookingformyway
edited April 2012 in Arts & Writings
So on my daily wonderings around the internet with the help of our little friend Mr Google I have been unsuccessful.

I am aware collection of these books is a great commitment, as they some collections can take up a lot of room, but for now I am simply curious as to where I can purchase a set, or slowly start purchasing a book here in there to make up the set.(However, I am more likely to save up the money and purchase the set)

Now stumbling around I was 1/2 successful. I found two wonderful sites, which has complete sets, here is the link for anyone interested (beware they are VERY pricy!)

http://store.pariyatti.org/Tipitaka-Sets_c_202.html

and

http://www.palitext.com/

However, I believe this is the Theravada Pali Canon. As of yet I have zero luck finding the Tibetan Pali Canon sets online.

Not sure if anyone can point me to a place where I will find it, but if you could I would appreciate it

Comments

  • ZeroZero Veteran
    $3,000 dollars for the set?? Its all available on the net for free - more than a lifetime's reading even if you started right now and did nothing else...

    As a very general comparison it costs around $25 for a cataract operation in Malawi and about $1 max to treat river blindness (global) - the average junior doctor in Nigeria (a richer African country) makes around $400 a month - in Sierra Leone youre looking at $70 per annum for average unskilled labour...

    Makes you think...
  • BonsaiDougBonsaiDoug Simply, on the path. Veteran
    edited April 2012
    This may be a daunting task. Depending upon the edition, the Kangyur comprises 100-120 volumes, and the Tengyur 220-250 volumes. It may be easier to consult the collections online, at say, the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center site (as one example): http://www.tbrc.org/#home
  • SileSile Veteran
    Here is a site giving Kangyur and Tengyur text-finding aids:

    https://collab.itc.virginia.edu/wiki/tibetanstudies/Kangyur & Tengyur Text Finding Aids.html

    Are you looking for Tibetan language texts, or translations?
  • LookingformywayLookingformyway
    Translations, I am not lucky enough to read Tibetan :)

    If i could I think this would be a beautiful set

    http://www.degeparkhang.org/store.html

    Created in Tibet from the old wooden press blocks
  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    edited April 2012
    You can always try Snow Lion Press. If they don't have it, someone there would know who does, or if it even exists in English. www.snowlionpub.com

    Oh, and there's that trusty old standby, the Berzin Archives, an online Archive. I expect they'd have it. www.berzinarchives.com
  • personperson Don't believe everything you think The liminal space Veteran
    The whole Kangyur and Tengyur are generally used in setting up a tradition TB monastery altar. If you want to actually learn about Buddhism you're far better off buying some of the modern books about Buddhism then if you get into it more buying some of the older Indian texts that the teachings are based off of by authors such as Nagarjuna, Chandrakirti or Shantideva for Tibetan Buddhism or some of the older Zen teachings.
  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    That's the other point I was going to make. If you really want to plow through the whole Kangyur and Tengyur, you'd need a teacher to get the most out of it. A lot of explanation is required with any text. I suggest starting with the Lamrim, considered the introductory foundational text for beginners. It's available on Berzin. Best to go through that with a teacher, too. A sangha in your area will undoubtedly offer the Lamrim at some point.
  • Invincible_summerInvincible_summer Heavy Metal Dhamma We(s)t coast, Canada Veteran
    edited April 2012


    As of yet I have zero luck finding the Tibetan Pali Canon sets online.
    AFAIK, the Tibetans don't/didn't use the Pali language, so maybe that's why? I think if you use the proper search terms (e.g. Tibetan Buddhist canon) you could get better results.
  • LookingformywayLookingformyway
    Bad wording, sorry.
  • LookingformywayLookingformyway
    Oh,

    Thought people may find this an interesting email reply back I had received:



    Greetings to you!

    To date, less than 5% of the classical Tibetan texts (Kangyur & Tengyur) have been translated into modern languages.

    At current, 84000 has commissioned almost 8000 pages of the classical Tibetan texts to be translated. The first eight completed English language translations of the Words of the Buddha are now available to the public for free (Please see www.read.84000.co). In the near future, readers will be able to download the texts in PDF format.

    Hope this is helpful!

    May you be well & happy always!

    Regards,


    Rather incredible, less than 5% has been translated into English!
  • Invincible_summerInvincible_summer Heavy Metal Dhamma We(s)t coast, Canada Veteran
    edited April 2012
    Maybe there aren't many scholars that can read/write the language? Fascinating!
  • LookingformywayLookingformyway
    I also found this little item!

    It is the whole Kangyur & Tengyur (in Tibetan) scanned as a imagine onto a little disc memory card which you can carry with you.

    You can get it for a donation

    http://blog.tbrc.org/?page_id=2467

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