Tibetan Tengyur
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The Tibetan Tengyur is a major collection of translated Indian Buddhist commentarial and scholastic works that, together with the Kangyur, forms the core canon of Tibetan Buddhism.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tibetan Tengyur canonical | 2 |
| "bstan 'gyur" (Tibetan) | 1 |
| Tibetan Buddhist Canon | 1 |
| Tibetan Buddhist canon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2882897 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tibetan Tengyur Context triple: [Tibetan Kangyur, complementedBy, Tibetan Tengyur]
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A.
Tibetan Kangyur
The Tibetan Kangyur is the canonical collection of Tibetan Buddhist scriptures containing the translated words of the Buddha, including sutras, tantras, and monastic rules.
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B.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
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C.
Daozang
Daozang is the vast canonical collection of Taoist scriptures, rituals, and commentaries compiled over centuries as the primary literary foundation of Taoist religious and philosophical tradition.
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D.
Lotus Sūtra
The Lotus Sūtra is one of the most influential and revered Mahayana Buddhist scriptures, celebrated for its teachings on universal Buddhahood and the ultimate unity of all Buddhist paths.
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E.
Sarbloh Granth
The Sarbloh Granth is a Sikh religious scripture traditionally attributed to Guru Gobind Singh and revered particularly within the Nihang Sikh tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tibetan Tengyur Target entity description: The Tibetan Tengyur is a major collection of translated Indian Buddhist commentarial and scholastic works that, together with the Kangyur, forms the core canon of Tibetan Buddhism.
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A.
Tibetan Kangyur
The Tibetan Kangyur is the canonical collection of Tibetan Buddhist scriptures containing the translated words of the Buddha, including sutras, tantras, and monastic rules.
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B.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
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C.
Daozang
Daozang is the vast canonical collection of Taoist scriptures, rituals, and commentaries compiled over centuries as the primary literary foundation of Taoist religious and philosophical tradition.
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D.
Lotus Sūtra
The Lotus Sūtra is one of the most influential and revered Mahayana Buddhist scriptures, celebrated for its teachings on universal Buddhahood and the ultimate unity of all Buddhist paths.
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E.
Sarbloh Granth
The Sarbloh Granth is a Sikh religious scripture traditionally attributed to Guru Gobind Singh and revered particularly within the Nihang Sikh tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist canon
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhist text collection ⓘ scriptural canon ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | authoritative in Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| category | commentarial literature ⓘ |
| compiledIn |
Tibet Autonomous Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet
|
| complements | Tibetan Kangyur ⓘ |
| contains |
Abhidharma treatises
ⓘ
Indian Buddhist commentaries ⓘ Madhyamaka treatises ⓘ Sūtra commentaries ⓘ Tantra commentaries ⓘ Vinaya commentaries ⓘ Yogācāra treatises ⓘ astrology treatises ⓘ astronomy treatises ⓘ grammar treatises ⓘ lexicographical works ⓘ logic and epistemology treatises ⓘ medical treatises ⓘ philosophical commentaries ⓘ poetics treatises ⓘ ritual manuals ⓘ śāstra literature ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Tibetan Kangyur ⓘ |
| etymology |
Tibetan Tengyur
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
"bstan 'gyur" (Tibetan)
|
| historicalPeriod | later diffusion of Buddhism in Tibet ⓘ |
| includesWorksBy |
Asaṅga
ⓘ
Candrakīrti ⓘ Dharmakirti ⓘ
surface form:
Dharmakīrti
Dignaga ⓘ
surface form:
Dignāga
Nagarjuna ⓘ
surface form:
Nāgārjuna
Vasubandhu ⓘ Āryadeva ⓘ Śāntideva ⓘ |
| language |
Tibetan
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical Tibetan
|
| meaningOfName | "translated treatises" ⓘ |
| origin | India ⓘ |
| pairedWith |
Tibetan Kangyur
ⓘ
surface form:
Kangyur
|
| partOf |
Tripitaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Tibetan Buddhist Tripiṭaka
Tibetan Tengyur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tibetan Buddhist canon
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleIn | monastic education in Tibet ⓘ |
| script | Tibetan script ⓘ |
| tradition | Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
ⓘ
Jonang school ⓘ
surface form:
Jonang school of Tibetan Buddhism
Drukpa Kagyu Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism
Nyingma school ⓘ
surface form:
Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism
Sakya school ⓘ
surface form:
Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tibetan Tengyur Description of subject: The Tibetan Tengyur is a major collection of translated Indian Buddhist commentarial and scholastic works that, together with the Kangyur, forms the core canon of Tibetan Buddhism.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tibetan Buddhist Canon
this entity surface form:
Tibetan Buddhist canon
this entity surface form:
"bstan 'gyur" (Tibetan)