An edition of the Kangyur produced at Gungthang (gung thang) monastery in central Tibet from 1347–51 under the sponsorship of the local ruler, Tshalpa Künga Dorje (tshal pa kun dga’ rdo rje, 1309–64), which provided the basis for a branch of subsequent Kangyur editions.

An edition of the Kangyur produced at Gungthang (gung thang) monastery in central Tibet from 1347–51 under the sponsorship of the local ruler, Tshalpa Künga Dorje (tshal pa kun dga’ rdo rje, 1309–64), providing the basis for a branch of subsequent Kangyur editions.

The name of one of the main textual lineages of Kangyurs. It comes from an early version of the Kangyur produced at Tshal Gungthang (tshal gung thang) monastery in central Tibet from 1347–51 under the sponsorship of the local ruler, Tshalpa Künga Dorje (tshal pa kun dga’ rdo rje, 1309–64). Later Kangyurs derived wholly, mainly, or to a significant degree from this original Tshalpa Kangyur manuscript are identified as belonging to the Tshalpa lineage of Kangyurs. They are almost all printed Kangyurs.

An edition of the Kangyur produced at Gungthang monastery in central Tibet from 1347–51, under the sponsorship of the local ruler, Tshalpa Künga Dorjé (1309–64). It provided the basis for a branch of subsequent Kangyur editions.