The Kangyur

Tantra

རྒྱུད།

Tantra

The scriptures of the Vajrayāna intended for experienced practitioners, often cryptic and hard to understand without commentary.

Toh

360

845

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Tantra Collection

The principal tantra collection of 468 canonical tantras, mainly from the “later spread” of Vajrayāna to Tibet, arranged by level (Toh 360-827).

Old Tantras

Seventeen works representing a small selection of the many tantras of the Ngagyur Nyingma (“earlier translation”) tradition.

Wheel of Time Commentary

དུས་འཁོར་འགྲེལ་བཤད།

Toh

845

A single commentary on the Kālacakratantra, traditionally accorded its own section in the Kangyur despite being a treatise or śāstra; it is also found in the Tengyur.

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The Ritual Dhāraṇī “The Essence of Dependent Arising”

The Sūtra on Offering Lamps

Old Tantras

Discipline

Tantra

རྒྱུད།

Tantra

Tantra Collection

Old Tantras

Wheel of Time Commentary

Our progress and impact on the

Tantra