Mahayana Canon

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Mahayana canon is the canon of scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism.

Mahayana canon may specifically refer to:

  • Chinese Buddhist canon, the total body of Buddhist literature deemed canonical in China, Korea and Japan
  • Tibetan Buddhist canon, a loosely defined list of sacred texts and commentaries recognized by various sects of Tibetan Buddhism
  • Kangyur, sacred texts recognized by various schools of Tibetan Buddhism

[edit] See also

  • Mahayana sutras, sutras specific to the Mahayana school
  • Pali Canon, the standard scripture collection of the Theravada Buddhist tradition