藏文文献库
A catalogue of Tibetan religious texts assembled from several independent sources. Translation projects catalogue what they intend to translate; this is an attempt to record what the tradition actually contains, including whole classes of literature that no translation project currently covers.
25,300texts catalogued 12,686ready to translate (text on disk) 18categories 9sources
Holding a catalogue entry is not the same as holding a text. This library distinguishes three states, and the distinction matters because only the first can actually be sent to a translator:
Assorted Tibetan Buddhist texts that belong to no single lineage or print collection.
A general collection of Tibetan Buddhist texts circulated for study and practice.
The Tibetan Buddhist canon is two large collections. The Kangyur holds works attributed to the Buddha and to Indian masters, in translation; the Tanjur holds the commentaries and treatises that explain them. Different editions — Derge, Pedurma, Narthang, Lithang and many others — contain slightly different selections, so the same text often survives in several recensions. Editions overlap; a volume count is not a text count.
The 'translated word' — scriptures and tantras the tradition holds to be the Buddha's teaching, preserved in Tibetan translation. Traditionally 100 to 108 volumes. It opens with the Vinaya (monastic discipline), then the Perfection of Wisdom, then the great sutras, then the tantras.
The 'translated treatises' — Indian commentaries, philosophical works, grammar, medicine and poetics. Roughly 225 volumes in the Derge edition. This is where the systematic philosophy lives: Madhyamaka, Yogacara, Abhidharma and epistemology.
Tantras of the Nyingma, the 'ancient' school, which the later canons exclude. Includes the Dzogchen (Great Perfection) scriptures. Collected as the Nyingma Gyübum. This material is central to the tradition and largely absent from the Kangyur, so it is easily missed by anyone browsing only the standard canon.
Bon is Tibet's pre-Buddhist religion, which survives as a living tradition with its own canon — a Bon Kangyur and a Bon Tanjur — structured like the Buddhist ones but with distinct scriptures and lineages. Frequently left out of Tibetan Buddhist bibliographies entirely, which is why it has a top-level category here.
Tibetan Buddhist texts translated into Mongolian, printed in editions such as the Peking and Ulaanbaatar Kangyurs. Useful independently: a Mongolian translation sometimes preserves a reading lost from the Tibetan witnesses.
Manuscript collections, regional canons and fragmentary survivals that are not one of the major editions — monastic library holdings and archaeological remains. Often the oldest surviving witnesses to a text, and often the least studied.
Isolated volumes and partial survivals: a single folio, a damaged manuscript, a scattered volume. These matter for textual history because they are sometimes centuries older than the complete editions.
A collected edition of guru-related liturgical and instructional literature, digitised by BDRC.
A Karma Kagyü collection: liturgies, sadhanas and instructional texts of the Karma tradition.
Texts associated with the Drikung Kagyu lineage and its Chetsang holders.
Texts for which at least one English translation is recorded in this database. Sourced from the 84000 catalogue and from evidence found in Harvard Hollis.
Texts with no English translation recorded. Treat this honestly: for many of these the correct statement is 'not established' rather than 'none exists' — no systematic search has been run against them. The distinction is preserved in the database rather than flattened.
| Title | Category | Source | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toh 1 | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Perfection of Wisdom in Eighteen Thousand Lines | 84000 | translated | |
| The Ornament of the Light of Awareness That Enters the Domain of All Buddhas | 84000 | translated | |
| The Hundred and Eight Names of Tārā | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī of Tārā | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī “Tārā’s Own Promise” | 84000 | translated | |
| Jayavatī, the Great Queen of Spells | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī of Jayavatī | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Sūtra of Mahāśrī | 84000 | translated | |
| The Twelve Names of the Goddess Śrī | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī of Vasudhārā | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Spell for Cleansing the Eyes | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī “Purifying All Karmic Obscurations” | 84000 | translated | |
| Upholding the Roots of Virtue | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī-mantra for Eliminating All Hindrances | 84000 | no translation | |
| Purifying the Offerings | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Purifying the Offerings | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for the Purification of All Evil Destinies | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Assuaging All Illnesses | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Assuaging All Illnesses | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Assuaging Epidemic Fevers | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Assuaging Epidemic Fevers | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Sūtra for Assuaging Eye Disease | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Assuaging Smallpox | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Condensed Sūtra, a Dharma Discourse | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Sūtra for Assuaging Hemorrhoids | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Clearing Up Digestive Disorders | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Calming Hatred | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Calming Sin | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī “Pacifying All Suffering” | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Calming Wrath | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Calming the Enraged | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Forceful Words | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Self-Protection | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Accomplishing Goals | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Teaching by the Child Inconceivable Radiance | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Accomplishing Actions | 84000 | no translation | |
| Dhāraṇī for Acquiring a Hundred Garments | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Making People Joyful | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Attractiveness | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for a Pleasant Voice | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Release from Bondage | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Spell for Attaining the Supreme | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī “Generating Insight” (2) | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī “Generating Insight” (3) | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī “Generating Insight” (1) | 84000 | translated | |
| Expounding the Qualities of the Thus-Gone Ones’ Buddhafields | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Retaining Learning (1) | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Retaining Learning (2) | 84000 | translated | |
| Training in the Hundred Verses | 84000 | no translation | |
| Training in the Hundred Verses | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī, Training in the Thousand Verses | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī, Training in the Thousand Verses | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī, Training in the Thousand Verses | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī, Training in the Three Thousand Verses | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Not Forgetting | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī of Homage | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dharma Discourse “The Eight Maṇḍalas” | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī for being Invulnerable to Infectious Fevers and Vermin | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī that Assuages Poison | 84000 | no translation | |
| Not Taking Back Vitality | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Intimidating Demons | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Treating Wounds | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī that Assuages the Pain of Burns | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Mantra that Dispels Bile Diseases | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī that Dispels Phlegm Diseases | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī that Dispels Phthisis | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mantra for Incanting Medicines, Extracted from “Destroyer of the Great Trichiliocosm” | 84000 | translated | |
| A Mantra for Incanting Medicines When Administering Them | 84000 | translated | |
| Unraveling the Intent | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Assuaging Tumors | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Mahāsūtra, the Āṭānāṭīya Sūtra | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Mahāsūtra, the Sūtra of the Great Assembly | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Great Cloud (2) | 84000 | translated | |
| The Essence of All the Nāgas, The Great Cloud Chapter on the Array of Winds | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī “The Nāga King Manasvin’s Question” | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī of the Supreme Stem Ornament | 84000 | translated | |
| The Sūtra of the Eight Iluminations | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī “Cloud of Offerings” | 84000 | translated | |
| Five Dhāraṇīs for Praise and Offerings | 84000 | translated | |
| The Sūtra on the Descent into Laṅka | 84000 | no translation | |
| Toh 1070 | 84000 | no translation | |
| Toh 1071 | 84000 | no translation | |
| Toh 1072 | 84000 | no translation | |
| Toh 1073 | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī of the Polished Gem | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Circumambulation | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Circumambulation of the Three Jewels | 84000 | no translation | |
| Essence of Meteoric Gnosis | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī “Surūpa” | 84000 | translated | |
| The Bali Ritual to Relieve the Female Preta Flaming Mouth | 84000 | translated | |
| The Quintessence of the Speech of All the Buddhas, a Chapter from the Descent into Laṅka Sutra | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī of Refuge for the Preta Flaming Mouth | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī for Overcoming Hindrances | 84000 | no translation | |
| Dhāraṇīs for Giving Bodily Excretions as Charity | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī, Seven Zombies | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Heart Mantra of Gaṇapati | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī of Glorious Mahākāla | 84000 | translated | |
| The Mahākāla Dhāraṇī: A Cure for All Diseases and Illnesses | 84000 | translated | |
| The Dhāraṇī of Devī Mahākālī | 84000 | translated | |
| Śrīdevī Kālī’s One Hundred and Eight Names | 84000 | translated | |
| The Praise by Indra | 84000 | no translation | |
| Gayāśīrṣa Hill | 84000 | translated | |
| Eight Verses Praising Śrīdevī Mahākālī | 84000 | translated | |
| In Praise of the Goddess Revatī | 84000 | translated | |
| In Praise of the Glorious Goddess Sarasvatī | 84000 | translated | |
| The Mahāsūtra “On Entering the City of Vaiśālī” | 84000 | translated | |
| The Prayer from the Practice of Avalokiteśvara that is like the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Prayer of Good Conduct | 84000 | translated | |
| The Aspiration of Maitreya | 84000 | translated | |
| The Prayer of Sublime Action | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Aspiration Prayer from “Destroyer of the Great Trichiliocosm” | 84000 | translated | |
| A Prayer and Statement of Truth from The Great Peahen, Queen of Dhāraṇīs | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom in Ten Thousand Lines | 84000 | translated | |
| The Sūtra of the Dense Array | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Verses of Auspiciousness for the Questions of the God | 84000 | no translation | |
| Verses of Good Fortune | 84000 | translated | |
| Verses of Well-wishing | 84000 | no translation | |
| Verses of Auspiciousness | 84000 | translated | |
| The Verses of Auspiciousness for the Seven Successive Past Buddhas | 84000 | no translation | |
| Verses of Auspiciousness for the Five Tathāgatas | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Auspiciousness of the Three Families [1] | 84000 | translated | |
| Verses Expressing Auspiciousness | 84000 | no translation | |
| Verses of Auspiciousness of the Three Jewels [2] | 84000 | translated | |
| Praise of Exaltation | 84000 | no translation | |
| The White Lotus of Great Compassion | 84000 | no translation | |
| Extensive Commentary on [Udbhaṭasiddhisvāmin’s] “Praise of Exaltation” | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Omniscient Maheśvara | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the One Who Supersedes the Gods | 84000 | no translation | |
| Commentary on “Praise of the One Who Supersedes the Gods” | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Buddha | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Uncommon Good Qualities Abiding in the Dharmakāya | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of Suchness | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Subduer of Māra | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Dharmadhātu | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Incomparable One | 84000 | no translation | |
| The White Lotus of Compassion | 84000 | translated | |
| In Praise of the One Who Transcends the Transient World | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Vajra Mind | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Ultimate | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Three Bodies | 84000 | no translation | |
| Commentary on “Praise of the Three Bodies” | 84000 | no translation | |
| In Praise of Pleasing Sentient Beings | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Great Vajradhara | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Perfection of Wisdom | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Inconceivable One | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the One who Surpasses All Praise | 84000 | no translation | |
| The White Lotus of the Good Dharma | 84000 | translated | |
| Praise of the Unsurpassed One | 84000 | no translation | |
| Ultimate Praise of the Noble and Venerable Mañjuśrī | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Compassion of the Noble and Venerable Mañjuśrī | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Stūpas of the Eight Great Sites (1) | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Stūpas of the Eight Great Sites (2) | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise as a Guide to the Twelve Deeds | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise in Adoration | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the One who Extricates Beings from the Hells | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Bhagavan Buddha, A Praise of that Most Worthy One who is Beyond All Ability to be Praised | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of Auspiciousness to the Three Jewels | 84000 | no translation | |
| The King of the Array of All Dharma Qualities | 84000 | translated | |
| Praise of the Marks and Signs of a Perfectly Complete Buddha | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of All Things Stemming from the One | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Thirty-Five Sugatas, A Precious Garland Adorning Their Names | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise in Eight Verses | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Three Jewels | 84000 | no translation | |
| Commentary on “The Praise of the Three Jewels” | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Three Jewels | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Hundred and Fifty Verse Praise | 84000 | no translation | |
| Commentary on “The Hundred and Fifty [Verse] Praise” | 84000 | no translation | |
| Verses in Praise of the Gaṇḍī | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Display of the Pure Land of Sukhāvatī | 84000 | translated | |
| Praise in Metaphors | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of All the Tathāgatas | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Bhagavan Śākyamuni | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the [Sixteen] Great and Glorious Venerable Bodhisattvas | 84000 | no translation | |
| Ten Praises of the Buddha | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of Limitless Good Qualities | 84000 | no translation | |
| Commentary on the Praise of Limitless Good Qualities | 84000 | no translation | |
| Verses on the Meaning of the Praise of Limitless Good Qualities | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Parinirvāṇa of the Buddha | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise in the Form of a Confession | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Basket’s Display | 84000 | translated | |
| Commentary on “The Praise in the Form of a Confession” | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Consecration of the Buddha | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Bhagavan, the Song of Glorious Vajradhara | 84000 | no translation | |
| An Extensive Commentary on “The Praise of the Bhagavan, the Song of Glorious Vajradhara” | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Five Tathāgatas | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Seven Tathāgatas | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Eight Tathāgatas | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Radiant Dawn | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise in Adoration of the Stupas of the Eight Great Sites | 84000 | no translation | |
| Proclaiming the Names of the Tathāgatas, A Garland of Ornaments for the Fortunate Eon | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Basket of the [Three] Jewels | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Deities of the Four Yogas | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Great Scholar Jetsun Drakpa Gyaltsen | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of my Holy Guru, A King of the Dharma | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of the Venerable Siṃhanāda Lokeśvara | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of Lokeśvara, A Garland of Jewels | 84000 | no translation | |
| Praise of Ganeśvara | 84000 | no translation | |
| Precious Praise of Śrī Śabarapāda | 84000 | no translation | |
| Seven Praises of the Glorious Guru Vanaratna | 84000 | no translation |
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| Source | Texts |
|---|---|
| Buddhist Digital Resource Center — eText collection | 11,997 |
| rKTs — Resources for Kanjur and Tanjur Studies | 8,104 |
| 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha | 4,510 |
| Tibetan Wikipedia | 364 |
| Kangyur (bka' 'gyur) — BDRC eText collection | 103 |
| Shechen collection | 100 |
| Lotsawa House — Tibetan originals (/bo/) | 64 |
| VOA / RFA Tibetan news | 29 |
| OTDO — Old Tibetan Documents Online | 29 |