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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Sādhana of Vajrānaṅga Mañjughoṣa | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Pavilion Sūtra | 84000 | translated | |
| A Sādhana of Dharmadhātu Vāgīśvara | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Nāmasaṅgīti Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Solitary Hero Form of Ārya Mañjuvajra | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Prajñācakra Mañjuśrī | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Arapacana of Immediate Experience | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Black Yamāri Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Black Yamāri Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Black Yamāri Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Glorious Vajradharma | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Siṃhanāda Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Sūtra of Vasiṣṭha | 84000 | translated | |
| A Hālāhala Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Khasarpaṇa Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Six Syllable Mantra of Ārya Avalokiteśvara | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Avalokiteśvara Mounted on Viṣṇu, a Garuda, and a Lion | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Hālāhala Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Padmanarteśvara Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Tārā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A White Tārā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Khadiravaṇī Tārā | 84000 | no translation | |
| A White Tārā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Sūtra of Nandika | 84000 | translated | |
| A Mārīcī Sādhana from Oḍḍiyāna | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mārīcī Sādhana as Proclaimed in the Procedural Tantra [of Māyāmārīcī] | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mārīcī Sādhana with Ritual as Proclaimed in the Procedural Tantra [of Māyāmārīcī] | 84000 | no translation | |
| An Aśokakāntā Mārīcī Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mārīcī Sādhana from Oḍḍiyāna | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mārīcī Sādhana According to the Oḍḍiyāna Arrangement | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Cundā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| An Abbreviated Sādhana of the Glorious Jambhala | 84000 | no translation | |
| An Ucchuṣma Jambhala Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vasudhārā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Sūtra on the Ringing Staff | 84000 | translated | |
| A Bhṛkuṭī Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Maitreya Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Prajñāpāramitā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Prajñāpāramitā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Prajñāpāramitā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Prajñāpāramitā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| An Abreviated Prajñāpāramitā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| An Acala Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vajrahūṃkāra Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Rite for the Protocols Associated with Carrying the Ringing Staff | 84000 | translated | |
| A Parṇaśavarī Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī of Ārya Parṇaśavarī | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Ārya Vajrasarasvatī | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vighnāntaka Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| An Ekajaṭā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Ārya Jāṅgulī | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Dhāraṇī of Ārya Jāṅgulī | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Goddess Kurukullā | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Goddess Kurukullā as Proclaimed in the Procedural Tantra | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Goddess Kurukullā | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Sūtra of the Wheel of Dharma | 84000 | translated | |
| A Kurukullā Sādhana from Oḍḍiyāna | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Avalokiteśvara Who Has Sovereignty Over the Three Worlds | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Glorious Jambhala | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Tārā Sādhana According to the Chinese Arrangement | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vajratārā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Ārya Red Yamāri | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mahāpratisarā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| An Uṣṇīṣavijayā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Ārya Mahāmāyūrī | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mahāsahasra Pramardanī Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Exposition of Karma | 84000 | translated | |
| A Mahāmantrānusāriṇī Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mahāśītavatī Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mahāpratyaṅgirā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Dhavajāgrakeyūrā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| An Aparājitā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vajragāndhārī Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Glorious Mahākāla | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vajraśṛṅkhalā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mahābala Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sitātapatra Aparājitā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| Transformation of Karma | 84000 | translated | |
| A Hayagrīva Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Heruka with One Face and Two Arms | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Kevala Nairātmā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Nairātmā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Kanakavarṇa Prajñāpāramitā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mārīcī Sādhana in the Tradition of the Procedural Tantra | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vajravārāhī Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Kurukullā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A White Tārā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| An Avalokiteśvara Sādhana According to the Arrangement in the Māyājāla Tantra | 84000 | no translation | |
| Sūtra of the Great Assembly | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Hundred Deeds | 84000 | translated | |
| The Compendium of Sādhanas | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Trisamayarāja Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Glorious Vajrāsana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vajrāsana Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vajrāsana Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Ārya Mahāvidyā Ṣaḍakṣarī | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Six-Syllable Mantra | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Lokanātha Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Ṣaḍakṣarī Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Ārya Khasarpaṇa Lokeśvara | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Sūtra of the Wise and Foolish | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Khasarpaṇa Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Glorious Khasarpaṇa | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Ārya Khasarpaṇa | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Glorious Khasarpaṇa | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Siṃhanāda Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Lokanātha Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Lokeśvara Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Siṃhanāda Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Ārya Siṃhanāda | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Glorious Siṃhanāda | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Questions of Dīrghanakha the Wandering Mendicant | 84000 | translated | |
| A Sādhana of Hālāhala Lokeśvara | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Hālāhala Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vajradharma Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Padmanarteśvara Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Padmanarteśvara Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the One Mounted on Viṣṇu, a Garuda, and a Lion | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the One Mounted on Viṣṇu, a Garuda, and a Lion | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Lokeśvara Who Has Sovereignty Over the Three Worlds | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Lokeśvara Who Has Sovereignty Over the Three Worlds | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Red Lokeśvara | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Hundred Exemplary Tales, Beginning with That of Pūrṇa | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Ritual for Special Sovereignty With Lokeśvara | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Ārya Avalokiteśvara with a Blue Throat | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Ārya Avalokiteśvara According to the Arrangement of the Māyājāla Tantra | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Padmapāṇi Dhāraṇī | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Dhāraṇī of [Applying] Powdered Bean Paste to the Face Together with Devotional Practices | 84000 | no translation | |
| An Amoghapāśa Lokeśvara Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Ārya Buṅgadya Who Has Sovereignty Over the Three Worlds | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Glorious Lokanātha | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sthiracakra Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sthiracakra Sādhana in Prose Form | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Sūtra of Jñānaka | 84000 | translated | |
| A Sādhana of Ārya Mañjuśrī | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Glorious Vādirāja | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Ārya Vādirāja Mañjuśrī | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vādirāja Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mañjughoṣa Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Glorious Ārya Vādirāja | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vādirāja Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Vādirāja, The Treasury of Prajñāvardhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vagrāja Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| An Arapacana Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Exemplary Tale About a Sow | 84000 | translated | |
| An Arapacana Sādhana in Prose Form | 84000 | no translation | |
| Personal Instructions on Meditating On the Venerable Ārya Mañjuśrī | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Arapacana of Immediate Experience | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vajrānaṅga Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Vajrānaṅga Mañjuśrī | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Dharmadhātu Vāgīśvara Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Ritual for Attaining Sovereignty by Means of the Dharmadhātu Vāgīśvara Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Samādhi of Attaining Sovereignty Over All Sentient Beings | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Dharmadhātu Vāgīśvara Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| An Arapacana Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Exemplary Tale of Sumāgadhā | 84000 | translated | |
| A Speech Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Solitary Hero Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Speech Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mahārājalīlā Mañjuśrī Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mañjuśrī Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Ārya Solitary Hero | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Solitary Hero Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| An Alimanmatha Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Mañjuśrī Having Special Sovereignty | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mañjuśrī Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Exemplary Tale of Puṇyabala | 84000 | translated | |
| An Abbreviated Mañjuśrī Sādhana Taken from the Vidyādhara Collection | 84000 | no translation | |
| An Abbreviated Mañjuśrī Sādhana Connected with the Vidyādhara Collection | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Ritual for Increasing Wisdom | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana for Obtaining the Supreme Siddhi of Prajñācakra Together with Personal Instructions on the Nāmasaṃgīti | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mañjuśrī Sādhana for [Attaining] the Dharma Conch Samādhi | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of the Ārya Nāmasaṃgīti | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mañjuvajra Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Slight Application of a Single Syllable | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa Sādhana Together With A Ritual | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Exemplary Tale of Candraprabha | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Ārya Khadiravaṇī Tārā | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Mahātārā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Varada Tārā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vaśada Tārā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vajratārā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vajratārā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vajratārā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Vajratārā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| The Exemplary Tale of Śrīsena | 84000 | translated | |
| A Vajratārā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Tārā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Tārā Who Provides Refuge From the Eight Great Fears | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Ārya Tārā According to the Chinese Arrangement | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Tārā According to the Great Chinese Arrangement | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Tārā Sādhana for Avoiding Death | 84000 | no translation | |
| A White Tārā Sādhana for Avoiding Death | 84000 | no translation | |
| A White Tārā Sādhana | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Six-armed White Tārā | 84000 | no translation | |
| A Sādhana of Ārya Jāṅgulī Tārā | 84000 | no translation |
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| Source | Texts |
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| 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 |