This collection of literature has been of immeasurable benefit to us Tibetans over the centuries, so we are very happy to share it with all the people of the world. As someone who has been personally inspired by the works it contains, I firmly believe that the methods for cultivating wisdom and compassion originally developed in India and described in these books preserved in Tibetan translation will be of great benefit to many scholars, philosophers, and scientists, as well as ordinary people.
The Tibetan Tengyur Collection
comprises of ~128,812 pages and 4000+ titles in 17 categories
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NB. There is also a section called Indexes (skt: sūcilipi, tib: sna tshogs), which contains ~375 pages.
The philosopher, if he becomes conversant with the style of Sanskrit compositions, will be tempted not only to interpret Indian ideas in European terms, but also to try the converse operation and to interpret European ideas in Indian terms… I would be amply satisfied if I only succeed to arouse his attention and through him to introduce Indian positive philosophers into the community of their European brotherhood.
Translating the Tengyur Treatises into English
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The most careless reader, [Hodgson] justly remarks, cannot contemplate but with feelings of wonder and admiration, this extensive terra incognita of literature opening upon us in regions which he had most likely been in the habit of deeming rude and barbarous. Nor will the Oriental scholar be without his pleasurable reflections upon the high probability thence arising that a large portion of the Sanskrit literature of India, so long lost to its native soil, may be in part, at least, recovered by means of the Buddhist translations and compilations.
AIBS Published Translations
Treasury of Buddhist Sciences: The Translated Scriptures & Treatises
The Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences series is copublished by the American Institute of Buddhist Studies (AIBS) and Wisdom Publications in association with the Columbia University Center for Buddhist Studies and Tibet House US.
