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#prophecies (Skt. vyakarana, Wyl. ''lung bstan'') | #prophecies (Skt. vyakarana, Wyl. ''lung bstan'') | ||
#discourses in verse (Skt. gatha, Wyl. ''tshigs bcad'') | #discourses in verse (Skt. gatha, Wyl. ''tshigs bcad'') | ||
#intentional statements (Skt. nidana, Wyl. ''gleng gzhi'') | #intentional statements (Skt. udana, Wyl. ''ched du brjod pa'') | ||
#contextual accounts (Skt. nidana, Wyl. ''gleng gzhi'') | |||
#testimonies of realization (Skt. avadana, Wyl. ''rtogs brjod'') | #testimonies of realization (Skt. avadana, Wyl. ''rtogs brjod'') | ||
#historical explanations (Skt. itivrttaka, Wyl. ''de ltar byung ba'') | #historical explanations (Skt. itivrttaka, Wyl. ''de ltar byung ba'') | ||
# | #accounts of former lives (Skt. [[jataka]], Wyl. ''skyes rabs'') | ||
#detailed explanations (Skt. vaipulya, Wyl. ''shin tu rgyas pa'') | #detailed explanations (Skt. vaipulya, Wyl. ''shin tu rgyas pa'') | ||
#wondrous discourses (Skt. abidhutadharma, Wyl. ''rmad du byung ba'') | #wondrous discourses (Skt. abidhutadharma, Wyl. ''rmad du byung ba'') | ||
#definitive explanations (Skt. [[upadesha]], Wyl. ''gtan la phab'') | #definitive explanations (Skt. [[upadesha]], Wyl. ''gtan la phab'') | ||
These are said to be the twelve | These are said to be the twelve text categories within the [[Tripitaka]]. | ||
[[Category:Enumerations]] | [[Category:Enumerations]] | ||
[[category:Texts]] | [[category:Texts]] | ||
Revision as of 14:23, 25 May 2008
Twelve branches of the excellent teaching (Wyl. gsung rab yan lag bcu gnyis)
- sutras (Wyl. mdo)
- poetic summaries (Skt. geya, Wyl. dbyangs bsnyed)
- prophecies (Skt. vyakarana, Wyl. lung bstan)
- discourses in verse (Skt. gatha, Wyl. tshigs bcad)
- intentional statements (Skt. udana, Wyl. ched du brjod pa)
- contextual accounts (Skt. nidana, Wyl. gleng gzhi)
- testimonies of realization (Skt. avadana, Wyl. rtogs brjod)
- historical explanations (Skt. itivrttaka, Wyl. de ltar byung ba)
- accounts of former lives (Skt. jataka, Wyl. skyes rabs)
- detailed explanations (Skt. vaipulya, Wyl. shin tu rgyas pa)
- wondrous discourses (Skt. abidhutadharma, Wyl. rmad du byung ba)
- definitive explanations (Skt. upadesha, Wyl. gtan la phab)
These are said to be the twelve text categories within the Tripitaka.