Talk:Tibetan Buddhist canon

message: It seems that this article did not go through the GA nomination process. Looking at the article as is, it fails on criteria 2 in that it does not cite any sources. Most Good Articles use inline citations. I would recommend that this be fixed and submit the article through the nomination process. --RelHistBuff 11:14, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: it also needs some more historical information, this is almost completely lacking. f.e.: when and by whom were the scriptures written?  And where? What were previous collections like?
I imagine many were written in the last period of Nalanda University.Greetings, Sacca 08:59, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Delisted GA

message: In the phrase, In addition to foundational texts from Early Buddhist (mostly Sarvastivada) and Mahayana texts, I've changed foundational to sutrayana, which seems to be the intent here. The reason is foundational is prone to misunderstanding that makes the whose phrase nonsensical. The word has become accepted as one valid translation of hinayana and used to avoid derogatory connotations of the latter.
Moonsell (talk) 07:25, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: "foundational"

message: I've added the above heading to the article, not because I can do it but in the hope that someone can. I've added a Todo list to this talk page too and hope others will find it useful.
Moonsell (talk) 10:29, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: The Translations

message: The following sections don't seem to be about the Canon, so I have moved them here. Perhaps they deserve their own pages. Tibetologist (talk) 18:22, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It is not irrelevant. It is 1) the main authors of the canon and 2) the main outlines used for the material in the canon. Sylvain1972 (talk) 21:02, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Ireelevant material

message: All four schools of Tibetan Buddhism generally follow a similar curriculum, using the same Indian root texts and commentaries. The further Tibetan commentaries they use differ by school, although since the 19th century appearance of the widely renowned scholars Jamgon Kongtrul and Ju Mipham, Kagyupas and Nyingmapas use many of the same Tibetan commentaries as well. Different schools, however, place emphasis and concentrate attention on different areas.
The exoteric study of Buddhism is generally organized into "Five Topics," listed as follows with the primary Indian source texts for each: 
# Abhidharma (Higher Knowledge, Tib. wylie: mdzod)
#* Compendium of Higher Knowledge (Abhidharma Samuccaya) by Asanga
#* Treasury of Higher Knowledge (Abhidharma Kosha) by Vasubandhu
# Prajna Paramita (Perfection of Wisdom, Tib. wylie: phar-phyin)
#* Ornament of Clear Realization (Abhisamaya Alankara) by Maitreya as related to Asanga
#* The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara, Tib. wylie: sPyod-‘jug) by Shantideva
# Madhyamaka (Middle Way, Tib. wylie: dbu-ma) 
#* Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way (Mulamadhyamakakarika, Tib. wylie: rTsa dbu-ma) by Nagarjuna
#* Four Hundred Verses on the Yogic Deeds of Bodhisattvas (Catuhsataka) by Aryadeva 
#* Introduction to the Middle Way (Madhyamakavatara,’’ Tib. wylie: ‘’dBu-ma-la ‘Jug-pa) by Chandrakirti
#* Ornament of the Middle Way (Madhyamakalamkara) by Shantarakshita
#* The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara, Tib. wylie: sPyod-‘jug) by Shantideva 
# Pramana (Logic, Means of Knowing, Tib. wylie: tshad-ma) 
#* Treatise on Valid Cognition (Pramanavarttika) by Dharmakirti
#* Compendium on Valid Cognition (Pramanasamuccaya) by Dignaga
# Vinaya (Monastic discipline, Tib. wylie: 'dul-ba) 
#* The Root of the Vinaya (Dülwa Do Tsawa, 'dul-ba mdo rtsa-ba) by Gunaprabha
::It is not irrelevant. It is 1) the main authors of the canon and 2) the main outlines used for the material in the canon. Sylvain1972 (talk) 21:02, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Five traditional topics of study

message: The RfC by Dorje108 states that:
"I propose that texts written by Buddhist writers and teachers that explain basic Buddhist concepts should be considered secondary sources as long as they meet the criteria specified in the guidelines (regardless of whether or not the writer has Western academic training). Do you support this?"
Please see: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Buddhism
Robert Walker (talk) 14:03, 19 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Request for comment on reliable secondary sources for articles on Buddhism