Anotace
In recent decades, the study of the literary corpus of Kanjur has developed into an independent field of research within Tibetan studies. Taking account of this development, this lecture touches upon the objectives, methods, and state of art of Kanjur research, and it will include reports on the latest research activities of Vienna University.
The following topics are touched upon:
• Historical survey of the reception of Buddhism in Tibet,
• Collection and translation of Buddhist text during the Imperial period (8.-9.cent.),
• Collection and translation of Buddhist text during the period of the Western Tibetan empire (10.-12.cent.),
• Collection and translation of Buddhist text during the Mongol period (13.-14.cent.),
• The proto-Kanjurs,
• The "Old Narthang Manuscript Kanjur",
• Various lines of transmission,
• "Local" or "independent" Kanjurs,
• Ladakhi manuscript Kanjurs,
• Manuscript evidence of earlier collections of canonical texts in Ladakh.