The Kangyur

Works focusing primarily on the monastic rules and their origins, but also containing a wealth of historical, biographical, and cultural material (Toh 1-7).

The collection of discourses on the Perfection of Wisdom (Toh 8-30).

Forty-nine selected sūtras (Toh 45–93) on a range of themes, compiled as a separate collection also found in the Chinese Tripiṭaka.

The principal collection of 266 sūtras, varied in length, subject, interlocutors and origins (Toh 94-359).

A group of Theravāda sūtras translated into Tibetan in the 14th century (Toh 31-43).

Tantras of the highest class, divided into “non-dual,” “mother,” and “father,” and within the two latter categories into six “families” of principal deities (Toh 360-478).

Tantras of the Yoga class based mainly on meditational practices, including those emphasizing skillful means followed by those emphasizing wisdom (Toh 479-493).

Tantras of the Conduct class with both meditational and ritual elements, mostly centered on the deities Vairocana, Acala, or Vajrapāṇi (Toh 494-501).

Tantras of the Action class, mainly emphasizing external worship and ritual, and classified into six “families” of principal deities (Toh 502-808).