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🔍 Can you find your way out of the Buddhist Canon maze?
📜 Out of thousands of scriptures, which one holds the Buddha’s original teaching?
🗝️ Here’s one clear path to understanding the Tripiṭaka!

Do you know why Buddhist scriptures seem endless?
The Tripiṭaka, or “Great Buddhist Canon,” is like a massive library of the Dharma—over 100 volumes and thousands of sutras. But how is it organized? And which texts contain the earliest teachings of the Buddha?

📚 The Three Major Canons
1️⃣ Pāli Canon – Theravāda Buddhism’s earliest scriptures, written in Pāli
2️⃣ Chinese Canon – Mahāyāna texts translated from the Later Han dynasty, divided into Sutra, Vinaya, and Abhidharma
3️⃣ Tibetan Canon – Vajrayāna texts introduced to Tibet in the 7th century by King Songtsen Gampo

📚 The Birth of the Chinese Canon
Translations flourished in the Tang dynasty; printing in the Song era produced famous editions like the Koryo Canon, Jiaxing Canon, and Qisha Canon

📚 Library-style Classification

Sutra: Teachings of the Buddha (like novels)
Vinaya: Monastic discipline (like law books)
Abhidharma/Treatises: Analytical commentaries (like textbooks)
Later works include commentaries, lectures, histories, and biographies (like academic papers)

📚 Catalogues (Jinglu)
Historical records of translations, e.g., Chu Sanzang Jiji, Kaiyuan Shijiao Lu

📚 Printing & Circulation
From Dunhuang manuscripts (4th century CE) to Song imperial editions, to Ming-era ritual texts for popular ceremonies

🎯 Have you ever read the Buddhist Canon, or does it feel overwhelming?
Comment below which sutra you want to learn about!

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