| ‧大藏經‧Editions of the Buddhist Canon‧ |
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The Library and Information Center owns one of the most comprehensive collections of canonical literature in the world. More than 50 editions of the Buddhist canon are - wholly or in part - available at our center.
List of Canon Editions
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| ‧法鼓佛教學院西藏文獻微縮單片典藏‧DDBC Microfiche Collection of Tibetan Literature‧ |
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The Tibetan microfiche collection at DDBC comprises the extensive PL480 collection, which includes canonical and extra canonical material, as well as four editions of the Kanjur (Derge, Lhasa, Narthang and Tog Palace) and two of the Tanjur (Derge and Cone).
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| ‧緬甸貝葉寫本‧Bibliotheca Sacra Birmanica in Taipei‧ |
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The Burmese manuscript collection comprises 245 palm-leaf manuscripts containing 458 texts. Of these 446 were identified by Jacqueline Filliozat and Peter Nyunt, who cataloged the collection. Most texts - 127 titles - belong to the Vinaya. Texts related to Suttantapitaka are represented by 66 titles, while 67 texts belong to the Abhidhamma. Next to narrative literature, poetry and historiographical works the collection includes 49 grammars or lexical works.
Catalog
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| ‧滿文大藏經‧The Manchu Buddhist Canon‧ |
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Dharma Drum Buddhist College owns one of only twenty reprints of the Manchu Buddhist Canon. We have prepared a detailed comparative catalog and other resources (glossaries, bibliography and image files) for the study of the Manchu Canon.
Catalog
Research Material
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| ‧觀音文獻特藏‧Guan Yin archives special collections‧ |
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The Library and Information Center has collected a special archive of material concerning Avalokiteshvara/Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion.
Guanyin-archive Catalog |
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| ‧敦煌特藏‧Dunhuang special collections‧ |
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In recent years Dunhuang Studies have emerged as an area in its own right. Our library offers several series with Dunhuang related material such as
《敦煌寶藏》, 《敦煌石窟》, 《英藏敦煌文獻》, 《俄藏敦煌文獻》and《法藏敦煌西域文獻》. |
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| ‧民國期刊特藏‧Republican Era Buddhist Journals‧ |
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The Minguo fojiao qikan wenxian jicheng 民國佛教期刊文獻集成 and its supplement the Minguo fojiao qikan wenxian jicheng bubian 民國佛教期刊文獻集成．補編 are invaluable sources for the study of Republican Era Buddhism (1912-1949).
We are working on an improved online catalog for this collection. For more information on the history of the collection and how to use it see the Republican Journals website |
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