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Mahayana canon is the canon of scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism.
Mahayana canon may specifically refer to:
- Mahayana sutras, sutras specific to the Mahayana school
- Chinese Buddhist canon, the total body of Buddhist literature deemed canonical in China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam
- Tripitaka Koreana, the original, intact Chinese canon on woodblocks, as produced in the 13th century Korea
- Taishō Tripiṭaka, the definitive 20th century edition of the Chinese canon with Japanese commentaries
- Tibetan Buddhist canon, a loosely defined collection of sacred texts and commentaries recognized by various sects of Tibetan Buddhism
See also
edit- Tripiṭaka, the general name of the Buddhist canon
- Early Buddhist texts, the pre-canon texts
- Pali Canon, the standard scripture collection of the Theravada Buddhist tradition
- Gandhāran Buddhist texts, the oldest preserved collection of Buddhist manuscripts of the canon