Kangyur
The repository of Buddhist texts in a temple is also known as a "temple library." This section features a replica Co-ne edition of the Kangyur (co ne bkav vgyur) in a Tibetan-style repository of Buddhist texts. Work on the Co-ne edition of the Kangyur started in the 60th year of the Kangxi reign (1721), when the 11th Co-ne King Makzor Gonpo (dmag zor mgon po, also known as Yang Rusong in Chinese) invited venerable Tibetan monks to compile a version of the canon based on the Nanjing and Litang editions and various transcriptions from Tibet. In addition to the monks, hundreds of craftsmen were brought in to carve woodblocks. The project was finally completed ten years later, in the 4th month of the 9th year of Emperor Yongzheng's reign (1731). Following a grandiose inauguration ceremony, the more than 35,000 woodblocks were used for printing at the Co-ne Monastery. The Co-ne edition of the Kangyur is extremely rare. Only a limited number of copies were printed, and the original woodblocks were destroyed in 1928. In recent years, the Lingyan Monastery in Lanzhou, China, had the Co-ne edition of the Kangyur reproduced. Consisting of 108 cases, the replica is beautifully made. This set is a gift to the National Palace Museum from the Monastery's abbot chos mdzod ngag dbang bzod pa rg ya mtsho.
