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rolls or accordian folded sheets) This style of stacked
sheets came to be reflected in Mongolian copies.
Tibet + Mongolia followed the tradition of stacking
the pages of sutras between 2 boards; however, the
pages are not pierced.
-Kangyun jur - collection of discourses; translation of the word (i.e. Buddha)
- Tangyur - commentaries
-Sungbum - collected works by each lama
Mahayarra - supported those who strove for the
salvation of all beings
Himsyana --- of the individual.
Vajrayana (Tantric recognises hirvena.
Karakorum - the capital of the Mongolian empire
before Kublai Khan moved it to Beiging.
Erdenezuu monastery - constructed in 1586 by Abadai Khan - the 1st
Buddhist center in Mongolia - enclosed in an immense walled compound

Tibetan script runs from left to right on a horizontal
line, with a special sign (') tseg place between each
syllable. A Tibetan syllable consists of from 1 to 4 letters
of which one is basic.
- Tibetan books are normally loose-leaved, designed to be
read by someone seated at a table.
- As with the Japanese, who usually ornamented only the 1st
page of a sutra, the Tibetans commonly followed the
same practice
- Buddhism was introduced into Tibet during the reign of
King Sougtsen Gampo (r.c. 609-49). tow of his
queens were from China + Nepal + both were said to
have been ardent followers of Buddhism.