Buddhist Classics AI Translation Series Vol.7: Kagyu Collected Works, Treasury of Precious Termas, and Ju Mipham Complete Works (Version v2.0 ) | 佛典AI译丛第七卷:噶举法汇、大宝伏藏、局麦彭全集(2.0版)

## English Description

This volume is the 2.0 upgraded version of the Buddhist AI Translation Series Vol. 7, encompassing major Tibetan Buddhist textual compilations from the Kagyu and Nyingma schools, comprising three major sections:

### I. Kagyu Corpus

The Kagyu school ("oral transmission") is one of the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, renowned for its practice of "Mahamudra" and the "Six Yogas of Naropa." This collection includes:

**Original v1.1 Content**:
- 9 categories, 31 volumes, approximately 530 texts
- Translated into approximately 10 million Chinese characters
- Source: Adarshah.org (Ancient Texts Revitalized)

**v2.0 New Additions**:
- Karma Kamtsang Oral Instructions Collection (25 volumes, Gemini 2.0 Chinese-English parallel version, included in Vol. 12)
- Niguma Dharma Collection (10 volumes, Gemini 2.0 Chinese-English parallel version)
- Claude 3.7 Sonnet Chinese parallel versions of all Kagyu texts

**Important Note**: While some overlap exists in this volume, the coverage is not exhaustive. Historically, the Kagyu school maintained close ties with Han Chinese regions (especially during Yuan and Ming dynasties). This translation represents a significant effort but not the complete corpus. 

### II. Treasury of Precious Termas (Rinchen Terdzö)

A cornerstone achievement of the 19th-century Rime (non-sectarian) movement in Kham, hailed as the "Encyclopedia of the Nyingma School." Compiled by the 1st Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye (1813-1899), with textual collection assistance from Chokgyur Lingpa (1829-1870) and others.

**Version Evolution**:
- **Original v1.1**: Adarshah.org version (3,150 texts, approximately 23 million Chinese characters)
- **v2.0 New Additions**:
  - Shenyi Library Tibetan manuscript Gemini 2.0 Chinese-English parallel version (included in Vol. 13)
  - Shenyi Library version Claude 3.7 Sonnet Chinese translation (**recommended as collation base text**)

**Academic Value**: The Treasury is not merely religious literature but contains interdisciplinary knowledge including history, geography, medicine, and astronomy, reflecting the humanistic landscape and cultural traditions of Tibetan communities. From modern academic perspectives, terma literature requires multidimensional analysis through historical, religious studies, and anthropological approaches.

**Volume Evolution**: From Jamgön Kongtrul's initial compilation of 60+ volumes, the work expanded through successive generations to over 100 volumes. Modern versions undergo collation and digitization. This edition includes supplementary materials with descriptive titles added to each volume for ease of reading.

### III. Complete Works of Ju Mipham (Ju Mipham Collected Works)

An encyclopedic masterwork by the Nyingma scholar Ju Mipham Gyatso (1846-1912), covering sutra and tantra teachings, logic, poetics, astronomy, and calendrical science.

**Version Information**:
- **Original v1.1**: Adarshah.org version (27 volumes, 309 texts, approximately 9 million Chinese characters)
- **v2.0 New Additions**:
  - Shenyi Library Tibetan manuscript Gemini 2.0 Chinese-English parallel version (included in Vol. 13)
  - Adarshah.org version Claude 3.7 Sonnet Chinese translation
  - **Volume 20**: Systematic analysis of Buddhist epistemology (pramāṇa) - extremely voluminous with some repeated passages in original manuscript

**Academic Features**:
- **Dzogchen Research**: Deep integration of Longchenpa's tradition with Madhyamaka and Yogācāra philosophy
- **Cross-sectarian Studies**: In-depth research on Jonang, Sakya, and Kagyu teachings
- **Poetic Works**: Important contributions to Tibetan poetics, including "Commentary on the Mirror of Poetics" (jmp0905)
- **Kālacakra Teachings**: Extensive organization of Kālacakra cycle teachings

**Historical Impact**: Ju Mipham's research methodology influenced 20th-21st century Tibetan Buddhist transformation. His works became blueprints for modern Buddhist college curricula and provided methodological foundations for the later Rime movement.