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The '''Rinchen Terdzö''' ([[Wyl.]] ''rin chen gter mdzod''), "''the Treasury of Precious Termas''" is one of the [[the Five Great Treasures]] of [[Jamgön Kongtrul]] the Great. It is a compilation drawn from all the [[terma]]s that had been discovered up to his time, including [[Chokgyur Lingpa]]'s treasures. Fearing that these teachings would be lost, he started the work in 1855 with the blessing of [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] and it was completed in 1889. It represents 63 volumes in the edition published by Kyabjé [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] in India, with the addition of several more volumes of termas and commentaries.
The '''Rinchen Terdzö''' ([[Wyl.]] ''rin chen gter mdzod''), "''the Treasury of Precious Termas''" is one of the [[the Five Great Treasures]] of [[Jamgön Kongtrul]] the Great. It is a compilation drawn from all the [[terma]]s that had been discovered up to his time, including [[Chokgyur Lingpa]]'s treasures. Fearing that these teachings would be lost, he started the work in 1855 with the blessing of [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] and it was completed in 1889.  
 
==Editions==
[[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] published an edition in 111 volumes, which was based on the [[Tsurpu]] edition as supplemented with blockprints from [[Palpung]] and other great monasteries of Kham. Of the various editions, the Palpung edition has the greatest reputation for accuracy.
 
 


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Jamgön Kongtrul the Great

The Rinchen Terdzö (Wyl. rin chen gter mdzod), "the Treasury of Precious Termas" is one of the the Five Great Treasures of Jamgön Kongtrul the Great. It is a compilation drawn from all the termas that had been discovered up to his time, including Chokgyur Lingpa's treasures. Fearing that these teachings would be lost, he started the work in 1855 with the blessing of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and it was completed in 1889.

Editions

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche published an edition in 111 volumes, which was based on the Tsurpu edition as supplemented with blockprints from Palpung and other great monasteries of Kham. Of the various editions, the Palpung edition has the greatest reputation for accuracy.