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[[Image:LongchenRabjam.JPG|frame|'''Longchen Rabjam''']] | [[Image:LongchenRabjam.JPG|frame|'''Longchen Rabjam''']] | ||
The '''Seven Treasures''' or Treasuries are works by the omniscient [[Longchenpa]] which, together with the [[Trilogy of Natural Freedom]] represent the extensive, scholarly or [[pandita]]'s approach. They were not originally intended to be a collection | The '''Seven Treasures''' or Treasuries are works by the omniscient [[Longchenpa]] which, together with the [[Trilogy of Natural Freedom]], represent the extensive, scholarly or [[pandita]]'s approach. They were not originally intended to be a collection. | ||
* The [[Wish Fulfilling Treasure]] (Tib. ''yishyin dzö'' - yid bzhin mdzod) | * The [[Wish Fulfilling Treasure]] (Tib. ''yishyin dzö'' - yid bzhin mdzod) | ||
* The [[Treasury of Pith Instructions]] (Tib. ''mengak dzö'' - man ngag mdzod) | * The [[Treasury of Pith Instructions]] (Tib. ''mengak dzö'' - man ngag mdzod) | ||
* The [[Treasure of Dharmadhatu]] (Tib. ''chöying dzö'' - chos dbyings mdzod) | * The [[Treasure of Dharmadhatu]] (Tib. ''chöying dzö'' - chos dbyings mdzod) | ||
* The [[Treasure of Philosophical Tenets]] (Tib. ''drubta dzö'' - grub mtha' mdzod) | * The [[Treasure of Philosophical Tenets]] (Tib. ''drubta dzö'' - grub mtha' mdzod) | ||
* The [[Treasure of the Supreme Vehicle]] (Tib. ''tekchok dzö'' - theg mchog mdzod) | * The [[Treasure of the Supreme Vehicle]] (Tib. ''tekchok dzö'' - theg mchog mdzod) | ||
* The [[Treasure of Word and Meaning]] (Tib. ''tsik dön dzö'' - tshig don mdzod) | * The [[Treasure of Word and Meaning]] (Tib. ''tsik dön dzö'' - tshig don mdzod) | ||
* The [[Treasure of the Natural State]] (Tib. ''neluk dzö'' - gnas lugs mdzod) | * The [[Treasure of the Natural State]] (Tib. ''neluk dzö'' - gnas lugs mdzod) | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 08:04, 4 August 2007
The Seven Treasures or Treasuries are works by the omniscient Longchenpa which, together with the Trilogy of Natural Freedom, represent the extensive, scholarly or pandita's approach. They were not originally intended to be a collection.
- The Wish Fulfilling Treasure (Tib. yishyin dzö - yid bzhin mdzod)
- The Treasury of Pith Instructions (Tib. mengak dzö - man ngag mdzod)
- The Treasure of Dharmadhatu (Tib. chöying dzö - chos dbyings mdzod)
- The Treasure of Philosophical Tenets (Tib. drubta dzö - grub mtha' mdzod)
- The Treasure of the Supreme Vehicle (Tib. tekchok dzö - theg mchog mdzod)
- The Treasure of Word and Meaning (Tib. tsik dön dzö - tshig don mdzod)
- The Treasure of the Natural State (Tib. neluk dzö - gnas lugs mdzod)
History
According to oral tradition of villagers in Bumthang / Bhutan, the some of the most important parts of of the Seven Treasures have been written by Longchenpa on the rock bzhugs thri above the Tharpaling Monastery in Bhutan.
This rock provides a splendid panorama view on different mountain ranges of the Himalayas: