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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.

History

The rock in Bhutan on which Longchenpa wrote some of the Dzogchen teachings
The view from the rock - Tharpaling Monastery is visible below

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: