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#''[[dak nang]]'' (Wyl. ''dag snang'') — visionary revelations or 'pure visions'
#''[[dak nang]]'' (Wyl. ''dag snang'') — visionary revelations or 'pure visions'
#''jé dren'' (Wyl. ''rjes dran'') — revelations from memory
#''jé dren'' (Wyl. ''rjes dran'') — revelations from memory
==Further Reading==
*Andreas Doctor, ''Tibetan Treasure Literature: Revelation, Tradition and Accomplishment in Visionary Buddhism'', Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2005, pp.84-101


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Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

Seven authoritative transmissions (Tib. ka bab dün; Wyl. bka' babs bdun) received by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa:

  1. kama (Wyl. bka' ma) — the continuous transmission of sutra and tantra
  2. sa ter (Wyl. sa gter) — earth treasures
  3. yang ter (Wyl. yang gter) — rediscovered treasures
  4. gong ter (Wyl. dgongs gter) — mind treasures
  5. nyen gyü (Wyl. snyan brgyud) — oral transmission
  6. dak nang (Wyl. dag snang) — visionary revelations or 'pure visions'
  7. jé dren (Wyl. rjes dran) — revelations from memory

Further Reading

  • Andreas Doctor, Tibetan Treasure Literature: Revelation, Tradition and Accomplishment in Visionary Buddhism, Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2005, pp.84-101