Seven authoritative transmissions
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Seven authoritative transmissions (Tib. བཀའ་བབས་བདུན་, ka bab dün; Wyl. bka' babs bdun) received by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa:
- kama: the continuous transmission of sutra and tantra
- sa ter: earth treasures
- yang ter: rediscovered treasures
- gong ter: mind treasures
- nyen gyü: oral transmission
- dak nang: visionary revelations or 'pure visions'
- jé dren: revelations from memory
Alternative Translations
- Seven orders of teachings (Tulku Thondup)
- Seven successions of the transmitted precepts (Dorje & Kapstein)
Oral Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha
- Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 1st August 2010
Further Reading
- Andreas Doctor, Tibetan Treasure Literature: Revelation, Tradition and Accomplishment in Visionary Buddhism, Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2005, pp.84-101