Treasury of Word and Meaning

Treasury of Word and Meaning (Tib. Tsik Dön Dzö; Wyl. tshig don mdzod) - one of the Seven Treasuries of Longchenpa. It is a summary of the Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle, explaining the crucial points of practice.

Outline

The text consists of 11 chapters:

1. the Ground and basis of reality (Wyl. gzhi), how that ground dynamically manifests itself (Wyl. gzhir snang);
2. how sentient beings stray from the Ground;
3. how all beings have the essence of Enlightened energy;
4. how primordial wisdom (Wyl. ye shes) abides within us;
5. the pathways, and
6. the gateways, and
7. domain for primordial wisdom;
8. how primordial wisdom is experientially accessed;
9. signs of realization,
10. signs in the dying and bardo transition; and
11. ultimate fruition as the manifest realization of the kayas.