Seven lineages of transmission
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Seven lineages of transmission (Tib. བརྒྱུད་པ་བདུན་, gyü pa dün, Wyl. brgyud pa bdun)
- mind direct transmission of the buddhas (rgyal ba dgongs brgyud)
- sign transmission of the awareness-holders (rig 'dzin brda brgyud)
- oral transmission from special individuals (gang zag snyan brgyud)
- entrustment transmission of dakinis (mkha' 'gro gtad [rgya'i] brgyud)
- transmission of aspiration and empowerment (smon lam dbang bskur brgyud)
- transmission of compassionate blessings (thugs rje byin rlabs brgyud )
- the authoritative ultimate transmission (bka' babs don bryud) [1]
Notes
- ↑ Source: Lopön Thekchok Yeshe Dorje, Ocean of the Eight Herukas: A Guide to the Meditation on the Awesome Ones' Assembly (dpal 'dus bsgom khog bka’ brgyad rgya mtsho), page 463.