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'''The Jewel Ornament of Liberation''' (Tib. ''Dakpo Targyen''; [[Wyl.]] ''dvags po thar rgyan'' or ''dam chos yid bzhin nor bu rin po che'i rgyan'') — a famous survey of the ground, path and fruition of the Buddhadharma, written by [[Gampopa]], the foremost disciple of [[Milarepa]]. It is said to capture the essence of both the [[Kadampa]] and [[Kagyü|Kagyüpa]] lineages of [[Mahayana]] teachings.

==Outline==
The text is structured around the following points:

#The cause is the [[buddha nature]].
#The support is the most precious human body.
#The circumstance is the spiritual friend. 
#The method consists of his instructions.
#The result consists of the kayas of perfect buddhahood. 
#The activity is the spontaneous accomplishment of beings’ benefit.

==Translations==
*Gampopa, ''The Jewel Ornament of Liberation : the Wish-fulfilling Gem of the Noble Teachings'', translated Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche, Snow Lion, 1998
*sGam Po Pa, ''The Jewel Ornament of Liberation'', translated by [[Herbert V. Guenther]], Shambhala, 1986

==Commentaries==
===In English===
*[[Ringu Tulku]], ''Path to Buddhahood: Teachings on Gampopa's Jewel Ornament of Liberation'', Shambhala, 2003

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