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[[Image:Jkwhandscloseup.jpg|frame|'''Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo''']]'''Seven authoritative transmissions''' (Tib. ''ka bab dün''; [[Wyl.]] ''bka' babs bdun'') received by [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] and [[Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa]]:
[[Image:Jkwhandscloseup.jpg|frame|[[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]]]]
'''Seven authoritative transmissions''' (Tib. ''ka bab dün''; [[Wyl.]] ''bka' babs bdun'') received by [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] and [[Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa]]:


#''[[kama]]'' (Wyl. ''bka' ma'') — the continuous transmission of [[sutra]] and [[tantra]]
#''[[kama]]'' (Wyl. ''bka' ma'') — the continuous transmission of [[sutra]] and [[tantra]]
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*Seven orders of teachings ([[Tulku Thondup]])
*Seven orders of teachings ([[Tulku Thondup]])
*Seven successions of the transmitted precepts (Dorje & Kapstein)
*Seven successions of the transmitted precepts (Dorje & Kapstein)
==Oral Teachings Given Given to the Rigpa Sangha==
*[[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 1st August 2010


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==

Revision as of 00:01, 2 August 2010

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

Alternative Translations

  • Seven orders of teachings (Tulku Thondup)
  • Seven successions of the transmitted precepts (Dorje & Kapstein)

Oral Teachings Given Given to the Rigpa Sangha

Further Reading

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