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[[Image:LongchenRabjam.JPG|frame|'''Longchen Rabjam''']]
[[Image:LongchenRabjam.JPG|frame|'''Longchen Rabjam''']]
The '''Seven Treasures''' or Treasuries are works by the omniscient [[Longchenpa]] which, together with the [[Trilogy of Natural Freedom]] represent the extensive, scholarly or [[pandita]]'s approach. They were not originally intended to be a collection  
The '''Seven Treasures''' or Treasuries are works by the omniscient [[Longchenpa]] which, together with the [[Trilogy of Natural Freedom]], represent the extensive, scholarly or [[pandita]]'s approach. They were not originally intended to be a collection.


* The [[Wish Fulfilling Treasure]] (Tib. ''yishyin dzö'' - yid bzhin mdzod)
* The [[Wish Fulfilling Treasure]] (Tib. ''yishyin dzö'' - yid bzhin mdzod)
* The [[Treasury of Pith Instructions]] (Tib. ''mengak dzö'' - man ngag mdzod). Available as English translation by [http://www.padmapublishing.com/index.html Padma Publishing]: [http://www.wisdom-books.com/ProductDetail.asp?PID=16431 Precious Treasure of Pith instructions]
* The [[Treasury of Pith Instructions]] (Tib. ''mengak dzö'' - man ngag mdzod)
* The [[Treasure of Dharmadhatu]] (Tib. ''chöying dzö'' - chos dbyings mdzod). [http://www.wisdom-books.com/ProductDetail.asp?PID=9485 The basic space of phenomena]. A free English translation (downloadable after email-request) is available for qualifying students by [http://www.mountaindev.com/vajratext.html Ives Waldo (Rime Lodro)].
* The [[Treasure of Dharmadhatu]] (Tib. ''chöying dzö'' - chos dbyings mdzod)
* The [[Treasure of Philosophical Tenets]] (Tib. ''drubta dzö'' - grub mtha' mdzod)
* The [[Treasure of Philosophical Tenets]] (Tib. ''drubta dzö'' - grub mtha' mdzod)
* The [[Treasure of the Supreme Vehicle]] (Tib. ''tekchok dzö'' - theg mchog mdzod).
* The [[Treasure of the Supreme Vehicle]] (Tib. ''tekchok dzö'' - theg mchog mdzod)
* The [[Treasure of Word and Meaning]] (Tib. ''tsik dön dzö'' - tshig don mdzod)
* The [[Treasure of Word and Meaning]] (Tib. ''tsik dön dzö'' - tshig don mdzod)
* The [[Treasure of the Natural State]] (Tib. ''neluk dzö'' - gnas lugs mdzod).
* The [[Treasure of the Natural State]] (Tib. ''neluk dzö'' - gnas lugs mdzod)
 
Other English translations available:
* [http://www.wisdom-books.com/ProductDetail.asp?PID=9973 Treasure Trove of Scriptural Transmission], Longchenpa`s commentary on the Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena.
* The http://dzogchenproject.com maintains an up-to-date [http://www.dzogchenproject.com/Longchenpabibliography.html#seventreasuries|The detailed list] of available and upcoming translations.


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 08:04, 4 August 2007

Longchen Rabjam

The Seven Treasures or Treasuries are works by the omniscient Longchenpa which, together with the Trilogy of Natural Freedom, represent the extensive, scholarly or pandita's approach. They were not originally intended to be a collection.

History

The rock in Bhutan on which Longchenpa wrote some of the Dzogchen teachings
The view from the rock - Tharpaling Monastery is visible below

According to oral tradition of villagers in Bumthang / Bhutan, the some of the most important parts of of the Seven Treasures have been written by Longchenpa on the rock bzhugs thri above the Tharpaling Monastery in Bhutan.

This rock provides a splendid panorama view on different mountain ranges of the Himalayas: