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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 | * The [[Wish Fulfilling Treasury]] (Tib. ''yishyin dzö'' - yid bzhin mdzod) | ||
* The [[Treasury of Pith Instructions]] (Tib. ''mengak dzö'' - man ngag mdzod) | * The [[Treasury of Pith Instructions]] (Tib. ''mengak dzö'' - man ngag mdzod) | ||
* The [[ | * The [[Treasury of Dharmadhatu]] (Tib. ''chöying dzö'' - chos dbyings mdzod) | ||
* The [[ | * The [[Treasury of Philosophical Tenets]] (Tib. ''drubta dzö'' - grub mtha' mdzod) | ||
* The [[ | * The [[Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle]] (Tib. ''tekchok dzö'' - theg mchog mdzod) | ||
* The [[ | * The [[Treasury of Word and Meaning]] (Tib. ''tsik dön dzö'' - tshig don mdzod) | ||
* The [[ | * The [[Treasury of the Natural State]] (Tib. ''neluk dzö'' - gnas lugs mdzod) | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 08:10, 4 August 2007
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 Treasury (Tib. yishyin dzö - yid bzhin mdzod)
- The Treasury of Pith Instructions (Tib. mengak dzö - man ngag mdzod)
- The Treasury of Dharmadhatu (Tib. chöying dzö - chos dbyings mdzod)
- The Treasury of Philosophical Tenets (Tib. drubta dzö - grub mtha' mdzod)
- The Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle (Tib. tekchok dzö - theg mchog mdzod)
- The Treasury of Word and Meaning (Tib. tsik dön dzö - tshig don mdzod)
- The Treasury of the Natural State (Tib. neluk dzö - gnas lugs mdzod)
History
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: