Treasury of Word and Meaning

From Rigpa Wiki
Revision as of 14:09, 4 August 2007 by Adam (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Treasury of Word and Meaning (Tib. tsik dön dzö; Wyl. tshig don mdzod) - One of the Seven Treasuries of Longchenpa. It is a summary of the Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle, explaining the crucial points of practice.

Outline

The text consists of 11 chapters:

  1. the ground and basis of reality (gzhi), how that ground dynamically manifests itself (gzhir snang);
  2. how sentient beings stray from the Ground;
  3. how all beings have the essence of Enlightened energy;
  4. how primordial wisdom (ye shes) abides within us;
  5. the pathways, and
  6. the gateways, and
  7. domain for primordial wisdom;
  8. how primordial wisdom is experientially accessed;
  9. signs of realization,
  10. signs in the dying and bardo transition; and
  11. ultimate fruition as the manifest realization of the kayas.