Eight kinds of precious substances
The eight kinds of precious substances (Wyl. rin po che sna brgyad) eight caskets of are:
- Gold
- Silver
- Iron
- Copper
- Turquoise
- Rhinoceros horn
- Agate
- gzi-stone
They are the eight precious substances that made the eight caskets containing the Kagye cycles hidden in the Shankarakuta stupa.