Seven authoritative transmissions

Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

Seven authoritative transmissions (Tib. བཀའ་བབས་བདུན་, ka bab dün; Wyl. bka' babs bdun) received by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa:

1. kama: the continuous transmission of sutra and tantra
2. sa ter: earth treasures
3. yang ter: rediscovered treasures
4. gong ter: mind treasures
5. nyen gyü: oral transmission
6. dak nang: visionary revelations or 'pure visions'
7. jé dren: revelations from memory

Alternative Translations

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

Oral Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha

• Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 1st August 2010

Further Reading

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