Seven authoritative transmissions Page

Image:Jkwhandscloseup.jpg|frame|[[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:

#kama: the continuous transmission of sutra and tantra
#sa ter: earth treasures
#yang ter: rediscovered treasures
#gong ter: mind treasures
#nyen gyü: oral transmission
#dak nang: visionary revelations or 'pure visions'
#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 About Rigpa|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

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