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'''Seven transmissions''' ([[bka' babs bdun]]): canonical lineage, revealed treasure, rediscovered treasure, mind treasure, recollection, pure vision and hearing lineage. | |||
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# Oral tradition ([[bka' ma]]) the early translated Tripitaka and tantras passed on unbrokenly from master to disciple; | |||
# Earth Treasure ([[sa gter]]), revealed by the tertön; | |||
# Rediscovered Treasure ([[yang gter]]), revealed for the second time from an past treasure; | |||
# Mind Treasure ([[dgongs gter]]), revealed from the mind of the guru; | |||
# Hearing Lineage ([[snyan brgyud]]), received directly from an enlightened being; | |||
# Pure Vision ([[dag snang]]), received in a pure experience; and | |||
# Recollection ([[rjes dran]]), remembrance from a former life [RY] | |||
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The '''seven transmissions'''. They are mentioned like this: | |||
The unbroken [[oral tradition]] from person to person,<br> | |||
The [[profound treasures]] themselves, and [[mind termas]],<br> | |||
The | [[Rediscovered treasures]], the [[termas of recollection]],<br> | ||
[[Pure visions]], and the [[hearing lineage]];<br> | |||
The rivers of these seven transmissions<br> | |||
Will be immensely precious for the Buddhadharma in the dark age.<br> | |||
Profound and extensive, they will shine further than the light of the sun. [RY] | |||
The | |||
Revision as of 05:30, 8 January 2006
Seven transmissions (bka' babs bdun): canonical lineage, revealed treasure, rediscovered treasure, mind treasure, recollection, pure vision and hearing lineage.
- Oral tradition (bka' ma) the early translated Tripitaka and tantras passed on unbrokenly from master to disciple;
- Earth Treasure (sa gter), revealed by the tertön;
- Rediscovered Treasure (yang gter), revealed for the second time from an past treasure;
- Mind Treasure (dgongs gter), revealed from the mind of the guru;
- Hearing Lineage (snyan brgyud), received directly from an enlightened being;
- Pure Vision (dag snang), received in a pure experience; and
- Recollection (rjes dran), remembrance from a former life [RY]
The seven transmissions. They are mentioned like this:
The unbroken oral tradition from person to person,
The profound treasures themselves, and mind termas,
Rediscovered treasures, the termas of recollection,
Pure visions, and the hearing lineage;
The rivers of these seven transmissions
Will be immensely precious for the Buddhadharma in the dark age.
Profound and extensive, they will shine further than the light of the sun. [RY]