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===Main Works===
This 11-12th century master contributed greatly to the literature of the Tibetan tradition. His most well-known works are:
*'''[[Seven Treasuries]]''' - Longchenpa's famed '''[[mdzod bdun]]'''<br>
*'''[[The Trilogy of Rest]]''' ([[ngal so skor gsum]]) and the '''[[Trilogy of Self-Liberation]]''' ([[rang grol skor gsum]])<br>
*'''[[Dispelling the Darkness of the Ten Directions]]''' ([[phyogs bcu mun sel]]) - A commentary on the [[Guhyagarbha Tantra]] from a [[Dzogchen]] Perspective<br>
*'''[[Nyingthig Yabshi]]''' ([[snying thig ya bzhi]]) - [[Terma]] teachings and Longchenpa's commentaries on Dzogchen Practice<br>
 
===Works in Translation===
*''[[The Precious Treasury of the Way of Abiding]]''. Translated by Richard Barron. Junction City, California: Padma Publishing, 1998.<br>
*''[[A Treasure Trove of Scriptural Transmission]]''. Translated by Richard Barron. Junction City, California: Padma Publishing, 2001.<br>
*''[[The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena]]''. Translated by Richard Barron. Junction City, California: Padma Publishing, 2001.<br>
*''[[The Practice of Dzogchen]]''. Ithaca, New York: Snow Lion, 1989.<br>
*''[[Kindly Bent to Ease Us]]''. Berkely: Dharma Publication, 1976.<br>
*''[[You are the Eyes of the World]]''. Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 2000<br>
 
===Secondary Sources===
Bibliographic information contained in: Thondup, Tulku. ''Masters of Meditation and Miracles''. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1996.


*''Entering the Approach of the Middle Way'', (Tib: [[theg chen tshul 'jug]]), which presents a defense and explanation of the [[Dzogchen]] tradition in the context of the [[Mahayana]]
*''Establishing the Divinity of Appearances'' (Tib: [[snang ba lhar grub]]), a short text presenting the logical grounds for the [[pure view]] of Buddhist [[tantra]]
*A commentary on [[Padmasambhava]]'s ''[[man ngag lta phreng|Key Instructions: A Rosary of Views]]'' (Tib: [[man ngag lta phreng]]), a short commentary on the thirteenth chapter of the [[Guhyagarbha Tantra]], presenting the view of the [[Nyingma]] school's [[nine yanas]]. [Root text in wylis]


[[Category:Nyingma Literature]]
[[Category:Nyingma Literature]]

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This 11-12th century master contributed greatly to the literature of the Tibetan tradition. His most well-known works are:

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