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'''Nyingthig Yabshi''' ([[snying thig ya bzhi]]) - the '''Four-fold Heart Essence'''
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The Nyingthig Yabshi, one of the most famous set of [[Dzogchen]] scriptures, was compiled by [[Longchenpa]] to condense the two primary lineages of Dzogchen practice in Tibet, those of [[Padmasambhava]] and [[Vimalamitra]]. Together, this collection of texts is considered the core teaching on the practice of [[Dzogchen]], and in particular the [[Heart Essence]] teachings of the [[Instruction Class]].
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The teachings of Padmasambhava on the [[Innermost Unexcelled Cycle]] are contained in two volumes and are referred to as the '''[[Khandro Nyingthig]]''' ([[mkha' 'gro snying thig]]. Longchenpa's commentaries on this cycle of teachings comprise three further volumes, which are known as the '''[[Khandro Yangthig]]''' ([[mkha' 'gro yang thig]]).
 
The teachings of the Vimalamitra's lineage, which unite the two aspects of [[Innermost Unexcelled Cycle]] — the explanatory lineage with scriptures and the hearing lineage without scriptures, are contained in four volumes, known as the '''[[Vima Nyingthig]]''' ([[bi ma snying thig]]. Longchenpa's 51 commentaries on this cycle of teachings comprise two volumes, which are referred to as the '''[[Lama Yangthig]]''' ([[bla ma yang thig]]).
 
Longchenpa also wrote two volumes of commentary that relate to both lineages, entitled '''[[Zabmo Yangthig]]''' ([[zab mo yang thig]]).
 
Explaining the content of this collection of teachings, the [[3rd Dzogchen Rinpoche]] writes:
 
"The import of the [[three classes]], the [[nine-fold expanse]], and all the other key instructions of the [[Great Perfection]] were condensed by the Kashmiri scholar [[Vimalamitra]] and codified in the ''[[Secret Heart Essence]]'', the [[Sangwa Nyingtik]]. These teachings came to be known as ''[[The Vast Heart Essence of Vimalamitra]]'', or [[Vima Nyingtik]]. ''[[The Heart Essence of the Ḍākinīs]]'', or [[Khandro Nyingtik]], was codified by [[Padmakara]], the master from Oḍḍiyāṇa. His teachings came to be known as ''[[The Profound Heart Essence of Padma]]'', or [[Pema Nyingtik]]. The omniscient [[Longchenpa]] then wrote short commentaries on the first of these and more extensive commentaries on the second. The former is referred to as ''[[The Quintessential Wish-fulfilling Jewel]]'', which is also known as ''[[The Guru’s Quintessence]]'', or [[Lama Yangtik]], and the latter as ''[[The Ḍākinī’s Quintessence]]'', or [[Khandro Yangtik]]. All of these teachings were then gathered into one compilation, thus condensing both the [[transmitted teachings]] and [[treasures]]. This collection is referred to as the Four-fold Heart Essence, the Nyingtik Yabshi." (from [[shing rta bzang po]], p. 257) [[CJD]]
 
==Contents==
*Vol. 1-2  '''[[Lama Yangthig]]'''<br>
*Vol. 3-6  '''[[Vima Nyingthig]]'''<br>
*Vol. 7-9  '''[[Khandro Yangthig]]'''<br>
*Vol. 10-11 '''[[Khandro Nyingthig]]'''<br>
*Vol. 12-13 '''[[Zabmo Yangthig]]'''<br>
 
==Publication Data==
*klong chen rab ‘byams (compiler). snying thig ya bzhi. Reprint of the ‘dzom ‘brug pa chos sgar edition. Darjeeling: Talung Tsetrul Pema Wangyal, 1976.
*These teachings have been input and are being prepared for publication by the [[Nitartha Input Center]], under the direction of [[Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche]], along with the collected works of [[Longchenpa]].
 
==In Translation==
*[[Ngedon Tendzin Zangpo]] (the [[3rd Dzogchen Rinpoche]]). ''[http://www.rimefoundation.org/heartessence.php Heart Essence of the Dakinis: The Excellent Chariot - Inner and Outer Preliminaries]''. Translated by [[Cortland Dahl]]. Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 2007.
*[[Ngedon Tendzin Zangpo]] (the [[3rd Dzogchen Rinpoche]]). ''[http://www.rimefoundation.org/heartessence.php Heart Essence of the Dakinis: The Excellent Chariot - Great Perfection Preliminaries and the Break-through Stage]''. Translated by [[Cortland Dahl]]. Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 2007.
*[[Erik Pema Kunsang]]. [[Wellsprings of the Great Perfection]]. Kathmandu: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2006. Contains various texts from the Dzogchen tradition, including some of the root texts of the Nyingtik Yabshi.
 
==Internal Links==
*[[Nyingthig]]
*[[Longchen Nyingthig]]
*[[Chetsun Nyingthig]]
 
==Alternate Translations==
*Four Branches of Heart Essence
*Four Heart-Essences
*Nyingtig Ya Shi
 
==External Links==
*[http://www.tbrc.org/cgi-bin/tbrcdatx?do=so&resource=W12827 Nyingthig Yabshi page] at '''[[TBRC]]'''
*[http://lotsawahouse.org/school/id45.html Index of the contents of the Nyingthig Yabshi at '''Lotsawa House''']
[[Category:Nyingma Literature]]
[[Category:Terma]]
[[Category:Dzogchen]]
[[Category:Writings of Longchenpa]]

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