Five Treasuries

Five Treasuries (T. mdzod lnga). A collection of five encyclopedic works by Jamgon Kongtrul (1813-1899). These works are regarded as a primary source for the Rime movement.

The five collections are:

1. Treasury of Knowledge (shes bya kun la khyab pa'i mdzod).

A commentary of the whole Buddhist path including art, history, doctrine, etc., and structured according to the views of Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana, in 3 volumes.

2. Treasury of Oral Instructions (gdams ngag mdzod).

A collection of empowerments, practices and teaching of the eight practice lineages of Tibet, in 18 volumes.

3. Treasury of Kagyu Mantra (bka' brgyud sngags mdzod).

A collection of the most important empowerments, practices and instructions of the Kagyu lineages, in 8 volumes.

4. Treasury of Precious Termas (rin chen gter mdzod).

A collection of terma (gter ma) teachings of the 100 major treasure revealers (terton) of the Nyingma lineage, in 63 volumes.

5a. Uncommon Treasury (thun mong ma yin pa'i mdzod).

A collection of Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye's own profound terma revelations.

5b. Treasury of Extensive Teachings (rgya chen bka' mdzod).

A collection of all the writings by Jamgon Kongtrul himself, such as praises and advice, and compositions on medicine, science and so on, in 17 volumes. The shes bya kun khyab mdzod is often included in this collection which then has 20 volumes.

Sources and further reading

• Five_Treasuries, Rangjung Yeshe Wiki
• མཛོད་ལྔ་, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
• The Five Great Treasures, Rigpa Shedra Wiki
• Jamgon Kongtrul#Works, Wikipedia