Treasury of the Natural State
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Treasure of the Natural State (Tib. གནས་ལུགས་མཛོད་, Neluk Dzö; Wyl. gnas lugs mdzod) — one of the Seven Treasuries of Longchenpa. It is a source for teachings on the unique samaya commitments of the Great Perfection.
Outline
It has five chapters:
- The Theme of Ineffability
- The Theme of Spontaneous Presence
- The Theme of Openness
- The Theme of Oneness
- The Individuals to Whom These Teachings May Be Entrusted
Tibetan Text
Translations
- Dowman, Keith, Old Man Basking In the Sun: Longchenpa's Treasury of Natural Perfection, Vajra Publications, 2006
- Longchen Rabjam, The Precious Treasury of the Way of Abiding, translated by Richard Barron, Padma Publishing, 1998
Further Reading
- Gregory Alexander Hillis, The Rhetoric of Naturalness: A Critical Study of the gNas lugs mdzod, University of Virginia, 2002
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