Longchenpa Bibliography

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Ongoing project.
Corrections welcome

The number of extant works of Longchenpa runs to close to 300, and manuscripts are still appearing now and then from remote libraries and collections. The following list is based on the list of names generated by the TBRC database which uses common title formats, like "theg mchog mdzod." Contributions and corrections are welcome.

The Seven Treasuries
The bla ma yang tig
The mkha' 'gro yang tig
The zab mo yang tig

The rang grol skor gsum
The ngal gso skor gsum
The mun sel skor gsum
The gsung thor bu

The gdams ngag mdzod
The rin chen gter mdzod
The rnying ma bka' ma shing ru rgyas pa
Other

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The Seven Treasuries (mdzod bdun)

The Seven Treasuries are justly Longchenpa's most famous works, and are considered by many scholars (present included) to represent the culmination of the over two thousand year history of Buddhist thought

- David Germano

Printed editions:

1) Gangtok, Sikkim: Dodrup Chen Rinpoche, c. 1968

2).Gangtok, Sikkim: Lama Dawa & Sherab Gyaltsen, 1983. Reprod. from prints from the Sde-dge blocks belonging to Lopon Sonam Sangpo.

3) Gangtok, Sikkim, 1986. Reprint of Dodrup Chen Rinpoche ed.

4) Lumbini : Lumbini Internat. Research Inst., 2000. The oldest block print of Klong-chen Rab-'byams-pa's Theg mchog mdzod : facsimile edition of early Tibetan block prints ; with an introduction / by Franz-Karl Ehrhard. (Vol. 2 of Early Buddhist Block Prints from Mang-yul Gung-thang.)

5) Bylakuppe, 2001.theg pa chen po'i man nag gi bstan bcos yid bzin rin po che'i mdzod kyi 'grel-pa padma dkar po

Two more editions are unknown to me, but is referred to in the TBRC database - a) a manuscript ed. in the gsung 'bum in the Potala collection, and b)  The Oddiyana Institute edition published by Tarthang Rinpoche, 1999?

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1. Theg mchog mdzod

The magnum opus of Longchenpa. The great commentary to the seventeen man ngag tantras.

Translations:
1) Translations of all mdzod bdun is an ongoing project of Padma Publishing
2) Long extract la base, in La liberte naturelle de l'esprit, p. 153-191

2.Tshig don mdzod

The whole dzogchen philosophy arranged in eleven topics.

Translations:
1) Chapters1-5 tr. By David Germano, In Poetic Thought, The Intelligent Universe, and The Mystery of Self: The Tantric Synthesis of Rdzogs Chen in Fourteenth Century Tibet. Germano, David Francis, Ph.d. The University Of Wisconsin - Madison, 1992. David Germano's full translation is forthcoming UMI.
2) Extracts in Buddha Mind, p. 205-13, 400-1 and 413-420 (abridged tr. of ch. 11).
3) Padma Publishing:The Precious Treasury of Words and Their Meanings is .. under preparation in draft. Publication ... is planned for mid to late 2006.

3. gnas lugs mdzod

A poetic work on "the four great commitments.

Translations:
1) Padma Publishing, 1998: The precious treasury of the way of abiding and the exposition of the quintessential meaning of the three categories: a commentary on the precious treasury of the way of abiding
2) Hillis, Gregory Alexander;, PhD. University of Virginia, 2002: The rhetoric of naturalness: A critical study of the gNas Lugs mdzod. UMI
3) Dowman, Keith: "Old Man Basking in the Sun."

4. gnas lugs kyi 'grel pa

The autocommentary on no. 3

- in 1 and 2 above -

5. chos dbyings mdzod

A poetic work related to both sems sde and klong sde (mind and space class). Said by Longchenpa to contain the views all three classes man ngag, sems sde, and klong sde.

Translations:
1) Padma Publishing, 2001:The precious treasury of the basic space of phenomena.
2) Partially tr. in the dissertation Le Systeme de Klong-chen rab-'byams et son expression litteraire [texte imprime] / Stephane Arguillere. 8 chapters from chos dbyings mdzod and 4 from the autocommentary. Published as Profusion de la vaste sphere: Klong-chen rab-’byams (Tibet, 1308-1364), sa vie, son oeuvre et sa doctrine, as no. 167 of the series Orientalia Lovaniensa Analecta, by Peeters Publishing in Leuven [Belgium]. .
3) A translation by Ives Waldo, The Precious Treasury of Dharmadhatu , can be found here, it is a restricted text and can be requested by e-mail.

4) Dan Martin The Realm of Dharmas--A treasury of Jewels, trans. for Larry Short in 1984 Bloomington, Indian. Unpublished.
4) Extracts in Buddha Mind, p. 397-9.

6. chos dbyings mdzod kyi 'grel pa ('grel pa lung gi gter mdzod)

The autocommentary on no. 5

Translations:
1) Padma Publishing, 2001: A treasure trove of scriptural transmission : a commentary on The precious treasury of the basic space of phenomena
2) Partially tr. in the dissertation Le Systeme de Klong-chen rab-'byams et son expression litteraire [texte imprime] / Stephane Arguillere. 8 chapters from chos dbyings mdzod and 4 from the autocommentary. See above for details of publication.
3) A translation by Ives Waldo, The Precious Treasury of Dharmadhatu , can be found here, it is a restricted text and can be requested by e-mail.

7.yid bzhin mdzod

A work on general buddhist thought, exoteric and esoteric, common to all sects.

Translations:
1) Chapter 1 tr. in Crystal Mirror V by K. Lipman: How the Samsâra is Fabricated from the Ground of Being, p. 340-350
2) Extracts in Buddha Mind, p. 390-396 and 407-12 (abridged).  

8.yid bzhin kyi 'grel pa (padma dkar po)

The autocommentary on no. 7

9.yid bzhin mdzod kyi don khrid

A Commentary on the meaning of the yid bzhin (mdzod)

10. grub mtha' mdzod

A work on the nine paths or vehicles (yânas).

Translations:
1) 31 pages translated in Hanson-Barber's dissertation The Life and Teachings of Vairocana, p. 135-177. UMI
2)  Padma Publishing: "The Precious Treasury of Philosophical Systems. (2007)

3)  Albion Butters' dissertation The Doxographical Genius

of Kun mkhyen kLong chen rab 'byams pa. Columbia University, 2006.

3) Long, unmarked sequences are contained in The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism Volume One.

11. man ngag mdzod

A stages of the path work containg advice for meditators.

Translations:
1) Translated by David Germano and Matieu Ricard, awaiting publication.
2) : "The Precious Treasury of Pith Instructions , (Padma Publishing, 2006)

12. mdzod bdun gyi dkar chag

Index of The Seven Treasuries

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The bla ma yang tig (part of snying thig ya bzhi)

Printed editions of snying thig ya bzhi:

1) The 1975- New Delhi edition of Sherab Gyaltsen Lama in 13 volumes. Scanned by TBRC

2) The 1970-1 New Delhi edition of Tsewang, Jamyang and Tashi in 11 volumes

3) An edition (in-print?) from the Derge (sde dge) Publishing House in Tibet

4) Contained in the bka' ma rgyas pa. Scanned by TBRC. I need verification for this entry. bKa' ma, vol. 44-46 = snying thig ya bzhi, vol. 2-4 = bi ma snying thig 1-3.

13. rab tu spros med kyi dbang chog 'od kyi drwa ba

14. shin tu spros med kyi dbang chog padma'i drwa ba

'15. chi bslu dran pa'i me long

'16. chi ltas dran pa'i me long

'17. od gsal spyod pa'i gnad yig bdud rtsi rgyal po

'18. pho ba 'od gsal snying po

19. bde stong bdud rtsi sprin phung

20. bdud rtsi dri med

21. bdud rtsi ljon shing 'od gsal gyi gnad yig

22. bla ma yang tig gi brgyud pa'i phyag 'tshal

23. bla ma yang tig gi dkar chag

24. bla ma yang tig gi gsol 'debs bdud rtsi'i sprin tshogs

25. bla ma yang tig gi kha byang 'od gsal snying po

26. bla ma yid bzhin nor bu

27. bla ma'i rim pa dngos grub rgya mtsho

28. brtan bsgo'i gegs sel sgron ma snang byed

29. btags grol gyi rgyab yig yid bzhin lhun grub

30. byin rlabs sprin phung ye shes 'bebs pa

31. dam can gyi gsang sgrub snying gi dum bu

32. dam tshig rim pa rnam grol rgya mtsho

33. dkyil 'khor spros bcas kyi ming gi rim pa gsal byed

34. dngos gzhi 'od gsal snying po'i don khrid

35 dpe don gsal byed sgron me

36. gling bzhi rgyan 'gyur gyi maNDal

37. gnad gsum chos nyid kyi 'khor lo

38. gnad yig bum pa'i brda don

39. gza' bdud kyi gsang sgrub me rlung 'khyil ba

40. gzhi snang ye shes sgron me

41. kha byang nyi ma'i snying po

42. khregs chod kyi rgyab yig nam mkha' dri med

43. khregs chod kyi yang yig nam mkha' klong yangs

44. khregs chod thod rgal gyi yang yig nam mkha' klong chen

45. khregs chod ye babs sor bzhag gi don khrid

46 lnga tshan lnga'i maNDal 'bul ba'i cho ga yid bzhin drwa ba

47. lo rgyus rin po che'i phreng ba

48. maNDal 'bul ba'i cho ga tshogs gnyis sprin tshogs

49. mkha' 'gro yid bzhin nor bu

50. mthar thug yid bzhin snying po

51. nges don byang chub snying po

52. ngo sprod dran pa'i me long

53. nyams len gnad kyi sgron me

54. nyin mtshan 'od gsal gyi 'khor lo

55. rig pa sems kyi gegs sel ye shes dri med

56. rlung sbyor ye shes sprin phung

57. rten gzhi lus kyi gegs sel bdud rtsi ljon shing

58. rtog med nam mkha' sprin phung

59. sngags kyi bdag mo'i sgrub thabs

60. sngon 'gro sems sbyong bdun gyi don khrid

61. snyan rgyud 'bring po bar do 'od gsal rang snang

62. snyan rgyud chen mo nges don mngon sum rang snang

63. snyan rgyud chung ngu ye shes rang snang

64. spros bcas kyi dbang chog tshangs pa'i drwa ba

65. spros med kyi dbang chog klong gsal chu bo

66. spros med kyi dbang chog rin po che'i drwa ba

67. thod rgal gyi rgyab yig nyi zla gza' skar

68. thod rgal gyi yang yig nam mkha' klong gsal

69. tshogs mchod kyi rim pa yid bzhin rgya mtsho

70. yang zab ye shes 'khor lo

71. yi dam yid bzhin nor bu

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The mkha' 'gro yang tig (part of snying thig ya bzhi)

Printed editions of snying thig ya bzhi: see above for the bla ma yang tig

72. gsol 'debs bdud rtsi'i chu rgyun

73. chi ba brtag bslu'i man ngag nyi zla gza' bral

'74. 'khrul snang gzhi grol

75. od gsal 'khor lo

'76. od gsal pra khrid

'77. od gsal sbubs 'jug

78. bar do gnad kyi sgron me

79. bar do sbubs 'jug

80. bdag 'jug padma klong yangs

81. bde gshegs rigs lnga'i sgrub thabs padma stong ldan

82 bdud rtsi sprin phung

83. bshan pa srog sgrub nag mo'i gsang sgrub

84. btags grol rgyud kyi man ngag rin chen snying po

85. byin rlabs thugs sgrub

86. dbyings snang ngo sprod

87. gnad gsum sgron me

88. gnod sbyin dmar nag gi sgrub pa me rlung 'khyil ba

89. gsang lam rin po che'i ngo sprod

90. gsang spyod rdo rje'i lam bstan

91. gter 'byung rin po che'i lo rgyus

92. gza' bdud gsang sgrub

93. gzhan phan 'od kyi 'khor lo

94. gzhi snang ngo sprod

95. khrid yig nor bu lugs

96. khrid yig nyi zla gza' skar

97. khrid yig rin po che gser gyi phreng ba

98. kun 'dus rin po che'i ngo sprod

100. man ngag rin po che gser gyi sgrom bu

101. mchod rten rab gnas rin chen drwa ba

103. mkha' 'gro bde chen rgya mtsho'i bskyed rim

104. mkha' 'gro yang tig gi dkar chag

105. mkha' 'gro yang tig gi khog 'bub sa bcad bsdus don

106. mkha' 'gro yang tig gi them byang dpag bsam ljon shing

107. mthong snang rin chen gser gyi drwa ba

108. mthong snang rin po che 'od kyi dra ba

109. nam mkha' dri med

110. nam mkha' klong yangs

111. nam mkha' rab 'byams

112. nges don snying po

113. phyag 'tshal dri med zla rgyas

114. phyag rgya bzhi mchod 'od kyi 'khor lo'i gnad yig

115. rab gnas cho ga ye shes dri med

116. rdo rje g.yu sgron ma'i sgrub thabs zla ba 'dod 'jo

117. rigs lnga'i bcud len bdud rtsi thig pa

118. rin chen mchog sgrub

119. rin po che dbang gi phreng ba

120. rlung sbyor ye shes drwa ba