Analysis of a 2020 Edition of the Core Texts (Tsapö) - Part 1 An Overview
In 2020 a large collection of texts was published by the Mirik Petrün Khang, the 'Nationalities Publishing House' or 'Minorities Publishing House', with a title that can be roughly translated as Supportive Background Teachings for the Works of the Early and Latter Omniscient Ones (kun mkhyen gong ‘og gsung gi rgyab chos skor). The ‘two omniscient ones’ obviously refers to Longchenpa and Jigme Lingpa. Yet much more is included than the works of these two masters in its whopping 80 books. With the help of a kind donor we have been able to get our hands on the volumes that contain the texts of the Longchen Nyingtik.
The entire table of contents in Tibetan of all the volumes we are covering in our analysis can be found here དཀར་ཆག་ཕབ་ལེན.
Books 1-2 The 17 Dzogchen Tantras
Books 3-24 Collected works of Longchenpa
Book 25-38 Collected works of Jigme Lingpa
Books 39- 68 Supportive texts for the work of Longchenpa and Jigme Lingpa
39-40 History of the Nyingma school by Nyoshul Khenpo (translated as a Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems)
41 Commentaries on the Treasury of the Natural State by Khangsar Tenpé Wangchuk and Choying Tobden Dorje, and the Wish-Fulfilling Treasury and Finding Rest in the Nature of Mind by Shechen Gyaltsab
42 Commentaries of the Treasury of the Dharmadhatu by Khangsar Tenpé Wangchuk (already translated by Padmakara in The Precious Treasury of the Fundamental Nature) and Orgyen Tokden, and several texts on the Khandro Nyingtik, Vima Nyingtik and Lama Yangtik by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, the Third Dodrupchen Tenpe Nyima, Minling Lochen Dharma Shri, Akyong Tokden and Penor Rinpoche.
44-54 Works on the Longchen Nyingtik
44 Collection of Prayers (a detailed analysis of volumes 44-49 is found in Part 2)
45 Rigdzin Düpa and Palchen Düpa
46 Yumka and Senge Dongma
47 Dukngal Rangdrol and Takhyung Barwa
48 Offerings to the Guru and Guru sadhanas
49 Chö and Phowa
50 Ngöndro volume 1 (a detailed analysis of volumes 50-53 on the ngöndro is found in Part 3)
51 Ngöndro volume 2
52 Ngöndro volume 3
53 Ngöndro volume 4
54 Oral Instructions
55-63 Commentaries on the Treasury of Precious Qualities by the First Dodrupchen, Sokpo Tendar (who some say is none other than Ngawang Tendar Lharampa), Khenpo Yonten Gyatso, Tulku Tsultrim Zangpo and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
64-68 Further commentaries on the Longchen Nyingtik, concerning perfection phase and the Great Perfection (see next blog for details)
64 Kyerim and Dzogrim
65 Dzogchen volume 1 Yukhok Chatralwa
66 Dzogchen volume 2 Jigme Tenpe Nyima
67 Dzogchen volume 3 Hitting the Essence in Three Words and Yeshe Lama
68 Prayers of Auspiciousness and Aspiration Prayers
Books 69-73 Collected work of Patrul Rinpoche
Books 74-80 Collected works of Khenpo Ngakchung
It is too much to go into detail about this whole collection, and that would also go somewhat beyond the scope of the Longchen Nyingtik Projet itself. Therefore we will look in a more detailed fashion at the books on the Longchen Nyingtik, books 44-54 and 64-68 in our next blogs. See Part 2 and Part 3.