Contents: Dam Ngag Dzo (Collection of Precious Instructions)
Jamgon Kongtrul | Dam Ngag Dzo Outline | Kagyu Ngag dzo List outline | Rinchen Ter Dzo
Jamgon Kongtrul (1813-1899) was a prolific writer as well as a compiler of the works of other scholars including their works into larger compendia of contextualized material. The most famous works are called the Five Treasures:
1. The Treasure of Encyclopedic Knowledge (shes bya kun la khyab pa'i mdzod), a massive text covering all of the common and uncommon subjects of Tibetan Buddhism.
2. The Treasure of Precious Instructions (gdams ngag rin po che'i mdzod), the most important texts of eight of the principal transmission lineages of Tibetan Buddhism known as the Eight Chariots.
3. The Treasure of Kagyu Mantras (bka' brgyud sngags kyi mdzod), a collection of the most important practices of the Kagyu Tradition.
4. The Treasure of Precious Revealed Treasures (rin chen gter mdzod), the largest compiled collection of rare Nyingma Termas (Revealed Treasure teachings).
5. The Treasure of Extensive Teachings (rgya chen bka' mdzod), primarily the writings of Jamgon Kongtrul himself such as the commentaries on the Hevajra Tantra and the Khon Tradition Vajrakila, etc.
Section 1. NYINGMA - Vol. I1. Eighteen Dzogchen empowerments from outer Category of Mind (Semde)
2. Empowerment of the guru's blessing from inner Category of Expanse (Longde)
Section 1. NYINGMA - Vol. II3. Empowerments from Category of Direct Transmission (Men-ngak-de) - elaborate, unelaborate, very unelaborate, utterly unelaborate
4. Torma empowerment of secret cycle
5.
Ekajati, Guardian of the Teachings, and seven-fold retinue
Section 2. KADAMPA - Vol. IV (no empowerments in Vol. III)6.
Sixteen Spheres (Tigle Chudrug)
7. Four Deities of Kadampa Tradition (Kadam Lhazhi)
8.
White Jambhala five-deity mandala (from Drubtab Rinjung collection)
9.
Kartari Mahakala (Gonpo Drigug), protector of Kadampa teachings
10.
Transmission for mantra of Gonpo Drigug
Section 3. SAKYA - Vol. V11.
Hevajra (Kye Dorje) - tradition of pith instructions
Section 3. SAKYA - Vol. VI12.
Mahakala eight-deity mandala - from tradition of Vajra Pavilion tantra (Gurgon)
Section 4. KAGYU - Vol. VII13. Chakrasamvara (Khorlo Demchog) - tradition of Dagpo Nyengyu
14. Vajrayogini in single form (Lhenchig Kyema) - tradition of Dagpo Nyengyu
15. Chakrasamvara (Khorlo Dompa) skullcup empowerment - tradition of Maitripa
16. Chakrasamvara (Khorlo Demchog) - tradition of Rechung Nyengyu
17. Vajrayogini in single form (Lhenchig Kyema) - tradition of Rechung Nyengyu
18. Chakrasamvara (Demchog Khandro Nyengyu) - tradition of Ngamdzong
Section 4. KAGYU - Vol. IX (no empowerments in Vol. VIII)19. Torma empowerment for Five principles of Mahamudra - tradition of Drigung Kagyu
Section 4. KAGYU - Vol. X20.
Four-armed Mahakala (Chagzhipa) - tradition of Tsalpa Kagyu
21. Individual empowerments for mandala of
Four-armed Mahakala - tradition of Tsal
22.
Shri Devi Dhumavati (Dudsolma)
Section 5. SHANGPA - Vol. XI23. Deities of the Five Tantras (Gyude Lha Nga)
24.
Deities of the Five Tantras (Gyude Lha Nga) - samadhi empowerment
25. Chakrasamvara (Khorlo Demchog) five-deity mandala - tradition of Niguma
26. Chakrasamvara (Khorlo Demchog) five-deity mandala - samadhi empowerment
Section 5. SHANGPA - Vol. XII27.
White Khechari (Khacho Karmo)
28.
Six-Armed Mahakala (Chagdrugpa)
29.
Six-Armed Mahakala (Chagdrugpa) - "sealed with life force"
30.
Kshetrapala
Section 6. PACIFICATION (ZHIJE) - Vol. XIIIEarlier Line of transmission31. Three forms of Tara - tradition of Kashmir
32. Three deities: Middle Line of transmission
33. Mahamudra empowerment - tradition of Ma
34. Prajnaparamita - tradition of Kamtsang
35. Sage's Instruction on Path of Seeing - empowerment into nonconceptual state
36. Blessing of Final Path Beyond Effort
Later Line of transmission37. Scripture Empowerment of Five Paths - tradition of Dampa Kunga
38. Twelve Sugatas
39. Aghora (protective deity)
40. Kunturika and Norbu Zangpo
Section 6. PACIFICATION (ZHIJE) - Vol. XIV41. Severance (Cho) - tradition of Tangtong Gyalpo
42. Severance (Cho) "Opening the Doorway to Space" - tradition of Zurmang Kagyu
Section 7. SIX TECHNIQUES OF UNION (JORDRUG) - Vol. XV43. Kalachakra (Dukyi Khorlo) nine-deity mandala
44.
Kalachakra (Dukyi Khorlo) in single form
45.
Vajravega (Dorje Shug), protective deity
Section 8. THREE VAJRAS OF APPROACH AND ACCOMPLISHMENT (DORJE SUMGYI NYENDRUB) vol. XVI46. Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig)
47. Manjushri (Jampalyang)
48. Vajrapani (Chagna Dorje)
49.
Amitayus (Tsepagme)
50.
Tara Who Frees from the Eight Kinds of Fear (Jigpa Gyekyop)
51. Arya Jambhala
52.
Dragla Gonpo (protective deity)
53. Six-Syllable Mantra Meditation - tradition of Tangtong Gyalpo
54.
Ushnishavijaya (Tsugtor Namgyalma) nine-deity mandala