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• An Arrangement of the Empowerment for Accomplishing the Pure Field of Great Bliss According to the Sky Dharma (Namchö) Treasure, Gnam chos bde chen zhing sgrub kyi dbang 'grig chags su bkod pa

• Aspiration for the Pure Field of Great Bliss, Rnam dag bde chen zhing gi smon lam

• The Aspiration of Samantabhadra, Kun tu bzang po'i smon lam

• A Collection of Liberation Narratives and Supplications of the Precious Kagyü Lineage, Bka' brgyud rin po che'i rnam thar gsol 'debs kyi skor

• A Collection of Scriptures Necessary for the Protection and Repelling Practices from the Fiery Razor of Repelling of Mañjuśrī Yamāntaka, Lord of Life, 'Jam dpal Gshin rje tshe bdag yang zlog me'i spu gri'i srung zlog sgrub pa'i nyer mkho'i chos tshan phyogs bsgrigs

• The Daily Practice of the Secret Attainment of the Unsurpassed Extremely Secret Vajrakīlaya called “The Essence of the Play of Concerned Activity” (translated by lamas of the Palyül lineage), Rdo rje phur pa yang gsang bla med kyi gsang sgrub rgyun gyi phrin las rnam rol snying po

• Empowerment Guidance, Adorned by Spoken Instructions, on Devotion, the Life Force Yantra — a Guru Yoga of the Profound Path, Lam zab bla ma'i rnal 'byor mos gus srog 'khor gyi dbang khrid zhal gdams kyis brgyan pa

• Essence of Display: A Regular Secret Accomplishment Liturgy of the Unsurpassed, Most Secret Vajrakīla (translated by Ari Kiev), Rdo rje phur pa yang gsang bla med kyi gsang sgrub rgyun gyi phrin las rnam rol snying po

• The Excellent Path of Complete Liberation: An Activity Liturgy for the Approach and Accomplishment of Glorious Vajrasattva's Mind Siddhi, Dpal Rdo rje sems dpa' thugs kyi sgrub pa'i bsnyen sgrub phrin las kyi cho ga rnam grol lam bzang

• The Exposition on the Great Accomplishment of Karuṇā Guhyasamaja from a Thousand Perspectives, Thugs rje Gsang 'dus kyi stong thun

• The Exposition on the Great Accomplishment of Vajrakīla from a Thousand Perspectives, Rdo rje phur pa'i sgrub chen gyi stong thun

• The Ganges: An Experiential Pith Instruction on Mahāmudrā, Phyag rgya chen po'i man ngag gangā ma, Mahāmudropadeśaṁ Gongchig: The Single Intent, the Sacred Dharma, Dam chos dgongs pa gcig pa'i rtsa tshig rdo rje'i gsung brgya lnga bcu pa'i bsdus don

• Great Treasury of Precious Termas, Rin chen gter mdzod chen mo

• The Heart of Transcendent Wisdom Sutra, Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa'i snying po'i mdo, Prajñāpāramitāhṛdayasūtra

• The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa, Mi la ras pa'i mgur 'bum

• The King of Aspirations for the Conduct of Samantabhadra, 'Phags pa bzang po spyod pa'i smon lam gyi rgyal po, Samantabhadracaryāpraṇidhānarāja

• The King of Samādhis Sutra, Ting nge 'dzin gyi rgyal po'i mdo, Samādhirājasūtra

• The Lotus King Tantra, Padma rgyal po'i rgyud, PadmorājaTantra

• Lotus Melody of Eighteen Perfections, Phun tshogs bco brgyad pad dbyangs

• Maṇi Kabum, Ma ṇi bka' 'bum

• The Neck-Pouch Kīla Cycle Sections Known as “The Commitment Deity: Sole Kīla of the Mind,” Phur pa mgul khug ma'i cha shas thugs dam thugs kyi phur gcig

• The Necklace of Sapphires: A Unified Arrangement of the Unsurpassed, Most Secret Vajrakīla Practice Manual with Required Supplements, Rdo rje phur pa yang gsang bla med kyi las byang la nye bar mkho ba'i zur 'debs phyogs gcig tu bsgrigs pa aindra nī la'i do shal

• The Precious Treasure of Sakya Paṇḍita's Fine Explanations, Sa skya legs bshad rin po che'i gter

• Precious Garland of the Supreme Path, Lam mchog rin chen phreng ba

• The Supplication in Seven Chapters, Le'u bdun ma

• The Supplication to Guru Rinpoche That Spontaneously Fulfills All Wishes, Bsam pa lhun grub ma

• The Sutra of the Three Heaps, Phung po gsum pa'i mdo, Triskandhakasūtra

• The Sutra on Emancipation, Thar mdo, Mokṣasūtra

• Tantra of the Gathering of Sugatas of the Eight Sadhana Teachings, Bka' brgyad bde gshegs 'dus pa'i rgyud

• The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas, Rgyal sras lag len so bdun ma

• The Thorough Explanation of the Eight Sadhana Teachings, Bka' brgyad kyi rnam bshad

• The Treasury of Experiential Pith Instructions, Man ngag mdzod

• The Two Segments of the Hevajra Root Tantra, Dgyes pa rdo rje rtsa ba'i rgyud brtag pa gnyis po, HevajramūlaTantra

• An Unelaborate Liturgical Arrangement of the Method for Accomplishing Vajrakīla, Rdo rje phur pa'i sgrub thabs spros med chog sgrig

• The Union of Sun and Moon Tantra, Nyi zla kha sbyor gyi rgyud

• The Way of the Bodhisattva, Byang chub sems dpa'i spyod pa la 'jug pa, Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra

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