Catalogue of Miscellaneous Writings

Cluster of Precious Gems

A Catalogue of the Miscellaneous Works of Drimé Özer, Omniscient King of Dharma

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

Śrī svasti vijayantu!
Following the four great volumes labelled ka, kha, ga and nga, which contain the Seven Great Treasuries; the root texts and commentaries of the Trilogy of Comfort and Ease, including the guidance manuals, section outlines and overviews; the overview of mantra called Thunderous Roar of Brahmā, and the Dispelling Darkness in the Ten Directions commentary on the Guhyagarbha, king of tantras, there is the present volume labelled śrī, wherein we find this catalogue for the miscellaneous works entitled Cluster of Precious Gems: A Catalogue of the Miscellaneous Works of Drimé Özer, Omniscient King of Dharma.

Oṃ svasti siddhirastu!
Through the riches of universal mastery of all that could be known
You spontaneously accomplished sovereignty of Dharma.
To this source of the Immaculate Light Rays
Of excellent explanation, I bow in devotion.

Here, when outlining the miscellaneous writings of the omniscient king of Dharma Drimé Özer, the crown jewel among an ocean of learned and accomplished ones, unrivalled throughout the three planes of existence, I began with the great omniscient one’s own Storehouse of Jewels catalogue,[1] which includes countless treatises belonging to the categories of outer, inner and secret. Detailing only those texts that are available to us,[2] the following catalogue includes nine sections that derive from these categories of outer, inner and secret.

1. Common Outer Treatises

The collection of discourses, common outer treatises, includes:

• The Tale of the Clever Rabbit
• Joyful Talk of the Potala[3]
• Joyful Talk of the Forest
• Discourse on the Four Immaculate Seals of Dharma

2. Praises

The collection of praises includes:

• The Sweet Sound of the Divine Drum: In Praise of the Sugata
• A Bouquet of Flowers: In Praise of Ārya Mañjuśrī
• The Sweet Song of the Kinnara: In Praise of Youthful Mañjuśrī
• The Melody of Youthful Joy: In Praise of Sarasvatī
• Clouds of Oceanic Composition: In Praise of Gaṇapati
• Garland of White Lotuses: In Praise of the Sacred Site of Yerpa
• Billowing Clouds of Music: In Praise of Zha Pema Wangchen[4]
• Additionally a detailed inventory for the same location
• The Flower Garden: In Praise of the Divine Hidden Land of Bumthang

3. Advice and Replies to Questions

The collection of advice and replies to questions includes:

• Four-Themed Precious Garland
• Disheartened by Causes: Garlanded with Flowers
• Disheartened by Circumstances: An Abecedarian Poem
• Chronicles of Disenchantment for the Age
• Vajra Songs of Advice to Myself
• Tales to Inspire Liberation
• Cloud Essence: Replies to the Swan’s Questions[5]
• Thirty Pieces of Advice from the Heart
• Precious Golden Shrine Post: A Letter Presenting the Ground or Fruition Offered to the Glorious Guru Sonam Gyaltsen
• A Letter Offered to Gyalwa Rangjung Dorje
• Reply to Questions on Mind and Wisdom[6]

4. Inner Treatises: Miscellaneous Sādhanas

The collection of miscellaneous sādhanas from the special inner treatises includes:

• The Jewelled Torch: Activity Sādhana for the Peaceful Guru from the Treasures of Nyang
• The Clear Mirror Wrathful Sādhana
• Hook of Compassion: Subsequent Text of the Activity Sādhana
• Treasury of Precious Jewels: Sādhana of the Peaceful and Wrathful Conquerors
• The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel: Sādhana of Mānjuśrī, Lion of Speech
• Web of Light: Sādhana of White Sarasvatī
• Kingly Mountain of Piled Gems: A Sādhana of Gaṇapati

5. Empowerment Rites and Activities Related to the Dharma Guardians

The collection of empowerment rites and activities related to the dharma guardians includes:

• Empowerment Rite of the Seven Classes of Oath-bound Guardians Together with Their Practices
• Ocean of Siddhis: A Permission Ritual for the Mantra Protectress
• Swirling Ocean of Blood: A Fulfilment and Restoration Practice of Rāhula
• Jewel Rosary: Advice on the Healing Method of the Planetary Sage
• Victory over Enemies: A Fulfilment and Restoration Practice of the Dark Red Yakṣa
• Zombie Incinerator: A Fulfilment and Restoration Practice of the Executioneress Sokdrup Nakmo

6. Giving and Gathering the Accumulations

The collection of giving and gathering the accumulations includes:

• Key to the Critical: A Practice of Rewarding the Victorious
• Rite of Rewarding the Victorious Together with Its History
• Feast of Samantabhadra: The Offering Procedure for Zha Pema Wangchen Temple

7. Secret Treatises on Reality as Such: Profound Instructions

The collection of secret treatises on reality as such, profound instructions, includes:

• The Natural Freedom of the Nature of Mind in the Great Perfection
• The associated path instruction, guidance on the essential Meaning
• The associated prayer
• The Natural Freedom of Dharmatā in the Great Perfection
• The associated instruction manual
• The Natural Freedom of Equality in the Great Perfection
• The associated instruction manual, the essential instruction
• Ship of Jewels : An Essential Instruction on the All-Creating Monarch

8. Vajra Songs, A Supplement to the Secret Unsurpassed

The collection of vajra songs, a supplement to the secret unsurpassed, includes:

• A catalogue of vajra songs
• Ten songs on the essential meaning
• Thirty vajra songs
• As a supplement, The Most Hidden Precious Mind: Offerings of Realization to the Sublime Guru Kumārādza

9. Daily Recitations and Guides to Practical Application Related to the Secret Unsurpassed

The collection of daily recitations and guides to practical application related to the secret unsurpassed:

• The Stages of the Path: Daily Recitations of the Secret Unsurpassed
• Guru Yoga
• Directions for Offering
• Prayer on the Theme of the Great Perfection
• Prayer to the Three Roots Together with an Aspiration
• Crucial Advice: Instructions for the Bardos
• Aspiration for the Bardos, Including Pointing-Out Instructions
• The Precious Garland Dedication

Through the excellent deed of publishing the words
Of the great omniscient one, Mañjughoṣa in person,
May I, Khyentse Wangpo, be guided by the one from Samyé[7]
And completely fulfil the twofold aim—of myself and others.

Sarvadā śreyo bhavatu![8]

| Translated by Adam Pearcey, 2025.

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