Seven transmissions, aka, the seven successions of the transmitted precepts. These are: canonical lineage {bka' ma}; revealed treasure {sa gter}; rediscovered treasure {yang gter}; mind treasure {dgongs gter}; recollection {rjes dran}; pure vision {dag snang}; and hearing lineage {snyan brgyud}
Seven transmissions are: 1) Oral tradition (bka' ma) the early translated Tripitaka and tantras passed on unbrokenly from master to disciple; 2) Earth Treasure (sa gter), revealed by the tertön; 3) Rediscovered Treasure (yang gter), revealed for the second time from an past treasure; 4) Mind Treasure (dgongs gter), revealed from the mind of the guru; 5) Hearing Lineage (snyan brgyud), received directly from an enlightened being; 6) Pure Vision (dag snang), received in a pure experience; and 7) Recollection (rjes dran), remembrance from a former life