A) the eight great instructions; [teachings by {'gro mgon gtsang pa rgya ras}. B) The eight great transmissions, teachings of the Gelukpa tradition. A. {phyag chen khrid chen brgyad} The eight great transmissions on the Great Seal 1) {bla ma sku gsum gyi khrid} teaching on guru and the three bodies of a Buddha. 2) {byams snying rje'i khrid} teaching on love and compassion. 3) {rgyu 'bras rten 'brel gyi khrid} teaching on causality and dependent origination. 4) {lnga ldan bdud rtsi thigs pa'i khrid} the drop of nectar-like five fold teachings on the Great Seal. 5) {lhan cig skyes sbyor gyi khrid} teaching on simultaneous and unification. 6) {nA ro chos drug gi khrid} teaching on six yogas of Naropa. {na ro chos drug}. 7) {chos brgyad mgo snyoms kyi grid} teaching on subduing the eight worldly concerns [see. {'jig rten chos brgyad}. 8) {gsang spyod ldog sgom gyi khrid} teaching on the reversed method of meditation on secret mantra doctrine. C) {lam rim khrid chen brgyad} The eight great texts on the graded path. {lam rim}. 1) {lam rim chen mo} The great. 2) {lam rim 'bring} The medium. 3) {lam rim chung ngu nyams mgur} The abbreviated texts of Tsong Khapa. 4) {lam rim gser zhun ma} Refined Gold by the Third Dalai Lama, Sönam Gyatso [1543-1588]. 5) {lam rim 'jam dpal zhal lung} The Instruction from Manjushri by the Fifth Dalai Lama Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso [1617-1682]. 6) {lam rim bde lam} The Convenient Path by the First Panchen Lama, Lobsang Chögyan [1570-1662]. 7) {lam rim myur lam} The Quick Path by the Second Panchen Lama, Lobsang yeshe [1663-1737]. 8, lam rim legs gsung nying khu} The essence of Elegant Sayings by Dakpo Ngawang Drakpa