Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche - The Four Portals and The Fifth, The Treasury

The doctrines taught by Tönpa Shenrab are generally classified variously, two being most common. In the first, The Four Portals and the Fifth, the Treasury (sgo bzhi mdzod lnga), the:

• White Water (chab dkar) relates esoteric matters;
• Black Water (chab nag) concerns narratives, magic, funeral rites and ransom rituals;
• Land of Phan ('phan yul) codifies monastic rules and philosophical expositions;
• Divine Guide (dpon gsas) enshrines the Dzogchen teachings; and finally
• Treasury (mtho thog) which serves as an anthology of the salient items of the Four Portals.