Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary)
by Gyurme Dorje | 1987 | 304,894 words
The English translation of the Guhyagarbha Tantra, including Longchenpa's commentary from the 14th century. The whole work is presented as a critical investigation into the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, of which the Guhyagarbhatantra is it's principle text. It contains twenty-two chapters teaching the essence and practice of Mahayoga, which s...
Text 1.10 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 1.10]
... the assembled host of the queen who is seen, the one who is heard, the one who is scented, and the one who is savoured. [10] ...
[Tibetan]
btsun-mo mthong-bar bya-ba-dang / mnyan-par bya-ba-dang / bsnam-par bya-ba-dang / myong-bar bya-ba'i tshogs-dang / [10]
Commentary:
[Concerning their four female consorts (who are the Inner female spiritual warriors of the retinue:]
There was [the assembled host of (-'i tshogs-dang)] ³¢Äå²õ²âÄå, the queen who is seen (btsun-mo mthong-bar bya-ba-dang), i.e. the form or apparitional object of pristine cognition; along with those of ²ÑÄå±ô²âÄå, the one who is heard (mnyan-par bya-ba-dang): ³ÒÄ«³ÙÄå, the one who is scented (bsnam-par bya-ba): and NartÄ«, the one who is savoured (myong-bar bya-ba-dang), i.e. the delight of (pristine cognition’s) display. Although these are sometimes Interchanged, there is no contradiction because they are merely names. There are actually held to be four Inner kinds of ³¢Äå²õ²âÄå. When verbally expressed, ³ÒÄ«³ÙÄå refers to their sound which is heard, and likewise ¶Ù³óÅ«±èÄå to their scent which is scented.
[ii. The section on the four (outer) male spiritual warriors of the sense-organs (comments on Ch. 1.11):]
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