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...
Chapter 2 - Generation of Ultimate and Relative Enlightened Mind
[Full title: Generation of Ultimate and Relative Enlightened Mind as Pristine Cognition]
Then the Transcendent Lord Samantabhadra, who is the active male subject and the indestructible intelligence penetrated the queen or passive female object 厂补尘补苍迟补产丑补诲谤墨, she who is positive with respect to all phenomena, with his indestructible reality, which is the natural posture of all (buddhas) without exception. Through this penetration, all the 罢补迟丑腻驳补迟补蝉 of the ten directions and four times without exception became indivisible in the nature of the unique one. So it was that the 罢补迟丑腻驳补迟补 himself uttered this meaningful expression to and for the 罢补迟丑腻驳补迟补 himself. [1]
Emaho!
The aspects of the component of indestructible reality
Are known as the five perfect buddhas.
All the manifold activity fields and sensory bases
Are the nature of the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 of bodhisattvas.
Earth and water are 叠耻诲诲丑补濒辞肠补苍腻 and 惭腻尘补办墨.
Fire and air are 笔腻峁囜笉补谤补惫腻蝉颈苍墨 and Samayat膩r膩.
Space is Dh膩tv墨艣var墨.
The three realms of existence are primordial Buddha-fields.
All things that there are without exception
Are not extraneous to the buddhas themselves.
Phenomena extraneous to the buddhas themselves
Have not been found by the buddhas themselves.
鈥擶hen he said this, all the 罢补迟丑腻驳补迟补蝉 rejoiced. [2]
Then the queen 厂补尘补苍迟补产丑补诲谤墨 who is the passive female object, positive with respect to all phenomena, became indivisible with the Transcendent Lord Samantabhadra, who is positive with respect to all minds, and uttered this meaningful expression. [3]
O! The chiliocosms of the ten directions are primordially void.
The three levels of existence are pure fields.
The five degenerations are themselves the blissful abode.
The five components themselves are perfect buddhas.
Apart from the supreme nucleus of all (things),
The conquerors do not seek the doctrine elsewhere.
Doctrines said to be other than that
Though sought, have not been found by the conquerors.
鈥擶hen she said this, the 罢补迟丑腻驳补迟补蝉 themselves knew all things to be primordial buddha-hood. [4]
Then their non-dual Great Identity spoke as follows, generating the mind through which primordial buddha-hood is attained as pristine cognition. [5]
Emaho! This wondrous, marvelous reality
Is the secret of all the perfect buddhas.
All is created through the uncreated.
At creation itself there is no creation. [6]Emaho! This wondrous, marvellous reality
Is the secret of all the perfect buddhas.
All ceases through the unceasing.
At cessation itself, there is no cessation. [7]Emaho! This wondrous, marvellous reality
Is the secret of all the perfect buddhas.
All abides through the non-abiding.
At abiding Itself, there is no abiding. [8]Emaho! This wondrous, marvellous reality
Is the secret of all the perfect buddhas.
All is referential through the non-referential.
At reference Itself, there is no reference. [9]Emaho! This wondrous, marvellous reality
Is the secret of all the perfect buddhas.
Phenomena come and go through an absence of coming and going.
At coming and going itself, there is no coming or going. [10]
鈥擶hen they said this, all the 罢补迟丑腻驳补迟补蝉 and all the assembled host of their queens too were filled with joy. [11]
Then all the 罢补迟丑腻驳补迟补蝉 with [all] the assembled hosts of their queens uttered this meaningful expression. [12]
Emaho! This primordially secret reality
Appears as diversity but is naturally secret.
It is essentially very secret鈥�
Not extraneous, but most secret.
鈥擨n accordance with these words, [13] all the 罢补迟丑腻驳补迟补蝉 and all things are Indivisible because they are of one characteristic in the essential nature of primordial buddha-hood. However, the conceptual thoughts of living beings have ripened through ignorance into the inconceivable five classes of living beings. Generating great spirituality, or the great pristine cognition of the buddhas for their sake, they uttered this meaningful expression. [14]
Emaho! From the nucleus of the Sugata
Individual conceptual thoughts are emanated by deeds.
There are diverse corporeal forms, raptures.
Abodes, sufferings and so forth鈥�
The possessor and the possessed are differentiated. [15]
[But] not bound by any agent, bondage is non-existent.
There is not an object to be bound.
By egotistical conceptual thoughts
Knots in the sky are urgently tied and untied. [16]In order to reveal this reality of the buddhas
Which is primordial, spontaneous and perfect.
And where there is neither bondage nor liberation.
Diverse emanations are made.
Through these words, the 罢补迟丑腻驳补迟补 himself purposefully conversed with the 罢补迟丑腻驳补迟补 himself. [17] This completes the second chapter from the Secret Nucleus Definitive With Respect To The Real, entitled the generation of ultimate and relative enlightened mind as pristine cognition. [18]