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 2.12 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 2.12]
... Then all the °Õ²¹³Ù³óÄå²µ²¹³Ù²¹²õ with [all] the assembled hosts of their queens uttered this meaningful expression. [12] ...
[Tibetan]
de-nas de-bzhin gshegs-pa thams-cad btsun-mo'i tshogs [thams-cad]-dang bcas-pas ched-du brjod-pa 'di brjod-do / [12]
Commentary:
[The first comprises both a teaching on the cause which Induces spirituality and a teaching on the object for which it is thereby Induced. The former:]
Once the abiding nature of all things had been revealed, then all the °Õ²¹³Ù³óÄå²µ²¹³Ù²¹²õ (de-nas de-bzhin gshegs-pa thams-cad-dang) with (dang-bcas-pas) [all (thams-cad)] the assembled hosts of their queens (btsun-mo'i tshogs) uttered this meaningful expression (ched-du brjod-pa 'di brjod-do) in order to reveal that very truth.
[The latter (comments on Ch. 2.13):]
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