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...
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Text 4.23 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 4.23]
K峁 is the spirituality of pristine cognition, the buddha-mind.
I is for the gods, numerous as atomic particles.
莫 is for the anti-gods, numerous as atomic particles.
U is for the human beings, numerous as atomic particles.
弄 is for the animals, numerous as atomic particles.
E is for the tormented spirits, numerous as atomic particles.
AI is for the denizens of hell, numerous as atomic particles. [23] ...[Tibetan]
k峁-ni ye-shes thugs-kyi thugs /
i-ni rdul-snyed lha-rnams-su /
墨-ni rdul-snyed lha-ma-yin /
u-ni rdul-snyed mi-rnams-su /
奴-ni rdul-snyed byol-song-rnams /
e-ni rdul-snyed yi-dvags-su /
ai-ni rdul-snyed dmyal-ba-rnams / [23]
Commentary:
[iv. The syllable of pristine cognition and those of the six sages (comment on Ch. 4.23):]
K峁 (碍峁-苍颈) is the syllable of the male consort Samantabhadra who is the spirituality (thugs)[1] of (kyi) pure self-manifesting pristine cognition (ye-shes), the buddha-mind (thugs) or naturally present pristine cognition, through which the cessation of reality (chos-nyid zad-pa) is approached.[2]
As to the six sages: I (I-ni) is (the syllable of) 艢补办谤补 who grants instruction for (su) all the gods (lha-rnams) by emanating divine sages, numerous as the atomic particles (rdul-snyed) of oceanic world-systems in as many domains of the gods. Similarly, 莫 (莫-苍颈) is that of Vemacitra, the sage for the antigods (lha-ma-yin), numerous as atomic particles (rdul-snyed). U (U-ni) is that of 艢腻办测补尘耻苍颈 for the human beings (mi-rnams-su), numerous as atomic particles (rdul-snyed), 弄 (弄-苍颈) is that of Sthirasi峁僪a, the sage for the animals (byol-song-rnams), numerous as atomic particles (rdul-snyed). E (E-ni) is that of Jv膩lamukha, (the sage) for the tormented spirits (yi-dvags-su). numerous as atomic particles (rdul-snyed). AI (AI-ni) is the syllable of the oxheaded Yama who grants Instruction for the denizens of hell (dmyal-ba rnams), numerous as atomic particles (rdul-snyed). These six syllables indeed release sreat spirituality, which enters into or assumes the voice of 叠谤补丑尘腻.
[v. The syllables of the protector of the state and the wrathful deities (comment on Ch. 4.24):]
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Footnotes and references:
[1]:
kLong-chen Rab-'byams-pa, p. 200.6, Interprets thugs (Ch. 4, section 23) as thugs-rje.
[2]:
For an explanation of chos-nyid zad-pa. which is the last of the four visionary appearances (snang-ba bzhi) in thod-rgal, see below, pp. 1029, 1034.