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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 6.1 (Commentary)

[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 6.1]

Then all (deities) identified with this nature of all the ղٳ岵ٲ, neither single nor multiple, throughout the entire ten directions of the six world-systems, willed the ṇḍ of their own greatness to emerge, and then uttered these meaningful expressions. [1] ...

[Tibetan]

de-nas de-bzhin gshegs-pa thams-cad-kyi rang-bzhin gcig-dang du-ma med-pa'i bdag-nyid thams-cad-kyis / 'jig-rten drug-gi phyogs-bcu thams-cad-la / nyid-kyi che-ba'i dkyil-'khor 'byung-bar bzhed-nas / ched-du brjod-pa 'di brjod-do / [1]

Commentary:

[Interlinear Commentary (229.2-261.1)]

The Interlinear commentary includes a description of the causal basis for the emanation of the ṇḍ and an exegesis of the actual ṇḍ which is emanated thereby.

[The former (229.3-229.5, comments on Ch. 6.1):]

Once the ṇḍ of the cloud-mass of syllables had been arrayed, then (de-nas) all (thams-cad-kyis) deities who appear in the ṇḍ of Samantabhadra—he who is Identified (bdag-nyid) with the nature of all the (thams-cad-kyi rang-bzhin) self-manifesting ղٳ岵ٲ, neither single nor multiple (gcig-dang du-ma med-pa'i)—gazing throughout the entire ten directions of the six world-systems ('jig-rten drug-gi phyogs-bcu thams-cad-la) inhabited by those to be trained, willed the ṇḍ of (dkyil-'khor... bzhed) the ղٳ岵ٲ� own greatness (nyid-kyi che-ba'i) to emerge and then (dbyung... nas) uttered (brjod-do) these meaningful expressions (ched-du brjod-pa 'di).

The latter (229.5-261.1) contains three parts; a general teaching on the natural and spontaneous ṇḍ of the ground; a detailed exegesis of the contemplative or meditative ṇḍ of the path; and a synopsis of the ṇḍ of the resultant great pristine cognition.

[General Teaching on the Natural and Spontaneous Mandala of the Ground (229-6-230.4):]

[The first (comments on Ch. 6.2):]

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