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 8.26 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 8.26]
As all the vehicles—high and low,
As the erroneous and unthinkably (numerous beings).
And as all great assemblies of peaceful & wrathful deities.
They are everywhere perceived, differently
And corresponding (to volition). [26] ...[Tibetan]
theg-pa mtho-dman thams-cad-dang /
phyin-ci-log-rnams bsam-yas-dang /
zhi-khro'i tshogs-chen thams-cad-la /
so-sor mthun-byas kun-tu snang / [26]
Commentary:
[The second concerns the appearances which accord with this teaching. (It comments on Ch. 8.26):]
As all (thams-cad) the vehicles (theg-pa)—Including the high (mtho) ones, from mantra to transcendental perfection, and the low (dman) ones of the pious attendants and self-centred buddhas, and (dang) as the eternalistic extremists with their erroneous (phyin-ci-log-rnams) view and conduct and the unthinkably (bsam-yas) numerous ordinary beings; and (dang) as all the great assemblies (tshogs-chen thams-cad-la) including those of deities who are peaceful (zhi) for the sake of trainees and wrathful deities (khro'i) such as Mara and Yama, they appear differently (so-sor). training each according to his or her needs, and they are everywhere perceived (kun-tu snang), corresponding (mthun-byas) to volition.
[The third Illustrates that although they diversely appear they do not deviate from a unitary state. (It comments on Ch. 8.27):]
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