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 9.15 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 9.15]
Through stability in the Magical Net
All 尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉 of the Budddhas without exception.
Which emerge in the ten directions and four times.
And (the beings of pristine cognition) become manifest
To living beings of the three world-systems. [15][Tibetan]
sgyu-'phrul dra-ba brtan-pa-yis /
phyogs-bcu dus-bzhir gshegs-pa-yi /
sangs-rgyas dkyil-'khor ma-lus-dang /
khams-gsum 'gro-rnams mngon-du-'gyur / [15]
Commentary:
[The conclusive result, or the attainment of Buddha-hood:]
Through (yis) (attributes) which emerge from excellent stability in (brtan-pa) the experience of reality, indicated by the ten contemplative signs of skillful means and discriminative awareness associated with the Magical Net (sgyu-'phrul dra-ba), the result is that the nature of all 尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉 of the buddhas without exception (sangs-rgyas dkyil-'khor ma-lus-danz), which emerge in the ten directions and four times (phyogs-bcu dus-bzhir gshegs-pa-yi) and (dang) the beings of pristine cognition who perceive with spirituality become manifest (mngon-du-'gyur) to the living beings of the three world-systems (khams-gsum 'gro-rnams). Alternatively, it is said that the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉 of all the buddhas conclusively cause the components, sensory bases and activity fields to radiate as the deities, and the three media to become manifest as wheels (of adornment), the essence of buddha-body, speech, and mind.
[Secondly there are the offerings of discriminative awareness which does not abide in the two extremes. (This comments on Ch. 9.16):]
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