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 10.7 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 10.7]
Clearly visualised in the celestial palaces.
Which are wheels of great movement.
The essential natures of their seminal points
Are the syllables H弄峁�, O峁�, SV膧, 膧峁�, and H膧.
Therefrom is derived the meditation
On the five 尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉 and the row of wrathful deities.
O峁�! Great indestructible reality
Of the body, speech and mind
Of all the ten directions and four times.
Creator of all 尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉!
Enact the gift of all 尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉. [7][Tibetan]
bskyod-chen 'khor-lo'i gzhal-yas-su /
gsal-ba'i thig-le'i ngo-bo-nyid /
h奴峁� o峁� sw膩 膩峁� h膩-rnams-las /
dkyil-'khor lnga-dang khro-'phreng bsgom /
o峁� phyogs-bcu dus-bzhi thams-cad-kyi /
sku-gsung-thugs-kyi rdo-rje che /
dkyil-'khor kun-gyi byed-pa-po /
dkyil-'khor kun-gyi sbyin-pa spyod / [7]
Commentary:
[The fifth is the contemplation associated with the empowerment of the myriad precepts of the king of indestructible reality (rdo-rje rgyal-po bka' rab-'byams-kyi dbang鈥攚hich comments on Ch. 10.7):]
The sense-organ of the body[1] is translucent and clearly visualised (gsal-ba'i) in the celestial palaces of ('i gzhal-yas-su) the five limbs (of the body) which include the head. These are wheels of great movement (skyod-chen 'khor-lo) because they perceive and activate the six classes of living beings, the gestures of sealing and their sense-objects. The essential natures of their (-'i ngo-bo-nyid) respective seminal points (thig-le) are indivisible from them: On the shoulder to the right side of the head is the syllable H弄峁�, on the head is the syllable O峁�, on the left (shoulder) is SV膧, on the left foot is the syllable 膧峁�, and on the right foot is the syllable H膧. These melt into light, and therefrom is derived (las) the meditation on (bsgom) the five 尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉 (dkyil-'khor lnga) of the different five enlightened families, and (dang) the row of ('phreng) the ten wrathful deities (khro) who form a protective circle outside them.[2] Then, the following promissory initiation is granted:
O峁�!, Great indestructible reality of the body, speech, and mind of all (thams-cad-kyi sku-gsung-thugs-kyi rdo-rje che) buddhas of the ten directions and four times (phyogs-bcu dus-bzhi), you, glorious Samantabhadra, are the creator of all 尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉 (dkyil-'khor kun-gyi byed-pa-po) of marvelous nature which primordially pervade all 蝉补峁僺腻谤补 and 苍颈谤惫腻峁嘺. Therefore, enact (spyod) or confer the genuine gift (sbyin-ba) of all (kun-gyi) accomplishments of the supreme 尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉 (dkyil-'khor) on this son of the enlightened family!
[The third section (of the empowerments of ability) concerns the defects of not possessing empowerment. (It comments on Ch. 10.8):]
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Footnotes and references:
[1]:
"sense-organ of the body鈥� (Tibetan lus-kyi dbang-po).