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 11.6 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 11.6]
Discriminating between 顿别惫墨蝉, 狈腻驳颈苍墨蝉,
And female (尘耻诲谤腻蝉) of Inferior species.
Or else without discrimination, [6][Tibetan]
lha-mo klu-mo rigs ngan-mo /
dbye'am yang-na mi-dbye-bar / [6]
Commentary:
[Interlinear Commentary on the Rites of Sexual Union (394.6-396.6)]
The interlinear commentary on the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 of sreat bliss or supreme enlightenment, in which sexual union is inherently pure, has five sections.
[i. The first concerns the object (or female partner) with whom one enters into sexual union. (It comments on Ch. 11.6):]
Discriminating between (dbye) the good and bad qualities and the different particular qualities of dev墨s (lha-mo), who are the twelve-year old secret consorts of Buddha-mind, 狈腻驳颈苍墨蝉 (klu-mo) who are the sixteen year old secret consorts of Buddha-speech, and female (尘耻诲谤腻蝉) of Inferior species (rigs-ngan-mo) who are the twenty-year old secret consorts of Buddha-body, one should reject those who are bad and adhere to those who are good; or else (ma yang-na) without discrimination (mi-dbye-par), one should resort to whichever object (or female partner) is appropriate.[1]
[ii. The second, concerning the manner in which one sexually unites (with her, comments on Ch. 11.7):]
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