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 13.17 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 13.17]
In the ten directions of the six world-systems.
All 尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉 without exception of the conquerors
Of the past, present, and future
Have mastered this (path), and then
Spontaneously perfected the five Buddha-bodies. [17][Tibetan]
'jig-rten drug-gi phyogs-bcu-na /
'das-dang da-ltar byung-ba-yi /
rgyal-ba'i dkyil-'khor ma-lus-pa /
brnyes-nas sku-lnga lhun-gyis rdzogs / [17]
Commentary:
[The second reveals that it is the track along which all conquerors have passed. (It comments on Ch. 13.17):]
Formerly, in the ten directions of the six world-systems ('jig-rten drug-gi phyogs-bcu-na), including those which are lateral, upward-facing and downward-facing, all 尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉 without exception (dkyil-'khor ma-lus) of the conquerors (rgyal-ba'i) of the past, present and future ('das-dang da-ltar byung-ba-yi) who act on behalf of living beings have mastered this (brnyes) path, and then (nas) spontaneously perfected the five Buddha-bodies (sku-lnga lhun-gyis-rdzogs). This is because all the Buddhas of the three times follow none other than this unique path of progression. Even those who proceed through the causal vehicles must enter into the resultant vehicle because the buddhas emerge from the resultant vehicle.[1]
This is proven by the following passage (Secret Nucleus. Ch. 3.15):
Disillusioned with the four vehicles.
One abides in the result of the single vehicle.
[The third teaches that it is the path of all Yogins. (It comments on Ch. 13.18):]
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Footnotes and references:
[1]:
On the direct emergence of Buddha-hood through the resultant vehicle, see NSTB. Book 1, Pt. 4. and on the integration of the nine vehicles, ibid., Book 1. Pt. 1, pp. 22-28.