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 20.16 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 20.16]
The main part of the rite in which the wrathful deities are attained is this which follows. [16]
[Tibetan]
khro-bo bsgrub-pa'i las-kyi gtso-bo-ni yin-no / [16]
Commentary:
[The former (comments on Ch. 20.16):][1]
The main part of the rite (las-kyi gtso-bo-ni) or activity in which (-pa'i) the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉 of the wrathful deities (khro-bo) are attained (bsgrub) is this ('di-yin-no) rite of the dance-steps and gesticulations which follows.
[The latter has four sections:]
[i. The benefits of the dance-steps and gesticulations of the five central deities (comment on Ch. 20.17):]
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