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 21.1 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 21.1]
Then the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 of the assembled host of the Transcendent Lord, the Great Joyous One, sane this following song with a most awesome glare. [1]
[Tibetan]
de-nas bcom-ldan-'das dgyes-pa chen-po'i tshogs-kyi dkyil-'khor-gyis shin-tu rngam-pa'i mdangs-kyis glu-'di blangs-so / [1]
Commentary:
[Commentary (606.6-610.6):]
The third part (of the exegesis of the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 in which the wrathful deities emerge鈥攕ee p. 1075) is a ascription of the eulogy to the resultant Buddha-body and pristine cognition. It comprises a brief teaching on the how the eulogy arose and a detailed exegesis of its actual words.
[The former (comments on Ch. 21.1):]
Once the deeds of the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 of wrathful deities had been perfected, then (de-nas) this great apparition or the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 of (dkyil-'khor-gyis) of the five enlightened families of Blood Drinkers and their retinues, which is the assembled host of the Transcendent Lord, the Great Joyous One (bcom-ldan-'das dgyes-ne chen-po'i tshogs), in order to praise the self-manifesting buddha-body and pristine cognition, sang this following song (glu-'di blangs-so) of joy with a most awesome glare (shin-tu rngam-pa'i mdangs-kyis).
The latter includes both a eulogy to the enlightened families and the lord of the enlightened families, and a eulogy to the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补s of supporting (buddha-body) and supported (pristine cognition).
[Eulogy to the Enlightened Families and their Lord:]
This has two parts, namely, a general eulogy to the five enlightened families and a particular eulogy to the mighty lord of the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补.
[i. This has five aspects, beginning with a eulogy to all the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补s in the enlightened family of Buddha-body. (It comments on Ch. 21.2):]
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