Essay name: Hevajra Tantra (analytical study)
Author:
Seung Ho Nam
Affiliation: University of Kerala / Faculty of Oriental Studies
This is an English study of the Hevajra Tantra: an ancient Sanskrit text that teaches the process of attaining Buddha-hood for removing the sufferings of all sentient beings. The Hevajratantra amplifies the views and methods found in the Guhyasamaja Tantra (one of the earliest extant Buddhist Tantras) dealing with Yoga and Mandalas.
Chapter 3 - Tantric Doctrine in Hevajra Tantra
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concept of Same taste of all phenomena.
O Lord, the intuition of the Nirv膩峁嘺 is not attained by those who distinguish
superior and inferior natures: it is attained by those for whom Wisdom is equal; it is
attained by those for whom liberation is equal; it is attained by those for whom Pure
Knowledge and vision are equal. Therefore the Nirv膩峁嘺-realm has a single taste
(ekarasa). That is to say, the tastes of knowledge and liberation are identical. ("
艢r墨m膩l膩s奴tra. (RGV.)224
In "Hevajra Tantra this concept of the Same taste (samarasa) has
been used to express how the Innate is one and of the same nature. The
Innate is the ultimate truth of all things. Innate and Suchness are
synonyms that express the ultimate truth of emptiness. This emptiness is
the true nature of all phenomena. It continues to exist, unaffected by the
defilements and seeming metamorphosis of the phenomenal world. To
realize this truth and to remove the defilements expeditiously it is
necessary to have the consecration of Secret, Wisdom and the Fourth. By
this process attains this Flavour of Essential Similarity (samarasa) as it
is a necessary requirement for practicing the union of Emptiness and
Compassion as per the Vajray膩na path.
A. [HT] Whatever exists, whether fixed or moving, are all in truth Me. Everything
that exists is of the same nature when conceived through the principle of the
Flavour of Essential Similarity (samarasa). (1.8.37-38)225
B. [HT] The consort has a beautiful face, wide eyes and is endowed with grace
and youth. With the thumb and ring finger the Master must drop into the disciple's
mouth. There, with that dropping, the Flavour of Essential Similarity should be
activated within the view of the disciple. (II.3.14)226
224 na hi bhagavan h墨napra峁嚹玹adharm膩峁嚹佱箖 nirv膩峁嚹乨higama岣�
bhagavan
苍颈谤惫腻峁嚹乨丑颈驳补尘补岣�/
蝉补尘补箩帽腻苍腻苍腻峁�
蝉补尘补诲丑补谤尘腻峁嚹佱箖
蝉补尘补惫颈尘耻办迟墨苍腻峁�
samavimuktij帽膩nadar艣an膩n膩峁� bhagavan 苍颈谤惫腻峁嚹乨丑颈驳补尘补岣�/ tasm膩d bhagavan
nirv膩峁嘺dh膩tur ekarasa岣� samarasa ity ucyate/ yaduta vidy膩vimuktiraseneti//
E.H. Johnston (ed.), Ibid, pp.59, 11.5-8.
225 sthiracalam y膩ni t膩ni sarv膩峁噛 et膩n墨ty ev膩ham/ sa m膩ni tulya ce峁ａ弓膩ni samarasais
tattvabh膩vanai岣�//37/ samam tulyam iti proktam tasya cakro rasa岣� smrta岣�/
samarasam tv ekabh膩vam eten膩rthena bhanyate//38// (HT[F&M]., p.100)
226 c膩ruvaktr膩 vi艣膩l膩k峁Ｄ� r奴payauvanama峁囜笉it膩/ jye峁ａ弓h膩n膩mik膩bhy膩帽 ca 艣i峁avaktre
nip膩tayet/ k膩ritavya帽 ca tatraiva samarasam 艣i峁agocaram// (HT[F&M]., p.185)
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