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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Teaching [of the Buddha].202 In here the Truth Body is classified as the perfectly pure Absolute (dharma dh膩tu) as its of the same stream. It is explained that the former refers to enlightenment and the latter refers to the teachings on enlightenment. Furthermore, Ratnagotravibh膩ga mentions Non-discrimination Wisdom and 'instructs the other sentient beings' (parasattve峁 vij帽apti prabhava岣�) accordingly. From this explanation, the Tath膩gatagarbha of sentient beings is understood as the same stream as the Absolute Truth Body. The existence of the Tath膩gatagarbha in the conventional world is based on existence of the Truth Body of the Absolute world. And the that the Truth Body is of the same stream as Tath膩gatagarbha reveals the compassionate activity of Buddha. In Ratnagotravibh膩ga, the Immaculate Absolut has been classified into eight subjects as the self nature (svabh膩va), the cause (hetu), result (phala), the functions (karma), the unions (yoga), the manifestations (prav峁泃ti), the eternal (nitya) and the inconceivable character (acintya ). 203 Of the eight, on karma "Ratnagotravibh膩ga, comments as follows: In short, such do we know to be the functions (karma) Of the two kinds of Highest Wisdom, The attainment of the Liberation Body (mukti-k膩yasya) Which is free [from all defiling elements] And the purification of this Truth Body (dharma-k膩ya). (RGV. II.21) The Body of Liberation and Truth Are to be known in two aspects and in one, Being free from all defilement, all-pervading, And the substratum of eternal properties. (RGV. II.22) They are undefiled owing to the extirpation 202 dharmak膩yo dvidha j帽eyo dharmadh膩tu岣� sunirmala岣�/ tan nisyanda艣 ca gambhirya vaicitryanayade艣an膩//145/ dvi vidho buddh膩n膩峁� dharmak膩yo 'nugantavya岣�/ suvi艣uddha艣 ca dharma-dh膩tor avikalpaj帽膩na gocara visaya岣�/ sa ca tath膩gat膩n膩峁� praty膩tmam adhigama dharmam adhikritya veditavya岣�// E.H. Johnston (ed.), Ibid, p.70, 11.3-7. 203 ityetea峁ａ弓ou padartha yath膩sa峁價vyamanena 艢lokena parid墨pit膩岣�/ tadyath膩
svabh膩v膩rtho hetvartha岣� phalartha岣� karmartho yog膩rthom vrttyartho
nity膩rthoacinty膩rtha岣�/ E.H. Johnston (ed.), Ibid, p.79, 11.8鈥�9.
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