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 4.19 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 4.19]
KA is the supreme buddha-mind of buddha-eye.
KHA is the supreme buddha-mind of buddha-ear.
GA is the supreme buddha-mind of buddha-nose.
GHA is the supreme buddha-mind of buddha-tongue.
ṄA is the buddha-mind, yet also the destroyer. [19] ...[Tibetan]
ka-ni spyan-gyi thugs-kyi mchog /
kha-ni snyan-gyi thugs-kyi mchog /
ga-ni shangs-kyi thugs-kyi mchog /
gha-ni ljags-kyi thugs-kyi mchog /
ṅa-ni thugs-kyang 'jig-byed-pa'o / [19]
Commentary:
ii. The syllables of the inner spiritual warriors along with their gatekeepers comprise both the syllables of the four male spiritual warriors who are the consciousnesses of the senseorgans along with the gatekeeper of buddha-mind, and the syllables of the four female spiritual warriors who are their sense-objects along with the gatekeeper of buddha-body.
[The former (comments on Ch. 4.19):]
KA (KA-ni) is the syllable of the supreme (mchog) Kṣitigarbha, the buddha-mind of buddha-eye (spyan-gyi thugs-kyi) who purifies the consciousness of the eye in the expanse. KHA (KHA-ni) is that of the supreme (mchog) Vajrapāṇi, the buddha-mind of buddha-ear (snyan-gyi thugs-kyi) who purifies the consciousness of the ear. GA (GA-ni) is that of the supreme (mchog) Ākāśagarbha, the buddha-mind of buddha-nose (shangs-kyi thugs-kyi) who purifies the consciousness of the nose. GHA (GHA-ni) is that of the supreme (mchog) Avalokiteśvara, the buddha-mind of buddha-tongue (ljags-kyi thugs) who purifies the consciousness of the tongue. ṄA (ṄA-ni) is (the syllable of) the gatekeeper Yamāntaka, the buddha-mind (thugs) who apprehends those consciousnesses of the sense-organs, and yet also (kyang) is the destroyer ('jig-byed-pa'o) who purifies attachment to the three media (of body, speech and mind).
[The latter (comments on Ch. 4.20):]
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