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 6.24 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 6.24]
Then this secret description of these very maṇḍalas wherein the Tathāgatas and the assembled host of their queens are without duality emerged from the indestructible reality of Buddha-body, speech, mind, attributes and activities. [24] ...
[Tibetan]
de-nas de-bzhin gshegs-pa btsun-mo'i tshogs-dang gnyis-su med-pa'i dkyil-'khor de-dag-nyid-kyi gsang-ba 'di-nyid sku-gsung-thugs yon-tan 'phrin-las rdo-rje-las phyung-ngo / [24]
Commentary:
[The former (comments on Ch. 6.24):]
Once all things had become radiant as the maṇḍala. then (de-nas) this secret description (gsane-ba 'di-nyid) of the very (nyid-kyi) Tathāgata, emanating from these maṇḍalas wherein (dkyil-'khor de-dag) the self-manifesting Tathāgatas (de-bzhin gshegs-pa) and the assembled host of their queens (btsun-mo'i tshogs-dang) are naturally without duality (gnyis-su med-pa'i) emerged (phyung-ngo) as follows from the indestructible reality of buddha-body, speech, mind, attributes, and activities (sku-gsung-thugs yon-tan phrin-las rdo-rje-las).
[The latter (comments on Ch. 6.25):]
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