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 8.28 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 8.28]
In brief, all seals or hand-emblems
Cannot be described as "this" or as "merely one”.
But they are emanated twice and thrice.
This movement & emanation are indeed the real nature. [28] ...[Tibetan]
mdor-na phyag-rgya thams-cad-ni /
'di-zhes gcig-ces brjod-du-med /
gnyis-dang gsum-du rnam-par 'phro /
bskyod-dang spro-ba'ang de-bzhin-nyid / [28]
Commentary:
[The fourth teaches that on account of those to be trained, the seals are indefinite in number. (It comments on Ch. 8.28):]
In brief (mdor-na), all seals or hand-emblems (phyag-rgya thams-cad-ni) including those of supreme enlightenment and those which discipline Māra, cannot be described (brjod-du med) exclusively as "this" ('di-zhes) finite category or as "merely one", (gcig-ces), but they are multiplied twice (gnyis) through the power of skillful means and discriminative awareness, and thrice (dang-gsum-du) through the buddha-body, speech and mind. They are moreover emanated (rnam-par 'phro) as the four rites of enlightened activity and so forth because this movement (bskyod) of the body and (dang) all emanation (spro-ba) of its limbs as seals or hand-emblems are indeed ('ang) present as the real nature (de-bzhin-nyid) of the deities’ seals.
[The fifth is the gathering of all (movements) in the great seal of the abiding nature (which comments on Ch. 8.29):]
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