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 9.1 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 9.1]
Then the Tathāgata, the Great Joyous One, became equipoised in the array of the secret commitments of indestructible reality, and then uttered this meaningful expression. [1]
[Tibetan]
de-nas de-bzhin gshegs-pa dgyes-pa chen-pos / rdo-rje gsang-ba'i dam-tshig bkod-pa-la snyoms-par zhugs-nas / ched-du brjod-pa 'di-brjod do / [1]
Commentary:
[Interlinear Commentary on the Mandala of Images (332.2-370.5)]
The Interlinear commentary on Chapter Nine Includes a brief teaching on the enunciation of this maṇḍala, and a detailed exegesis of its nature.
[The former (comments on Ch. 9.1):]
Once the maṇḍala of contemplation had been revealed then the Tathāgata (de-nas de-bzhin gshegs-na), the Great Joyous One (dgyes-pa chen-bos) Samantabhadra himself, for the sake of living beings, became equipoised (snyoms-par zhugs) through his inconceivable pristine cognition in (la) the sequence of empowerments. These accord with the maṇḍala array (bkod-pa) of the secret commitments of indestructible reality (rdo-rje gsang-ba'i dam-tshig). Then (nas) in conjunction with his female consort, be uttered (brjod-do) this ('di) following meaningful expression (ched-du brjod-pa).
[Detailed Exegesis of the Nature of the Mandala of Images (332.4-370.5):]
The latter has three parts, namely the empowerment into the supreme maṇḍala for those of highest acumen, the empowerment into the maṇḍala of coloured powders for those of low acumen, and a synopsis concerning the beings to whom empowerment is given.
[Empowerment into the Supreme Mandala (332.5-349.5):]
The first part has two subdivisions, namely, the empowerment into the maṇḍala of the female consort and the empowerment into the maṇḍala of the male consort.
[Empowerment into the Mandala of the Female Consort (332.5-348.6):]
The former has three aspects, namely: the projection of the maṇḍala and the rites of burnt offering; the making of offerings which are apparent but not inherently existing; and the actual entrance and empowerment.
i. The first of these aspects includes both the projection of the maṇḍala and the rites of burnt offerings; and the former (332.6337-3) comprises both the revelation of the maṇḍala and the preparation of the offerings.
[The revelation of the maṇḍala (of the female consort) has five sections, among which the first concerns the location in which the maṇḍala is projected. (It comments on Ch. 9.2):]
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