Text 4.3 (Commentary)

[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 4.3]

This is the causal basis of pristine cognition
Through which the accomplishments
Of indestructible reality firmly emerge. [3] ...

[Tibetan]

'di-ni rdo-rje dngos-grub-kyi /
brtan-'byung ye-shes rgyu-yin-no / [3]

Commentary:

[The latter section (of the meditation on the syllables discloses the beneficial attributes of this (meditation). It comments on Ch. 4.3):]

This ('di) mode of meditation is the causal basis of pristine cognition (ye-shes rgyu-yin-no), through which the nature of all the desired excellent accomplishments (dngos-grub) of Samantabhadra, the indestructible reality (rdo-rje) of the body, speech, mind, attributes and activities of all the buddhas, firmly emerge (brtan-'byung). So it is that all excellent accomplishments, supreme and common, are attained.

There are some who teach that, from (the time when) the syllable A becomes steadfast and as long as it remains constant without increase or decrease, there is but a single syllable, and who teach that that multitude (of syllables) is formed by the nominal clusters or consonants and so forth, which derive from it. In this way, they hold (the syllables) to be auspicious marks whereby the buddha-body of reality and the buddha-body of form are respectively made into the path. This however is but a part of the correct view because the cloud-mass of syllables has to be explained as the ground of everything.^[1]

[Emanation of the Cloud-Mass of Syllables 179.5-182.3:]

Secondly (see p. 558), the emanation of the cloud-mass of syllables includes both the emanation of the syllables and the wondrous extraordinary omens which appear.

[i. The former (comments on Ch. 4.4):]

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Footnotes and references:

[1]:

As explained above, pp. 552-553. the syllables are held to be the basis of buddha-body, speech and mind, as well as of all sentient beings.