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 7.22 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 7.22]
The unwritten and the buddha-speech of awareness
Do not emerge on the tip of the Buddha-tongue.
Yet, by the blessing of the Buddha-speech of spirituality.
Diverse meanings are distinctly clarified
For the sake of living beings. [22] ...[Tibetan]
yi-ge med-dang rig-pa'i gsung /
ljags-kyi rtse-mor ma-phyung-yang /
thugs-rje gsung-gi byin-brlabs-kyis /
'gro-don sna-tshogs so-sor gsal / [22]
Commentary:
[The second part concerns the appearance of the indestructible buddha-speech for the sake of living beings through its disposition of spirituality. (It comments on Ch. 7.22):]
The object that is to be expressed is the unwritten (yi-ge-med) abiding nature and (dang) expressive words (concerning it) which appear to be spoken are the buddha-speech (gsung) of the sugatas' awareness (rig-pa'i). Though they are heard by living beings, from the moment when they are heard they do not emerge (ma-phyung) on the tip of the buddha-tongue (ljags-kyi rtse-mor) as sounds and words with individual characteristics. Yet (yang), by the blessing (byin-rlabs-kyis) of (gi) naturally present pristine cognition, the buddha-speech (gsung) of the conquerors' spirituality (thugs-rje), diverse (sna-tshogs) words and meanings (don) are distinctly clarified (so-sor gsal) and heard for the sake of living beings ('gro) who are trained, corresponding to their volition. This is the indestructible reality of buddha-speech.
[The third part exemplifies (the buddha-speech) which appears to be spoken although it is not spoken. (It comments on Ch. 7.23):]
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