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 8.1 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 8.1]
Then all the Tathāgatas uttered this meaningful expression which is said to consecrate spontaneously all the limbs as the maṇḍala. [1] ...
[Tibetan]
de-nas de-bzhin gshegs-pa thams-cad-kyis / yan-lag thams-cad dkyil-'khor-du lhun-gyis grub-par byin-gyis rlob-pa zhes-bya-ba 'di ched-du brjod-do / [1]
Commentary:
[Commentary (276.6-294.5):]
The second branch (of the maṇḍala of contemplation, see p. 688) concerns the maṇḍala-array of the seals or hand-emblems of buddha-body. It has two parts—an abbreviated teaching on the emanation of this maṇḍala and a detailed exegesis of its nature.
[The former (276.6-277.2, comments on Ch. 8.1):]
Once the maṇḍala of the secret mantras had been revealed, then all the Tathāgatas (de-nas de-bzhin gshegs-pa thams-cad-kyis) uttered this meaningful expression which is said to consecrate (byin-gyis rlob-pa zhes-bya-ba 'di cned-du brjod-do) naturally and spontaneously (lhun-gyis grub-par) all (thams-cad) the limbs (yan-lag), head, and other organs of the body as the maṇḍala (dkyil-'khor-du) of deities.
[Detailed Exegesis of the Nature of the Mandala of Seals (277.2—294.5)]
The latter has three parts, namely: a general teaching on the maṇḍala of seals which forms the spontaneous ground; a detailed exegesis of the maṇḍala of seals through which the path is actually attained; and a synopsis of the maṇḍala of seals according to the resultant supreme pristine cognition.
[General Teaching on the Mandala of Seals Forming 'the Spontaneous Ground (277-3-278.2):]
[This (comments on Ch. 8.2):]
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