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 15.7 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 15.7]
... Owing to the service which (Rudra), the (archetype of such beings), had performed in the past, the omniscient (Heruka) observed and then disciplined him through spirituality. [7] ...
[Tibetan]
de sngon bsten-pa'i stobs-kyis thams-cad mkhyen-pas gzigs-nas thugs-rjes 'dul-bar gyur-te / [7]
Commentary:
[Subjugation by the Wrathful Deities of Pristine Cognition who Grant Instruction (511.6-534.4):]
The latter part (of the detailed exegesis—see p. 1096) concerns the subjugation (of such venomous beings) by the wrathful deities of pristine cognition who grant instruction.
[It has two aspects, the first of which is the observation of the beings to be trained. (It comments on Ch. 15.7):]
Rudra, the (de) (archetype of such beings) had in the past (sngon) cultivated an enlightened attitude in the Greater Vehicle and had received empowerments. Owing to (stobs-kyis) the merit of the service (bsten-pa'i) which he had performed for his spiritual benefactor, he had become a field (suitable for) greatness and discipline. The omniscient (thams-cad mkhyen-pas) Great Glorious Heruka observed (gzigs) that the time had arrived for him to be disciplined, and then (nas) through the deeds of his naturally present spirituality (thugs-rjes), learned in skillful means, he demonstrated the miracle which disciplined ('dul-bar gyur-te) him a manner appropriate to that particular aeon, thinking that the time for Instruction had arrived.
The second, the detailed exegesis of that subjugation, has three sections, namely, the overwhelming of the proud spirit through the four miracles, the eradication of the proud spirit through the enlightened activity of wrath, and the injunction imparted to him after being taken into the fold through spirituality.
[Overwhelming of the Proud Spirit Through the Four Miracles (512.4-516.2):]
[This has two subdivisions, of which (the former) concerns the meditative absorption in contemplation which is the causal basis. (It comments on Ch. 15.8):]
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