Cakra-samvara Tantra-m [‘wheel-magic loom’]

(S`ri-Heruka Abhidhana), Chapters XXXIX to LI [concerning divine laughter & sorceries]

pp. 325-326 (cap. XXXIX) loud laughter

p.

method

325

the maha-siddhi-yogin (fn. 1 –‘great-success yogin’), displaying through laughter the 8-fold mantra HA HE HO HUM (fn. 2 -- doubled, according to both Bhavabhat.t.a & Jayabhadra), the hero, while held by the left hand, is conducted to

326

the khecari-pada Sukha-vati (fn. 6 -- which is, according to Viravajra, Jalan-dhara)

pp. 327-328 (cap. XL) the # of fire-sacrifices necessary, over 7 days, to subdue persons

p.

#

person

327

108

king

328

54

crown-prince

 

27

minister

 

32

samanta (vassal-lord)

 

20

brahmin

 

7

ks.atriya

 

5

vais`ya

 

3

s`udra

 

1

outcaste

pp. 333-335 (cap. XLI) geographical locations of goddesses

p.

country

goddesses

333

Kuluta [in Kulu region of Himacala Prades`a (p. 330, fn. 9)]

the 6 armor-goddesses (p. 333, fn. 29) of cap. 8 : Vajra-varahi, Yamini, Mohani, Sam-calani, Trasani, Can.d.ika (p. 334, fn. 29)

334

Maru [= mGon-pa, north of Jalan-dara (p. 330, fn. 10)]

the 6 Matr.-s (‘mothers’) {6 foster-mothers of Skanda?}

 

Sindhu

Lama-s

 

Nagara [Nagara-hara = Jalalabad (p. 330, fn. 11)]

Kula-nayika-s (‘clan-leaderesses’) : (according to Jayabhadra) the 4 essence-yogini-s (fn. 32)

 

Lampaka & Sau-ras.t.ra

the clan-goddesses of cap. 17 (according to Tathagataraks.ita)

 

Preta-puri

Rupini, plus (fn. 34) the Maha-kala d.akin.i (according to Jayabhadra), or Maha-kanya d.akin.i (according to Bhavabhat.t.a)

 

Himalaya mountain & Kan~ci

Sabalika (one of the consecration-goddesses – p. 335, fn. 35)

335

Pan~cala

the Gr.ha-devata-s (fn. 37), worshipped (p. 330, fn. 13) according to Bu-ston "in a brown willow grove in Khotan"

 

Kalinga

"those who uphold the observance" (fn. 37) of (according to Bu-ston) Heruka (fn. 38)

 

Kos`ala

"carnivores", who are (according to Bhavabhat.t.a) "those women who eat the great meat [i.e., human flesh]" (fn. 39)

 

Tri-s`akuni [= sTag-gzig (p. 331, fn.16)]

"those of Khan.d.aroha’s clan"

pp. 330-331, fn. 13 derivation (according to Alexis Sanderson : "Vajrayana : origin and function", p. 95; and pp. 99-100, n. 20. In :- Buddhism into the Year 2000. Los Angeles : Dhammakaya Foundation, 1994. pp. 87-102) of this list of goddesses and their localities from the Kapalika text Tantra-sat-bhava

pp. 339-341 (cap. XLII) the magic laughter of the yogini-s

p.

behavior

339

Maha-kali brahmacarin.i "laughs, with laughter ... at the beginning and end." [She (according to Viravajra) "should wink" (p. 340, fn. 11).]

341

There are tan.d.ava dance (fn. 20) and (fn. 21) hasa-mudra (‘laughter-gestures’).

pp. 343-347 (cap. XLIII) actions of the quintessence in the cure of ailments ny naked worship ["worship with the naked consort" (p. 343, fn. 2) according to Viravajra]

p.

action

344

"If the flowers, flying ["moving in space, i.e., positioned in the atmosphere" (fn. 8) according to Bhavabhat.t.a], do not fall ..., the one will subjugate the thousand d.akinis [mkha> la >gro ba (fn. 9)] who dwell there. One will summon the Lord of Speech [Br.has-pati (fn. 11)] and the Mother [Sarvas-vati (fn. 12)], and one will gradually know the divine speech {= tongues of angels (I Corinthians 13:1)?}".

345

"sevenfold syllables, red colored, on top of a tree, will cause even the mountains ["stone mountains" (fn. 16)] to bow down without breaking {cf. [Aztec] Cul-huacan the ‘bent hill’, which is induced to bend (bow) without breaking} ... . Placing it {the tree? -- the tree of dreams?} one one’s body, ... all of the deeds one desires will manifest in one’s dream. [according to Viravajra "this is a "dream shown by the deity"" (fn. 17) – the tree of enlightenment’s deity?] ... over a sword, water, one’s thumb, a lamp, or a mirror, one will cause the descent of the divinatory image (prasena) by means of the yoga of oneself [as the deity]."

346, fn. 19

"Naropa, in his S`ekoddes`at.ika, ... using the same "supports" as listed here, ... addes "the sun, moon, and eyes" ... . ... Viravajra describes ... : "one applies the magical diagram ... to the sword, to water, one’s thumb, a lamp or a mirror, and the divinatory image should clearly descend. If one arranges the ... magical diagram over the eyes of a virgin girl ..., the inauspicious and auspicious will be revealed."

346, fn. 23

"Viravajra comments ... : "Place the ... magical diagram in the middle of the solar man.d.ala on the palm of the hand ... that ... radiate light like a crystal rosary, and ... from the syllable kam in the heart here is the disease as a black

347, fn. 23

form with yellow hair in the heart. ... it melts down to the size of the thumb, and one is free of disease."

347

"Place the wheel in the lunar [man.d.ala] on the left hand. ["Bhavabhat.t.a comments here : "... a lunar disk on the left hand, in which there is a wheel [divided into] nine cells ... . In its center is om, to the east is hrih., to the south ha, to the west ha, to the north hum, and again in the middle hum. ..."" (fn. 25)] The crystalline syllables ... are placed on all the diseased [areas]. ... fever, ... epilepsy, leprosy, severe pain, ... will be dispersed".

p. 348 (cap. XLIII) magical uses of color

color

its use

white

pacify

black

kill instantly

red

subjugate & summon

yellow

subdue "an army with its boats, war machines, and elephants."

white [again!]

"the dead are revived."

pp. 350-352 (cap. XLIV) sorcery at the charnel ground

p.

sorcery

350

"One should set down the six yoginis in the middle of one’s hand, as the wheel wherein the six abide ... with an impelling". [according to Bhavabhat.t.a, "the victim is being led by a net of light rays from that in the form of a hook, ... with the wheel" (fn. 5)]

351

"One should mix together ... red sandalwood powder, black mustard seeds, and salt in the victim’s footprint. ... Facing the victim ["a mannequin of the victim" (fn. 6) according to Viravajra], ... the victim’s very self ["the very self of the Lord of the Earth" (fn. 9) in Sumatikirti’s translation] ... will be brought under one’s control. ...

352

One should take this powder, bind it with the charnel ground cloth together with the five intoxicants ["the root, stem, leaves, flowers, and fruit of the datura plant" (fn. 12) according to Bu-ston], and also write the name of one’s enemy. If one ... hides it in a charnel ground, then the victim will become insane."

pp. 353-357 (cap. XLV) sorcery to summon a woman ["summoning a woman to serve as a "messenger" (duti)" (p. 355, fn. 17)]

p.

sorcery

353

"assemble one hundred and eight red karavira [oleander Nerium odorum] flowers ..., and with each enchantment hit the head of the penis with a flower. ... After eleven days, take the flowers and go to a great river and cast them in one by one. ... the final flower in the river is carried upstream".

354

"Binding with the vulva seal [yoni-mudra, not yogini-yoga-mudra (fn. 6)], ... the wise one should cause the little finger to move ... . {"use the little finger when reciting wrathful mantras." (GS -- STB)} {"Attis lies ... in the cave, but ... his little finger moves" (THNT, vol. 3, p. 433)}

355

"The adept compounds dust from the victim’s feet {from the woman’s footprint, inasmuch as she is to be employed walking as messengeress}, and also red sandalwood, with charnel ground remnant ash ... . Having taken this powder of hers, bury it; she [then] is stupefied, ... and even beguiled."

356

"Taking ... moist karavira creeper, ... cast it into a blazing funeral fire ... . ... A red karavira flower, enchanted by the adept ... during the Pus.ya conjunction ... is enchanted ... . ...

357

Taking a red karavira blossom, ... the one positioned in the middle of the vulva should be taken by the adept. She who is struck by the flower will come into one’s power in an instant."

GS = The Generation Stage in Buddhist Tantra.

STB = http://www.lioncity.net/buddhism/lofiversion/index.php/t33449.html

ThDNT = Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. Eerdmans Publ, 1966.

{The reason for such elaborate sorcery performed to control a woman who is candidate to become messengeress is, evidently, to hinder her from considering to betray secret royal messages to rival foreign regimes.}

p. 358 (cap. XLVI) the 5 syllables for skull-sorcery capable of killing the opposing king, army, and king’s steed

p. 358

p. 358, fn. 2

Mardo’s transl

Sumati-kirti’s transl

Bhava-bhat.t.a

Kambala

Durjaya-candra

         
 

5 HA

     

1 HAM

4 HAM

   

1 HAM

2 HAU

3 HU

   

2 HUM

3 HO

2 HO

 

5 HO

3 HO

4 HAI

1 HE

 

4 HE

4 HE

5 HAS

 

5 HAS

   
   

4 HAU

3 HU

 
   

3 HAI

   
   

2 HI

2 HI

 
   

1 HA

1 HA

5 HA

p. 359 (cap. XLVI) sorcery which "transfers the embryo" of a praegnant woman ["inducing abortions" (fn. 10)] {perhaps to eliminate upcoming potential bad karmic effects of contemplated abortion, by assigning a prospective paradisial abode for the embryo}

sacrificial offering of __

cat

mongoose

hound

crow

crane

jackal

"the hair of a rabbit"

pp. 360-363 (cap. XLVII) sarva-buddha-d.akini sorceries

p.

in order to __

utilize __

360-1

cut off lineage

human-bone stake : infix into door

361

control king or royal minister

citron-blossoms

361-2

transform man into woman

kakan.d.aki (Diospyros tormentosa) fruits, with rabbit-blood

362

transform man into dog

meteoric iron : place into mongoose-skull

 

become substantial or insubstantial

kanaka [= datura, thornapple according to Jayabhadra (fn. 18)] fruits

363

return from having become substantial or insubstantial

yellow myrobalan (haritaka, Terminalia chebula) fruit

 

"give rise to an omen" ["give rise to an ill omen in one’s enemy’s household" according to Viravajra (fn. 20)]

immolate the abode (nest) of the maha-s`akuna [= owl according to Jayabhadra (fn. 21)]

 

transform into a specific kind of animal

gather during a lunar eclipse hairs of that kind of animal, whether : cat, crow, pigeon, peafowl, heron, owl, vulture, or ox

pp. 365-366 (cap. XLVIII) the 24 heroes [according to Bhavabhat.t.a, these "twenty-four heroes are characterized by laughter" (p. 365, fn. 6)] binding the d.akini-s’ network

p.

hero

meaning of name

365

Vajra-sattva

‘Thunderbolt-being’

 

Vai-rocana

 
 

Padma-narta-is`vara

 
 

Vajra-Heruka

 
 

Akas`a-garbha

‘Aither-embryo’

 

Haya-griva

‘Horse-throat’

 

Ratna-vajra

‘Jewel-thunderbolt’

 

Maha-bala

 
 

Virupa-aks.a

‘Deformed-eyen’

 

Bhairava

[not Maha-bhairava]

 

Vajra-bhadra

‘Thunderbolt-auspicious’

 

Su-bhadra

‘Good-auspicious’

 

Vajra-Hum-kara

‘Thunderbolt HUM-making’

 

Maha-vira

‘Great-hero’ [Jaina]

 

Vajra-jat.ila

‘Thunderbolt-crest’

 

Ankurika

 
 

Vajra-dehaka

‘Thunderbolt Embodied’

 

Vajra-prabha

‘Thunderbolt Illumination’

 

A-mita-abha

 
 

Suravairin.a

‘Liquor’s Enmity’

 

Vikat.a-dams.t.rin.a

 
 

Kankala

‘Skeleton’

366

Maha-kankala

‘Great-skeleton’

 

Khan.d.a-kapalin

‘Broken-skulled’

pp. 367-369 (cap. XLIX) transforming, of a person who hath been 7 consecutive times as a human, into some other biotic form

p.

transformation

367

sacrificial victims :-

vis`va-varaha (‘universal pig’)

ass

human

tortoise

camel

jackal

horse

   

367-8

cumulative characteristics of person born as a human "from one to seven times" (fn. 4) :-

367

*s re-born as human

characteristic

 

once

"very loud voice" (fn. 5)

 

twice

non-blinking gaze

 

thrice

truthful

 

4 times

kindly toward all

368

5 "

delighting in "the true teaching"

 

6 "

knowing own life

 

7 "

having pleasant scent

   

369

forms capable of being assumed :-

elephant

horse

ass

tortoise

camel

pig

jackal (jambuka)

crow

owl

vulture

curlew

hawk

sarasa (crane)

pp. 371-373 (cap. L) flesh-meats for achieving results by sorcery

p.

meat

result

371-2

jackal flesh

"the poverty of one’s clan will be destroyed."

372

"great flesh" (human flesh)

"all of the ground over which he ranges for six months will be subdued."

 

jackal meat [again!]

"will overthrow countries."

373

beef

"Encountering the lady of yogins, who is deprived of a name?"

 

jackal [again!]

"Even he who lacks ... the practice of observances will attain power".

pp. 373-374 (cap. L) plants for abundant life

p.

plant

373

wax-gourd kus.man.d.a (Beninkasa cerifera)

mung-bean mudga (Phaseaolus mungo)

gram mas.a (Phaseolus radiatus)

hemp s`an.a (Cannabis sativa)

Indian-horseradish madhus`ighru (Moringa pterygosperma)

Indian-mustard rajika (Brassia juncea var. ramosa)

374

household-tamala (Xanthochymus pictorius, a tree with black bark & white blossoms)

pp. 374-375 (cap. L) correlatives of bodhi-sattva bhumi-s

p.

bhumi

its correlatives

374

Mudita (fn. 38)

pit.ha-s (‘stools’)

 

Vi-mala

upa-pit.ha-s

 

Pra-bhakari

ks.etra-s (‘fields’)

 

Arcis.-mati

upa-ks.etra-s

 

Abhi-mukhi

chandoha [‘tryst’ (p. 375, fn. 39)]

375

Su-dur-jaya

upa-chandoha

 

Duran-gama

melapaka (‘festivity-ground’)

 

A-cala

upa-melapaka

 

Sadhu-mati

s`mas`ana (‘charnel-ground’)

 

Dharma-megha

upa-s`mas`ana

pp. 379-383 (cap. LI) visions to be experienced while dying; and, colophon

p.

 

379

"At the yogins’ time of death, the heroes and yogini-s, S`ri Heruka, and so forth, [appear], ... with the sound of various instuments, and with the offering of various songs. One is conducted from the thought of "death" to the aerial state.

380

S`ri Heruka is embraced by the goddess Vajra-ghan.t.a (fn. 16) ‘Thunderbolt-Bell’

   

382, fn. 28

assignment (according to Bhavabhat.t.a) of the classes of scriptures to the schools of philosophy

 

class of scriptures

philosophy

 

Sutra-s

sutra-anta (Sautra-antika)

 

Kriya

vi-bhas.a (Vai-bhas.ika)

 

Abhi-dharma

madhyama (Madhyamaka)

 

yoga-guhya

Yoga-acara

   

383, fn. 33

(according to Bhavabhat.t.a) the Cakra-samvara Tantra "occurs within" and therefore "derives from" the 100,000-stanza Khasama Tantra

praevalence of this and related Tantra-s in various nations

pp.

Tantra

3, fn. 1

amongst the 34 tantrik texts studied by the Abhaya-giri denomination in S`ri-Lanka (according to the Nikaya-Sam-graha / Sasana-avatara-Caritaya by Deva-raks.ita / Dharma-kirti of Gad.aladen.iya) :-

Cakra-samvara Tantra

Heruka-adbhuta Tantra = Heruka-abhi-udaya Tantra

Sarva-buddha Tantra = Sarva-buddha Sama-yoga

3-4, fn. 4

amongst the Yuan-dynasty collection of translated (into Chinese) tantrik texts promulgated by the Saskya :-

Samvara-cakra

p. 6 categories of Tantra-s, according to Vajra-pan~jara 54b

the 6 Yogini Tantra-s ("taught in order to assemble women") are :

1. He-vajra man.d.ala = He-vajra Tantra

2. Sarva-buddha = Sarva-buddha Sama-yoga

3. Guhya-garbha = Guhya-garbha Tattva-vinis`caya

4. Vajra-amr.ta

5. Cakra-samvara

6. Pan~jara = Vajra-pan~jara

other Tantra-s are grouped as :

Yoga Tantra-s ("taught for the sake of disciplining men")

Kriya [‘activity’] Tantra-s (‘for the inferior")

A-kriya [‘inactivity’ = Carya ‘practice’ (fn. 12)] Tantra-s

Superior Yoga (rnal >byor mchog {= Ati-yoga?})

Unexcelled [An-uttara] Yoga

David B. Gray (tr.) : The Cakrasamvara Tantra (S`riherukabhidhana). American Institute of Buddhist Studies, Columbia U, NY, 2007. pp.