The Dalai bLama-s on Tantra

The Dalai bLama-s on Tantra

pp. v-vi Table of contents

*cap.*	*Dalai bLa-ma*	*text*	*pp.*
1^st	13^th	Brief Guide to the Bauddha Tantra-s	21-65
2^nd	7^th	Stages in Practice of the Heruka-Cakra-s`amvara Tantra	67-81
3^rd	2^nd	Treatise on the 6 Yoga-s of +Niguma	83-156
4^th	3^rd	Tantrik Yoga-s of the Bodhi-sattva of Compassion	157-174
5^th	14^th	Concerning Kala-cakra Initiation	175-199
6^th	1^st	Notes on the 2 Yaugik Stages of Glorious Kala-cakra	201-251
7^th	5^th	Haya-griva Sealed-in-Secrecy Methods for Healing	253-288
8^th	2^nd	The 2 Yaugik Stages of the Vajra-bhairava Tantra	289-316
9^th	2^nd	Living on the Essence of Flowers	317-332

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"Brief Guide to the Bauddha Tantra-s"

The principal tantra-s

p.	*class of tantra*	*exemplar of this class*	*having __ chapters*
32	Kriya	*T. Establishing the 3 Pledges*	19
34	Carya	*Vai-rocana Abhi-sam-bodhi T.*	16
37	Yoga	*The Very Nature*	5

substance of man.d.ala and type of initiation for classes of tantra

p.	*substance*	*class of tantra*	*initiation*
31	powder (sand)	Kriya	Crown
33	?	Carya	Headdress; Vajra; Bell; Name
35	chalk	Yoga	?
39	body	An-uttara	Divination-stick; Armband

p. 31 dhyana of the 4 branches of recitation in Kriya

*__-basis*	*wherein is __*
self	generating of one's self as man.d.ala-deity
other	generating the supported & supporting man.d.ala in front
mental	moon-disk as one's mind at one's heart
audial	seed-syllable & mantra-rosary on that moon-disk

p. 32 dhyana of abiding within the fire in Kriya

Blazing fire in the nature of wisdom of emptiness, at one's heart

Sound of the mantra emanateth from within the fire.

p. 35 the 4 pristine wisdoms in Yoga

manifestation

Vajra-dhatu

Tri-loka-vijaya

Sakala-jagat-vinaya

Sarva-artha-siddhi

p. 36 Yoga without symbols

*experience*	*This is __-mudra*
Supported & supporting deity-forms	Maha-
Spontaneous sound of the mantra	Dharma-
Wisdom of non-dual profundity & radiance	Samaya-
Pacification, increase, power, and wrath	Karma-

pp. 44-45 Guhya-Samaja generation-stage

p.
44	Inner signs	mirage
		smoke
		fireflies
		flickering flame
	3-fold absorption of vital energies	appearence
		increase
		nigh-attainment
	Luminosity	radiance of clear dawn
	The 5 clear enlightenments	suchness
		seat
		symbol
		syllable
		complete
	one ariseth as Sambhoga-kaya	deity
	transforming into Nirman.a-kaya	deity Vajra-sattva
45	Summon to the heart	deity-families
	Send forth & withdraw	clouds of emanations
	Mental deeds of the resultant stage	visualize tiny implements at tip of the nose
	Mental deeds of the resultant stage	envision the complete deity-man.d.ala as coarse single-pointed recollection in a drop
	Speech-deeds by mantric recitation	pledge
		cyclical
		flowing
		forceful
		wrathful
		diamond

pp. 46-48 Guhya-Samaja completion-stage

46	The 20 factors of isolation	5 aggregates
		5 elements
		5 entrances
		5 sensory-objects
	The 100 supreme natures	*5 (buddha-families) 20 (factors of isolation)**
	Practitioner possessing the 3 doors	"the great secret solitary nature" = Vajra-dhara
47	Sealed with mark of bliss & void	isolated deva-rupa
	The 4 factors of the subtle drop at the tip of the jewel	substance
		time
		energy
		object
	Body-isolation	The 100 natures of absorption in the sphaere of bliss & void, as deva-kaya
	Speech-isolation, samadhi of vajra speech	The undying mystic drop at heart, absorbing vital energies
48	80 conceptual minds	33 of appearance
		40 of increase
		7 of nigh-attainment
	Wisdom of 3 appearances	Semblant clear light
	Mind-isolation, samadhi of vajra mind	with karma-mudra (actual consort)
	Mind-isolation, samadhi of vajra mind	with jn~ana-mudra (visualized consort)
	Illusory body	of 12 similes & 15 qualities
49	Clear light = "dawn"	Internal subsiding of the 3 appearances
	Great union of transcendence	Reversal of processes into path of freedom
	Great union of a trainee	Realization of the inseparable nature of body-&-mind
	intensification	contrived
		uncontrived
		Utterly uncontrived
	Clear light of fulfillment of training	eliminating all obscurations to omniscience
	Great union of no-further-training	of 7 mystical qualities

p. 50 Guhya-Samaja 5 stages of the Enlightenment Path

*path of __*	*compriseth the period from __*	*until __*	*bhumi*
accumulation	acquiring the 4 complete initiations	dissolving vital energies into central channel
application		wisdom of great bliss
vision	1^st experience of actual clear light	great union of a trainee	1^st
meditation		1^st moment of ultimate clear light	2^nd to 9^th
no-further-training	2^nd moment of ultimate clear light	complete enlightenment	10^th

pp. 51-54 the 3 types of masculine An-uttara-Yoga Tantra-s : lust; wrath; ignorance

p.		*tally of chapters*
51	**textual tradition of the Guhya-samaja : lust**
	root-tantra	17
	subsequent-tantra	18
	*Vajra Rosary Tantra*
	*Revealing the Intent of the Buddha-s*
	*Synopsis of Vajra Wisdom*
	*Quaestions of the King of Caelestials*
	*Quaestions of the 4 Goddesses*

53	**textual tradition of the Vajra-bhairava : wrath**
	*the 7 topics*
	*the 4 topics*
	*the 3 topics*
	*Vision of the Practitioner Teu-lo-pa*
	Tantra of the Black Warrior {'Black Warrior' is Daoist of the North}	18
	*Tantra of the Red Opponent*	19

54	**textual tradition of the Vajra-arali ('crooked') : ignorance**
	*Peerless Miracle Net*
	*Vajra Essence Ornament*

pp. 55-61 other types of An-uttara-Yoga Tantra-s

p.		*tally*
55	*Heruka-Cakra-samvara Tantra*
	*Concise Samvara Tantra*	51 chapters
	*Peerless Expression*
	*Source of the Mystic Bond*
	*Tantra of the Vajra Space Warrior*

56-62	*Kala-cakra Tantra : clarified*
59	root tantra	1,620 divinities
	abbreviated tantra	722 divinities
60	maha-mudra	21,600 of each of the 2 sexual drops (male & female)

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Glenn H. Mullin (translator): The Dalai Lamas on Tantra. Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca (NY), 2006. pp. 21-65