"Two Yaugik Stages of Vajra-bhairava Tantra"

22 stanzas

p.

stanza

 

as / like unto __

295

1st

man.d.ala of Vajra-bhairava

rainbow

   

force of goodness

moonlight; conch-shell; kunda-flower

296

2nd

spiritual guide

root of mystical attainment

 

3rd

the 8 worldly concerns

childish game

   

pleasures & comforts

nest of poisonous snakes

298

4th

4 mystic initiations

 

299

5th

generation-stage yoga-s

net of 100s of lights

300

6th

gift, giver, act of giving

offerings fill the sky

301

7th

abandon the pitfalls of uncontrolled death

protection-wheels of Sumbha-raja & Consort

302

8th

destroy the very roots of darkness

such as Mara and his army of hindrances

 

9th

Vairocana

Inconceivable Mansion

303

10th

translucent Man~ju-s`ri

mountain of saffron

304

11th

Resultant Vajra-dhara

5 symbols

 

12th

Vajra-Yama-antaka

syllable HUM at heart of Man~ju-s`ri

305

13th

"Vatali" [+Vetali ?]

"union" with her, the +Vidya-dhari

 

14th

"clouds of emanations"

skull-cups

306

15th

4 yoga-s

supreme-activities king

307

16th

compression method

Rahula

 

17th

Vajra-bhairava & Consort, both white

64-petalled "wheel of emanation" at one’s navel

309

18th

involution-compression process of samaya yoga

syllable HUM, white tinged with red, at one’s heart-cakra

310

19th

samadhi of final mind isolation

into tiny zig-zag flame over syllable HUM

311

20th

sons & daughters of great caelestial beings come to one

like a fish drawn out of the depths of a lake

312

21st

one’s illusory body which is clear and vibrant

to melt like a cloud into space

313

22nd

attain omniscience

as a piece of fruit held in the hand

p. 298 the 4 mystic initiations

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purifieth stains of __

planteth seeds of __ Body

empowereth one to practice __ yoga-s

1st

body

Emanation

generation stage

2nd

speech

Beatific

illusory-body, of completion stage

3rd

mind

Wisdom-Truth

clear-light

4th

the 3 doors

Natural-truth

great-union

p. 299 bodies in states

state

__-kaya

death

Dharma

in-between

Sambhoga

rebirth

Nis-mana

p. 300 the 3 subjects & their phases

praeparatory absorption, involving 4 phases :

purifying __

by __

death

goodness

wisdom

Wheel of Protection

bar-do

generating the Inconceivable Mansion

arising as the Causal Vajra-Holder

rebirth

arising as the Resultant Vajra-Holder

   

uniting with a Knowledge-Lady

absorption of the supremely-triumphant man.d.ala

supremely-victorious activities

p. 303 the 5 phases of transformation of the Resultant Vajra Holder

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phase

1st

moon

2nd

sun

3rd

seed-syllable [bija mantra]

4th

mystical implement

5th

complete body of deity

p. 306 the 5 levels of completion-stage yoga-s

#

level

1st

speech-isolation

2nd

mind-isolation

3rd

illusory-body

4th

clear-light

5th

great-union

p. 314 the 5 buddha-kaya-s of the "master’s great union"

Body of Great Union

Wisdom Truth Body

Beatific Body

Emanation Body

Body of Innate Wisdom

Glenn H. Mullin (translator): The Dalai Lamas on Tantra. Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca (NY), 2006. pp. 289-315.