deity, mantra, & wisdom

deity, mantra, & wisdom

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pp. 68-74 = I. Jigme Lingpa : "Ladder to Akanis.t.ha".

pp. 69-74 the 5 kaya-s

p.	#	*__-kaya*	*its manifestation*
69	1^st	vajra	"natural luminosity"
	2^nd	abhi-sam-bodhi	"blossomed’
70	3^rd	dharma	"new moon"
71	4^th	sam-bhoga	heaven’s "palaces, thrones"
72	[4 + ½ ]	½ sam-bhoga, ½ nis-mana	deities’ "retinues"
	5^th	nis-mana	"teachers"

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pp. 24-67 = II. Patrul Cho:kyi Wangpo : "Clarifying the Difficult Points in the Development Stage and Deity Yoga". [commentary on :- "Ladder to Akanis.t.ha".]

p. 65 energies entering the central channel & their ordinary signs

*energy*	*its sign*	*its appearance*
earth	smoke	"hazy"
water	mirages	"shimmering"
fire	fireflies	"flashing"
wind	candle-flames	"orange"
space	space	"sections of a cloudless sky"

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pp. 94-96 = III. Patrul Cho:kyi Wangpo : "Fortress, Praecipice, and Life-Force".

p. 95 the 3 visualizations

*transmission of __*	*appearance*	*gathered (/ transformed) into__*
life	"sparrow’s head"	"tip of the kila dagger"
purification	"white ... syllable"	"sphere of light"
place	"heart of the heruka"	"son in the space of the mother"

p. 96 the 5 manifestations of enlightenment

*"New Schools"*		*rN~in-ma*
#	*enlightenment as __*	#	*manifestation*
1^st	waterlily-&-moondisk seat	1^st	moon disk
2^nd	syllables of speech	2^nd	sun disk
3^rd	implements of mind	3^rd	implement
		4^th	sphaere of light
4^th	complete form	5^th	complete form
5^th	wisdom-being

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pp. 99-151 = IV. Getse Mahapan.d.ita Tsewang Chokdrup : "Husks of Unity".

p. 108 offerings within "vast, open, self-existing skull cup"

*direction*	*flesh of __*	*substance*
middle	human	faeces
east	ox	semen
south	hound	brain
west	horse	ova
north	elephant	urine

{brain may be assigned to hound on account of hydrophobia (rabies)}

p. 116 structures in caelestial palace

*structure*	*its composition*
pillars	8 great gods
beams	8 great naga-s
ceiling	28 lunar mansions
skylight	8 planets
lattices & tassels	snakes & skulls
architraves	ornamented with fingers etc.
ledge	backbones
roof	hollow skull of Maha-deva
banners & canopies	human skin

pp. 134-138 the 4 styles of recitation

p.	#	*practice*	*__ recitation*	*similitude*
134-6	1^st	approach	arranged	moon with garland of stars
136-7	2^nd	close approach	palanquin	whirling firebrand
137	3^rd	accomplishment	projection-&-absorption	royal messenger
138	4^th	great accomplishment	broken beehive	broken beehive

pp. 134-138 mantra-chains in the 4 styles of recitation

*style*	*mantra-chain*
arranged	within "translucent dome" (p. 134) around heart {i.e., pericardium} : "For mantras that spin in a clockwise direction, the syllables face outward." (p. 135) "Other mantra chains spin in a counterclockwise direction. With these, the syllables ... should face inwards ... being read from the inside." (p. 136) "Mantra chains" : "Generally ..., for male deities they spin clockwise and for female deities counterclockwise." (p. 136) {Generally, male deities would be scrutinized by women from an outside vantage; female deities would be ogled by men from an inner viewpoint.}
palanquin	"The mantra chain gradually emerges from the mouths of the wisdom beings and the samaya being and enters the mouth of the female consort. {The woman provided with food or drink by men.} It then proceeds through her body and emerges {is pissed out?, and/or given birth to?} from her lotus {vulva}, where it enters the path of the male consort’s secret place and travels upward." (p. 137) {Is the "secret place" in this case the navel as entry for nutriment via the umbilical cord?}
projection-&-absorption	"light streaming out from the mantra chain, filling the entirety of space and ... touching all the six classes of beings found in the three realms." (p. 137)
broken beehive	"limitless rays of light stream forth from the deity and mantra chain, purifying the entire universe into luminosity and transforming it into a pure celestial palace." (p. 138)

p. 139 substances for beads of rosaries

substance

conch

gold

coral

iron & turquoise

zi & agate

clay & seeds

apricot-seeds

soapberry

naga, garud.a-beak, & raks.a

bodhi-seeds

bodhi-wood & kyenyen-wood

mulberry-wood

red-sandalwood & tamarisk

teak-wood & thorns

barlo-wood

ivory

clay balls

stone

medicine

"great bone"

p. 140 multiplication of benefits by substances of rosaries

*substance*	*multiply by factor of __*	*{reason for that #}*
iron	2	{2 poles of magnet}
copper	4	{4 phases of alternating current}
ru-raks.a	2 kot.i
pearl	100
"Indra’s seed"	1,000	{1,000 vulvae viewed by eyen of Indra }
silver	laks.a
ruby	100 kot.i
putra-jiva (bodhi-seed)	infinite

p. 141 finger of left hand, used with along thumb for counting beads on rosary for various purposes – according to the Vajra-kut.a Tantra (‘Thunderbolt-Peak Loom’)

*finger*	*purpose of prayer*
index	peaceful
middle	enriching
ring	magnetizing
little	wrathful

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pp. 156-158 = Appendix A. Padmasambhava : "Practical Advice".

pp. 157-158 the 5 kinds of experiences in visualizing deities

p.	#	*experience*	*visualization clear for __*	*similitude*
157	1^st	movement	(unsettled thoughts)	waterfall
	2^nd	attainment	short time	small pond
	3^rd	habituation	1/6^th of session	flow of river
	4^th	stability	entire session	mt. Su-meru
157-8	5^th	perfection	alway, with horripilation

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Jigme Lingpa; Patrul Rinpoche; Getse Mahapan.d.ita : Deity Mantra and Wisdom. Snow Lion Publ, Ithaca (NY) 2006.