Guhya-garbha Tantra {'Secret Embryo Loom'}
pp. 121 sq – Part Two = Commentary (by “Longchen Rabjam”) entitled “Thorough Dispelling of Darkness throughout the Ten Directions”
Contents
Capitulum |
Paginae |
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387-451 |
11 |
461-497 |
12 |
499-517 |
15 |
569-607 |
17 |
617-623 |
19 |
631-673 |
21 |
685-688 |
2.2.1.1.1.3.1.2.1 [330] p. 400 “The bodhicitta {semen virile} of the male then enters the female's [secret] place {vagina}”.
2.2.1.1.1.3.1.3.1 [335-6] p. 404
fire-pit for __ |
should be __ (color) |
and __ (shape) |
[335] peace |
white |
round |
[336] enriching |
yellow |
square |
magnetizing |
red |
half-moon |
wrath |
black |
triangular |
2.2.1.1.1.3.1.3.1 [336] p. 404 foods to achieve effect
for the __ |
foods |
peaceful |
the 3 whites; sesame |
expansive |
the 3 sweets; yoghr.t |
power |
sour; flowers |
wrathful |
spicy |
2.2.1.2.1.1.2.2.1.1.1 [413] p. 469 the name & # of petals of the secret place of women of several ages
Age (in years) |
name |
petals |
12 |
[Devi] ('goddess') |
8 |
16 |
Nagini ('dragoness') |
4 |
20 |
“of lesser chacteristics” |
2 |
2.2.1.2.1.1.2.2.1.1.1 [414, 416-9] pp. 470-2 characteristics of women by their body-types
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# |
woman |
her bodily characteristics |
414 |
p. 470 |
1st |
Waterlily |
peach-color skin, golden hair |
416 |
p. 471 |
2nd |
Conch |
yellow skin, wavy hair |
416-7 |
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3rd |
Patterned |
dark skin, large {thick} lips |
417-8 |
p. 472 |
4th |
Deer |
musk-like scent, melodious voice |
418 |
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5th |
Elephant |
elongated eyen, large ears |
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6th |
Variegated |
short stature, straight hair |
2.2.1.2.1.2.2.2.1.2.2 [459-61] pp. 508-9 the 16 grounds : # of Buddha-s simultaneously seen; name & nature of ground
459 |
p. 508 |
1st |
100 Buddha-s |
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2nd |
12,000 |
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3rd |
12 laks.a-s |
459-60 |
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4th |
12 million |
460 |
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5th |
12 kot.i-s |
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6th |
120 kot.i-s |
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7th |
1,200 kot.i-s |
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8th |
# of particles in laks.a great chiliocosms |
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pp. 508-9 |
9th |
# of particles in million great chiliocosms |
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p. 509 |
10th |
Pure Lands are praesent |
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11th |
“All-Pervasive Light” : many light-rays radiate |
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12th |
“Unattached Waterlily” : without attachment |
460-1 |
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13th |
“Great Assembly of the Wheel of Syllables”, “Ground of the Vidyadharas” |
460 |
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14th |
“Exaltation” : immeasurable bliss |
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15th |
“Samadhi” |
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16th |
“Unsurpassed Wisdom” : without proving or refuting |
2.2.1.2.1.2.2.3.1 [468-9] p. 515 allegation about nirvan.a
It is denied “the Tathagata … came from somewhere and then returned … [469] Because that is just a dream”. |
{Of course, in order to arrive in the dream-world one must go to it; in awaking one must return from it – albeit the dream-world is not in the material plane.} |
(It is implied that Nirvan.a is located in the dream-world; that one could find it in a dream.)
2.2.2.1.1.2 [530-3] pp. 573-5 Thar-pa Nag-po {Rutra} [quoted from the dGons->dus (“Gathering of the Wisdom Intent”)]
530-1 |
p. 573 |
“Two thousand and six great kalpas ago was the time of the kalpa called “Array of Everything.” The pure land was called “Actual Joy,” and the doctrine of Buddha Aks.obhya was prevalent. … |
532 |
p. 574 |
[Thar-pa Nag-po] traveled to many charnel grounds, proceeded to consume human corpses, and |
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p. 575 |
wear their skin for clothes. He befriended ruly creatures such as black coyotes, leg-thumping jackals, … the charnel-ground kangka {'heron'} bird, … and so forth … . He also gathered groups of prostitutes and raped them with great desire. … Eventually, he became … with the power to overcome everything, all the way up to the realms of form. … |
533 |
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Finally, Vajrapan.i manifested as the Great Glorious One [p. 737, n. 233 : “This is Mahoratta … here and Vajrakilaya in other explanations.”] … . … Subsequently, his wife and entire retinue were … bound by oath.” |
2.2.2.1.2.2.2.2.1 [556] p. 592 experiences in the after-death world {actually in unusual dreams, where manifestations of the dead may be encountred}
“The roar of thunder … reverberates in … colossal great crashing. The great drums of the gods and many different musical instruments resound – resonating even without being played {i.e., the musical instruments play themselves} … . All … mountains, earth, boulders, and so forth shake … by … extremely intense shaking. The waves of the oceans are … turbulently rolling. … These five signs, with three stages each, are called the fifteen great signs.” |
{These are actually various experiences in shamanic dreams, as regularly reported by Amerindian and other nationalities of shamans (and recorded in anthropological literature). Thundre, earthquakes, etc., are common occurrences in shamanic dreams.} |
2.2.2.1.2.2.2.2.2.3.1 [564-7] pp. 597-600 gods who are husbands of the goddesses
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goddess __ |
Is wife of god __ |
Their featured exploit |
564 |
p. 597 |
Manu-raks.asi |
Maha-is`vara |
“She is pleased with the offerings of fat and gristle.” |
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pp. 597-8 |
Brahman.i |
Brahma |
“In order to gaze her,” [p. 598] “he then had five heads.” |
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p. 598 |
Raudri |
{Rudra} ruler of Para-nirmita-vas`a-vartin |
“by blessing her body as a fortress, the army of the gods fit inside her”. |
565 |
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Indran.i |
Indra |
“Previously, when she was the consort of a r.shi …, she had swallowed Indra; he was in her stomach, and … emerged”. |
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Vais.navi |
Vis.n.u |
“to pervade above, upon, and below the earth.” |
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Kumari |
{Skanda} |
“When Agni mentally made love to” the 6 Kr.ttika-s, “a child with six faces was born”. |
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Rakti |
>Jug-sred |
“his body is the color of copper”. |
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A-mr.ta |
“the sun, |
who during the time of the kalpa of perfection emerged from the churning ocean”. |
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S`anti |
“the moon, |
who also came from the churning ocean”. |
566 |
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Dan.d.i |
S`anais`cara |
He is the cudgel-holding planet Saturn. |
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p. 599 |
Raks.asi |
Raks.asa |
“In the city of Lankapuri, he {Ravan.a} became known as “the one with ten necks””. |
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Somi |
Maha-kala |
“he will devour ... those with broken samaya.” |
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Rati |
Vais`ravan.a |
“giving wealth”. |
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Rudhira-madi |
sTobs-bzan |
“While playing with dice, he … offered his internal organs”. |
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Eka-carin.i |
Tamboura {Tumburu} |
He is “the gandharva who plays the tamboura and vina.” |
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Manas-harika |
Kama-deva |
“when others see her, their minds are mesmerized to forget what they are doing”. |
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Siddhi-kari |
Nor-srun |
“She … instigates trouble.” |
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Vayu-devi |
rLun-lha |
He “lives at the source of the wind.” |
567 |
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Bhaks.asi |
gSod-byed |
“Who Kills.” |
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Agnayi |
Agni |
“She of Fire.” |
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Varahi |
{Varaha} |
“This world is held up by a great hog below the earth”. {Swine brought soil from underwater.} |
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Camun.d.i |
Yama |
[pp. 599-600] She (Camun.d.i) changed Uma “into an old hag”. |
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p. 600 |
Bhujana |
Gan.a-pati |
“She of Large Nose” {elephantine trunk}. |
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Varun.ani |
{Varun.a} |
“She of Water”. |
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Maha-kali |
Nag-po rNam->jig Chen-po |
“Great Black Female One”. “He the Black Destroyer of All”. |
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Maha-chagala |
“cannibal” |
“She of the Orange Color with a Goat Head”. |
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Maha-kumbha-karn.i |
Bum-sna ('Vase Nose') |
“She of Dark Blue … .”. {[Skt.] 'Great Vase Ear'} |
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Lamba-udara |
>Bod-grogs |
>Bod-grogs is “Calling Out” (fn. “f”) |
{However, Indran.i is after Kumari at [595] p. 622.}
2.2.2.1.2.2.2.2.4 [571-2] pp. 602-3 various animal-headed goddesses encountred in the after-death world {actually in unusual dreams, particularly in psychedic-drug-inspired ones}
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__-mu[khi] ('__-mouthed'); V[ajra]-__('Thundrebolt-__') |
having the head of a __ |
571 |
p. 602 |
Simha-mu |
lioness |
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p. 603 |
Vyaghri-mu |
tigress |
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S`r.ga-mu |
vixen |
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S`vana-mu |
she-wolf |
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Gr.dhra-mu |
vulturess (“laughing”) |
572 |
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Kanka-mu |
{heroness} |
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Kaka-mu |
raveness {or crowess} |
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Uluka-mu |
owl-ess |
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V-tejasi [__-splendor] |
mare |
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V-mogha [__-free] |
sow |
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V-loka [__-world] |
she-bear |
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V-vetali [__-vampiress] |
she-wolf |
2.2.2.2.2.2.1 [589] p. 618 embellishing ornaments of caelestial palace
the __ |
consist of __ |
walls |
skulls |
gutters |
serpents |
windows |
sun & moon |
joists |
Brahma |
pillars |
human corpses |
capitals {of pilastres} |
tortoises |
ceiling boards |
animal-parts |
roof |
flayed human skin |
latticework |
intestines |
lintels |
sea-monsters |
2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2 [594] pp. 621-2 activities of various goddesses in the after-death world
p. 621 |
white |
Gauri |
holding a cudgel and a skull |
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yellow |
Cauri |
“holding a bow and arrow” |
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red |
Pramoha |
“hoisting a sea-monster victory banner” |
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black |
Vetali |
“hoisting a vajra with a skull at her heart” |
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orange |
Pukkasi |
“stretching a child's intestines” |
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dark-green |
Ghasmari |
“stirring … the contents of a skull” |
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dark-blue |
S`mas`ani |
“eating an infant's heart” |
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pale-yellow |
Can.d.ali |
“decapitating a corpse” |
p. 622 |
yellow |
Simha |
“holds two corpses crossed” |
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red |
Vyaghri |
“stares at a corpse” |
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black |
S`r.gala |
“licks a human corpse” |
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blue |
S`vana |
“opens a corpse's stomach” |
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red |
Gr.dhra |
“disembowels a corpse” |
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yellow |
Kanka |
“carries a human corpse on her shoulders” |
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black |
Kaka |
“holds and skull and sword” |
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blue |
Uluka |
“tosses a hook” |
2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2 [594-5] p. 622 the wives of the 4 gate-keepers in the after-death world
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color |
V[ajra]-__('Thundrebolt-__') |
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594 |
white |
V-tejasi [__-splendor] |
holding a hook |
595 |
black |
V-mogha [__-free] |
wielding a lasso |
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red |
V-loka [__-world] |
sporting handcuffs |
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green |
V-vetali [__-vampiress] |
ringing a large bell |
2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2 [595-6] p. 622 the 28 is`vari-s in the after-death world
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# |
color |
is`vari |
trait : ho[ldeth a] __ |
595 |
1. |
dark-maroon |
Manu-raks.asi |
ho “freshly severed skull” |
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2. |
orange |
Brahman.i |
ho waterlily |
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3. |
light-green |
Raudri |
ho “curved vajra blade” |
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4. |
blue |
Vais.navi |
ho wheel |
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5. |
red |
Kumari |
ho short spear |
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6. |
white |
Indran.i |
ho vajra |
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7. |
red |
Rakti |
ho skull |
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8. |
red |
A-mr.ta |
ho waterlily [cf. 2] |
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9. |
white |
S`anti |
ho pun.d.arika |
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10. |
green |
Dan.d.i |
ho cudgel |
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11. |
dark-red |
Raks.asi |
“drinks blood from a skull” |
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12. |
dark-green |
Somi |
“disembowels a corpse” |
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13. |
red |
Rati |
ho “curved vajra blade” [cf. 3] |
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14. |
red |
Rudhira-madi |
ho “plough” |
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15. |
yellow |
Eka-carin.i |
ho razor |
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16. |
red |
Manas-harika |
ho “bow and arrow” |
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17. |
white |
Siddhi-kari |
ho vase |
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18. |
blue |
Vayu-devi |
ho banner |
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19. |
white |
Bhaks.asi |
wieldeth sword |
596 |
20. |
red |
Agnayi |
ho “impalement stake” |
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21. |
black |
Varahi |
ho “fangs and a lasso” |
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22. |
black |
Camun.d.i |
“eats a child's corpse” |
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23. |
white |
Bhujana |
“drinks blood from a skull” [cf. 11] |
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24. |
red |
Varun.ani |
ho “serpent lasso” |
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25. |
[black] |
Maha-kali |
ho hook |
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26. |
? |
Maha-chagala |
ho lasso |
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27. |
? |
Maha-kumbha-karn.i |
ho “handcuffs” |
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28. |
? |
Lamba-udara |
“plays a bell” |
2.2.2.2.4.2.1.3.1 [625] p. 655 definition of 'adultery'
“When … adultery occurs, it is necessary that there be … a male or female who is human. … For ordinary {sexual} intercourse to occur, it is necessary for the penis to enter the folds within the vagina.” |
2.2.2.3.2.1.1 [661] p. 686 general description of the wrathful deities
“light rays of wisdom radiate from their kayas like the power of a hundred thousand suns blazing simultaneously … . … like a thousand lightning bolts, they appear … . … the voices of the wrathful ones are like the sound of a thousand dragons roaring simultaneously. … their sound is as loud as a hundred thousand mountains collapsing simultaneously.” |
Cho:nam & Sangye Khandro (transll.) : The Guhyagarbha Tantra. Snow Lion Publ, Ithaca (NY), 2011.