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

9

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



#

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


3rd

Patterned

dark skin, large {thick} lips

417-8

p. 472

4th

Deer

musk-like scent, melodious voice

418


5th

Elephant

elongated eyen, large ears



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



2nd

12,000



3rd

12 laks.a-s

459-60


4th

12 million

460


5th

12 kot.i-s



6th

120 kot.i-s



7th

1,200 kot.i-s



8th

# of particles in laks.a great chiliocosms


pp. 508-9

9th

# of particles in million great chiliocosms


p. 509

10th

Pure Lands are praesent



11th

All-Pervasive Light” : many light-rays radiate



12th

Unattached Waterlily” : without attachment

460-1


13th

Great Assembly of the Wheel of Syllables”,

Ground of the Vidyadharas”

460


14th

Exaltation” : immeasurable bliss



15th

Samadhi”



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


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


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



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.”


pp. 597-8

Brahman.i

Brahma

In order to gaze her,”

[p. 598] “he then had five heads.”


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


Indran.i

Indra

Previously, when she was the consort of a r.shi …, she had swallowed Indra; he was in her stomach, and … emerged”.



Vais.navi

Vis.n.u

to pervade above, upon, and below the earth.”



Kumari

{Skanda}

When Agni mentally made love to” the 6 Kr.ttika-s, “a child with six faces was born”.



Rakti

>Jug-sred

his body is the color of copper”.



A-mr.ta

the sun,

who during the time of the kalpa of perfection emerged from the churning ocean”.



S`anti

the moon,

who also came from the churning ocean”.

566


Dan.d.i

S`anais`cara

He is the cudgel-holding planet Saturn.


p. 599

Raks.asi

Raks.asa

In the city of Lankapuri, he {Ravan.a} became known as “the one with ten necks””.



Somi

Maha-kala

he will devour ... those with broken samaya.”



Rati

Vais`ravan.a

giving wealth”.



Rudhira-madi

sTobs-bzan

While playing with dice, he … offered his internal organs”.



Eka-carin.i

Tamboura {Tumburu}

He is “the gandharva who plays the tamboura and vina.”



Manas-harika

Kama-deva

when others see her, their minds are mesmerized to forget what they are doing”.



Siddhi-kari

Nor-srun

She … instigates trouble.”



Vayu-devi

rLun-lha

He “lives at the source of the wind.”

567


Bhaks.asi

gSod-byed

Who Kills.”



Agnayi

Agni

She of Fire.”



Varahi

{Varaha}

This world is held up by a great hog below the earth”. {Swine brought soil from underwater.}



Camun.d.i

Yama

[pp. 599-600] She (Camun.d.i) changed Uma “into an old hag”.


p. 600

Bhujana

Gan.a-pati

She of Large Nose” {elephantine trunk}.



Varun.ani

{Varun.a}

She of Water”.



Maha-kali

Nag-po rNam->jig Chen-po

Great Black Female One”. “He the Black Destroyer of All”.



Maha-chagala

cannibal”

She of the Orange Color with a Goat Head”.



Maha-kumbha-karn.i

Bum-sna ('Vase Nose')

She of Dark Blue … .”. {[Skt.] 'Great Vase Ear'}



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}



__-mu[khi] ('__-mouthed'); V[ajra]-__('Thundrebolt-__')

having the head of a __

571

p. 602

Simha-mu

lioness


p. 603

Vyaghri-mu

tigress



S`r.ga-mu

vixen



S`vana-mu

she-wolf



Gr.dhra-mu

vulturess (“laughing”)

572


Kanka-mu

{heroness}



Kaka-mu

raveness {or crowess}



Uluka-mu

owl-ess



V-tejasi [__-splendor]

mare



V-mogha [__-free]

sow



V-loka [__-world]

she-bear



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


yellow

Cauri

holding a bow and arrow”


red

Pramoha

hoisting a sea-monster victory banner”


black

Vetali

hoisting a vajra with a skull at her heart”


orange

Pukkasi

stretching a child's intestines”


dark-green

Ghasmari

stirring … the contents of a skull”


dark-blue

S`mas`ani

eating an infant's heart”


pale-yellow

Can.d.ali

decapitating a corpse”

p. 622

yellow

Simha

holds two corpses crossed”


red

Vyaghri

stares at a corpse”


black

S`r.gala

licks a human corpse”


blue

S`vana

opens a corpse's stomach”


red

Gr.dhra

disembowels a corpse”


yellow

Kanka

carries a human corpse on her shoulders”


black

Kaka

holds and skull and sword”


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


color

V[ajra]-__('Thundrebolt-__')


594

white

V-tejasi [__-splendor]

holding a hook

595

black

V-mogha [__-free]

wielding a lasso


red

V-loka [__-world]

sporting handcuffs


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


#

color

is`vari

trait : ho[ldeth a] __

595

1.

dark-maroon

Manu-raks.asi

ho “freshly severed skull”


2.

orange

Brahman.i

ho waterlily


3.

light-green

Raudri

ho “curved vajra blade”


4.

blue

Vais.navi

ho wheel


5.

red

Kumari

ho short spear


6.

white

Indran.i

ho vajra


7.

red

Rakti

ho skull


8.

red

A-mr.ta

ho waterlily [cf. 2]


9.

white

S`anti

ho pun.d.arika


10.

green

Dan.d.i

ho cudgel


11.

dark-red

Raks.asi

drinks blood from a skull”


12.

dark-green

Somi

disembowels a corpse”


13.

red

Rati

ho “curved vajra blade” [cf. 3]


14.

red

Rudhira-madi

ho “plough”


15.

yellow

Eka-carin.i

ho razor


16.

red

Manas-harika

ho “bow and arrow”


17.

white

Siddhi-kari

ho vase


18.

blue

Vayu-devi

ho banner


19.

white

Bhaks.asi

wieldeth sword

596

20.

red

Agnayi

ho “impalement stake”


21.

black

Varahi

ho “fangs and a lasso”


22.

black

Camun.d.i

eats a child's corpse”


23.

white

Bhujana

drinks blood from a skull” [cf. 11]


24.

red

Varun.ani

ho “serpent lasso”


25.

[black]

Maha-kali

ho hook


26.

?

Maha-chagala

ho lasso


27.

?

Maha-kumbha-karn.i

ho “handcuffs”


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.