Illuminating Secret Commentary

Illuminating Secret Commentary

p. 276 13b-c according to S`ubha-kara-simha (T. 18:909b)

alaya-vijn~ana	Ratna-ketu	A-ks.obhya	Bhais.ajya-guru
manas		A-mita-ayus
klis.t.a	Sam-kusmita-raja-indra	Ratna-sambhava	Pra-bhuta-ratna
sense-perceptions	A-mogha-siddhi	S`akya-muni	Dundubhi-svara
a-mara		Vai-rocana

pp. 276-277 13c according to A-mogha-vajra (T. 21:391c, 398b)

Saturn	centre	yellow	Pr.thivi
Mercury	north	black	Varun.a
Mars	south	red	Agni
Venus	west	white	Vayu
Jupiter	east	blue	Akas`a-deva

p. 277 13c "[Pure] Land Adorned with Mysteries"

A	mirrorlike	Ratna-ketu	A-ks.obhya	east
A	aequality	Sam-kusumita-raja	Ratna-sambhava	south
AM.	discriminative		A-mita-abha	west
AH.	duty-fulfillment	Dundhubhi-svara	A-mogha-siddhi	north
AM.H.	intrinsic		Maha-vairocana	centre

pp. 277-278 13c-14a

VA	generate bodhi-citta	A-ks.obhya	Ratna-ketu
VA	cultivate bodhi practice	Ratna-sambhava	Sam-kusumita-raja
VAM.	achieve enlightenment	A-mita-abha
VAH.	enter nirvan.a	A-mogha-siddhi	Dundhubhi-svara
VAM.H.	endow upaya	Maha-vairocana

aequations

p.		*the __*	*is / are __*
279	14a	"windy skies"	"essence of potential offenses"
		"burning earth"	"gate of offenses"
	14b	VI syllable	"wise water" of Vai-rocana
281		RAM. syllable	"body of the Tathagata’s blessed virtues."
	14c	HAM. syllable	aeternal life of Maha-vairocana
282		right kidney	"gate of life"
		"black spirit"	water
		KHAM. syllable	*"invisible us.n.is.a" of Maha-vairocana*

dominations & transformations

p.		*the __*	*ruleth / rule __*	*and become __*
279	14a	liver	spiritual soul	[eyen 14b]
	14b	tendons		nails
280	14b	lungs	animal soul
281		blood		milk
282	14c	kidneys	marrow	bones

shapes [the 5 organs are like a waterlily-flower "facing downward" (p. 283 15a)]

p.		*waterlily / flower of the __*	*is __ (shape)*	*and is __ (color)*
279	14b	liver	8-leaved	blue
280		lungs	3-leaved	white
281	14c	heart	triangular	red
283	15a	spleen	4-cornered	yellow

dependencies

p.		*the*	*dependeth / depend on __*
279	14a	liver	blue breath & kidneys
281	14b	heart	red breath & lungs
282	14c	kidneys	black [breath] & lungs

lacks and remedies for them

p.		*if there is no __*	*in the __*	*__ will develop*	*to cure, stop in the __ (organ) : gather __ (spirit)*
280	14b	animal soul	lungs	"trepidation"	red spirit
281		spirit	heart	"forget the past and future"	lungs; black spirit
282	14c	resolution	kidneys	"sorrow"	spleen; yellow spirit
283	15a	willing spirit	spleen	"perplexity"	kidney; blue spirit

p. 283 15a originations from syllables

*from syllable __*	*arise __*
A	mountains & islands
VAM.	river- & ocean-currents
RAM.	gold & pretious gems

p. 283 15a dependencies on syllables for functions

*on the syllable __*	*depend __*	*for __*
HAM.	grains, fruits, & flowers	fruition
KHAM.	beauties & grown of people & of animals	adornment

the syllable A is :-

p.		*its qualities*
282	14c	"true golden color"
283	15a	"the essence of thought"
284		"the mother principle of all natures’ ability to exist and the essential wisdom at the basis of consecrations."

diamond-identities of the syllables

p.		*syllable __*	*is the diamond __*	*and is contemplation of the __*
284	15a	A	earth	diamond seat
		VAM.	water	waterlily-dai:s of the mind
		RAM.	fire	solar disk
284-5		HAM.	wind of wisdom	lunar disk
	15b	KHAM.	space of sama-adhi	great space [maha-akas`a]

pp. 285-286 15b people who transmit this teaching, that (p. 285) "All beings are Vairocana."

p. 285 such people should __	p. 286 such people are __
praesent offerings such as caitya-s; be endowed with the virtues of arhant-s; have faith and practice!	relics of the dharma-kaya; combine the 4 bodies of Vai-rocana; the innate and pure 5 wisdoms.

p. 286 "I realize the origin. I am the ancient Buddha."

pp. 287-288 original enlightenments of the organs

p.		*syllable*	*is the original enlightenment of the __*	*which could be destroyed by the syllable __*	*to be overcome by the yogin by means of the __*
287	15c	HUM.	liver	HRIH.	white sword of wisdom
		TRAH.	heart	AH.	[(p. 288 16a) red 5-pronged vajra]
288		HRIH.	lungs	TRAH.	red 5-pronged vajra
	16a	AH.	kidneys	RAM.	black 5-pronged vajra
		VAM.	spleen	HUM.	[(p. 289) yellow 5-pronged vajra of Nara-ayana]

p. 289 16a deities which the organs become in the stage of attainment

*organ*	*deity*
gall-bladder	Trai-lokya-vijaya
large-intestine	[A-mr.ta-]kun.d.alin
bladder	Yama-antaka
small-intestine	Vajra-yaks.a
stomach	A-cala
the 3 entrails	Samanta-bhadra

pp. 290-291 16c gods of the 5 organs

p.	*organ*	*function*	*odor*	*planet*	*__ Year God*
290	liver	to call	rancid	Jupiter	Great
	kidneys	to hum	foul	Mercury	Penalty
	spleen	to sing	fragrant	Saturn	Virtue
291	heart	to talk	burnt	Mars	Destruction
	lungs	to weep	rank	Venus	Great General

pp. 302-303 19b bija-mantra-s of goddesses

p. 302 outer square of esoteric man.d.ala
*goddess :- Vajra-__*	*her mantra*
-pus.pa	OM.
-sphot.a	VAM.
-aloka	DIH.
-aves`a	HOH.
-gandha	GAH.
-ankus`a	JAH.
-dhupa	AH.
-pas`a	HUM.

p. 303 inner square of esoteric man.d.ala
*goddess :- Vajra-__*	*her mantra*
-mala	TRAT.
-gita	GIH.
-nr.tya	KR.T
-lasya	HOH. [again!]

B. D. K. ENGLISH TRIPIT.AKA 98.I-VII : Shingon Texts. Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, 2004. 98.VII = "The Illuminating Secret Commentary on the Five Cakras and the Nine Syllables", by Kakuban. (Taisho, Volume 79, Number 2514) Translated from the Japanese by Dale A. Todaro.