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Vol. III, # 3 (Autumn 1978)
pp. 3-11 Gar-je K'am-tru:l Rinpoche: "A Geography and History of Shambhala"
p. 4 the 6 ring-continents concentrically surrounding mt. Meru
# |
continent |
ocean around each |
mountain at far shore |
1st |
Moon |
Honey |
Blue Light |
2nd |
White Radiant |
Butter |
Mandara |
3rd |
Kus`a [Grass] |
Yoghurt |
Nis.it.a |
4th |
Human |
Milk |
Jewel Light |
5th |
Crane |
Water |
Dron.a [Bucket] |
6th |
Wrathful |
Alcohol |
Cool |
p. 4 the 6 regions (successively southward) of Jambu-dvipa
# |
region |
1st |
Land of Snow |
2nd |
S`ambhala |
3rd |
China |
4th |
H^otan |
5th |
Tibet [Bod] |
6th |
India |
pp. 4-5 Realms of the Heavens as measured on cosmic personage as mt. Meru; and man.d.ala-s
p. |
elevation on personage |
# |
"__ Heaven"(for deities) / [physical world (for humans) /] "__ Hell" (for lower ½ man.d.ala-s) |
4 |
4 Formless Realms of Heavens, between crown protrusion & hairline |
1st |
Neither Recognition nor Non-Recognition |
2nd |
Nothingness |
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3rd |
Infinity of Consciousness |
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4th |
Infinity of Space |
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4 Heavens that Rely on Air, on 4 parts of its forehead |
1st |
Unsurpassed |
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2nd |
Beautiful Vision |
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3rd |
No Delusions |
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4th |
No Great Virtue |
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4 Heavens that Rely on Fire, on 4 parts of its nose |
1st |
Greatest Attainment |
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2nd |
Generation of Great merit |
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3rd |
Cloudless |
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4th |
Extensive Virtue |
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4 Heavens that Rely on Water, on 4 parts of its chin |
1st |
Immeasurable Virtue |
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2nd |
Limited Virtue |
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3rd |
Fully-Illuminating Light |
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4th |
Immeasurable Light |
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4 Heavens that Rely on Earth, on 4 parts upper 2/3rds of its neck |
1st |
Limited Light |
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4-5 |
2nd |
Great Brahma |
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5 |
3rd |
Priests Reciting the R.c Veda before Brahma |
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4th |
Brahmin caste |
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4 Heavens (= 1st 4 of 6 in Desire-Realm), on 4 parts lower 1/3rd of its neck |
1st |
Miracles concerning Others [than Ownself] |
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2nd |
Miracles concerning Ownself |
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3rd |
Happiness |
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4th |
Free of War |
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1 Heaven, on its shoulders |
5th |
the 33 Deities |
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1 Heaven, from upper arms downwards |
6th |
Caelestial Kings of the 4 Directions |
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7th continent, on far side beyond Cool Mountain |
humans [mortals] |
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2 upper portions of earth-man.d.ala |
1st |
Asura-s |
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2nd |
Naga-s |
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7 lower portions of earth-man.d.ala |
1st |
Burning |
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2nd |
Sand |
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3rd |
Swamp |
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4th |
Smoke |
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5th |
Fire |
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6th |
Great Darkness |
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7th |
Great Crying [Lamentation] |
pp. 5-6 lifespans & buddha-s
p. |
when human lifespan was __ years |
came the Buddha __ |
who was son of king __ |
5-6 |
60,000 |
Krakucchanda |
Varada |
6 |
40,000 |
Kanaka-muni |
Candra |
20,000 |
Kas`yapa |
Kr.kin |
|
100 |
S`akya-muni |
S`uddha-udana |
p. 6 the 12 deeds of a buddha
# |
deed |
1st |
coming from Tus.ita buddha-field |
2nd |
conception |
3rd |
birth |
4th |
training for mastery in the arts |
5th |
marriage |
6th |
renunciation |
7th |
quaest for Enlightenment |
8th |
asceticism |
9th |
conquaest of the Mara-s |
10th |
Enlightenment |
11th |
turning wheel of dharma |
12th |
pari-nis-vana |
p. 6 the kings of S`ambhala
# |
king |
accomplishment |
also |
1st |
Zla-ba bZan-po |
was initiated by deity into man.d.ala of Vajra-dhatu |
received from deity the root-text of the Kala-cakra Tantra |
2nd |
>Jam-dpal Grags-pa |
combined all castes into single vajra caste, thereby earning the title Rigs-ldan (Castes' Holder) |
transmitted, to the brahmin S.urya-ratha, the condensed text of the [Kala-cakra] Tantra |
3rd |
Pad-kar Byin |
composed the commentary Vimala-prabha |
pp. 6-7 origin of the name /S`ambhala/
the country S`ambh- |
is named for S`ambh- |
who was a worshipper-devotee of the god S`ambh- |
-ala |
- aka |
-u |
p. 7 physical geography of S`ambhala
its shape |
externally |
round, surrounded by snowy mountains |
internally |
shape of opened 8-petalled waterlily |
|
its petals |
are separated |
by rivers flowing between them |
its centre |
pistil-like |
is a towering snowy mountain |
each petal hath |
12 kot.i of cities |
totalling 96 kot.i of cities |
# of counties {should be "families"} for each |
kot.i of cities |
is 8 laks.a |
[1/8 kot.i (= 12-1/2 laks.a) of cities |
is 1 laks.a] |
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names of its directional cities |
in centre [in corolla or on sepals of waterlily?] |
"Famous-Named One" |
in east |
"Proud One" |
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in southeast |
"Vast Field" |
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in west |
"Flexible One" |
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in northwest |
"Happy One" |
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in north |
"Originating One" |
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in northeast |
"Radiating One" |
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man.d.ala constructed by Zla-ba bZan-po |
"in the centre of this great land" [atop pistil?] is |
the city Malaya |
[upon anthers of waterlily?] nigh centre |
to the east |
"Nigh Lake" |
to the west |
2 "White-Waterlily Lakes" |
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to north |
palace-complex of the 25 kings "Holders of the Castes" |
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[to the south?] |
? |
p. 7 square 4-doored palace-complex of the 25 Castes'-Holders kings
feature |
substance composing feature |
divine beings at feature |
ledge around its outer walls |
coral |
dancing goddesses |
9 storeys crowned at top with banner & dharma-wheel |
male & female deer at each side |
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3 rings encircling it |
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moulding [of rings?] |
"liquid Jambu gold" |
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hanging [from moulding?] ornaments |
pearls & diamonds |
|
hanging pendants at top of outer walls |
silver |
|
protuding lintels |
turquoise |
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doors & lintels above [the doors] |
emeralds & sapphires |
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awnings & banners |
gold |
|
roof |
jewels & "heat-producing crystal" |
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pillars & beams |
zebra-stone etc. |
p. 8 successive dynasties and their kings
dynasty of 1 |
|
1st |
N~i-ma>i >Od |
dynasty of 7 |
|
1st |
Zla-ba bZan-po |
2nd |
lHa-yi dBan-po |
3rd |
gZi-rjid-can |
4th |
Zla-bas Byin |
5th |
lHa-yi dBan-phug-che |
6th |
sNa-stogs gZugs |
7th |
lHa-yi dBan-ldan |
dynasty of 25 |
|
1st |
>Jam-dpal Grags-pa |
2nd |
Pad-dkar Byin |
3rd |
bZan-po |
4th |
rNam-rgyal |
5th |
S`es-gn~en bZan-po |
6th |
Rin-chen Phyag-dmar |
7th |
Khyab->jug sBas-pa |
8th |
N~i-ma Grags-pa |
9th |
S`in-tu bZan |
10th |
rGya-mtso rNam-rgyal |
11th |
rGyal-bka> |
12th |
N~i-ma |
13th |
sNa-tsogs gZugs |
14th |
Zla-ba>i >Od |
15th |
mTha-yas |
16th |
Sa-skyon |
17th |
sPal-skyon |
18th |
Sen-ge |
19th |
rNam-par gNon |
20th |
sTob-po Che |
21st |
Ma-gags-pa |
22nd |
Mi-yi Sen-ge |
23rd |
dBan-phyug Chen-po |
24th |
mTha-yas rNam-rgyal |
25th |
Drag-po >Khor-lo-can |
p. 11 there is to be a further dynasty of 8 kings, beginning with >Od-srun
p. 9 the 7 Kla-klo teachers in the land Me-kha
# |
teacher |
1st |
A-do |
2nd |
A-no-gha |
3rd |
Phag-ldan |
4th |
Byis-pa dBan-po |
5th |
Gos-dkar-can |
6th |
>Joms-byed |
7th |
sBran-rtzi>i Blo-gros = Madhu-mati |
p. 10 army assembled in 97th regnal year of 25th of the 25 kings, at Tri-li on river S`ri-ta
9 kot.i |
flying horses |
4 laks.a |
elephants |
5 laks.a |
carriages |
p. 11 thereafter "the teachings … of Kalacakra, will flourish greatly. The human lifespan will gradually increase to 1,800 years …"
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pp. 29-33 Johann J. Blomeyer: "Buddhist Images and Their Powers"
p. 32 swaying of aura-metre pendulum
place |
swaying |
over head |
vertically |
in front of throat |
from side to side |
next to the heart |
circular |
nigh the navel |
ellipse |
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Vol. IV # 1 (Spring 1979)
pp. 34-40 Charles D. van Tuyl: "Mi-la ras-pa and the gCod Ritual"
pp. 35-37 the 18 gDon daimones to whom one it to offer one's body as food in the gCod ritual
p. |
# |
"__ gDon" |
substituted term in text |
signification |
35 |
1st |
rNam-rtog-can Yi-dags gNod-byed-kyi |
cognition (vi-kalpa) |
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2nd |
rLun-sas-can rTsa-log rLun-sor-gyi |
"ba>i" for "gyi" |
pran.a |
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36 |
3rd |
Re-ba-can gNas-thog-bzag Drag-pa>i |
Re-cha-can sLod-grags-kyi |
excessive expectations |
4th |
>Phro-sas-can Rig-pa Ma-chun-pa>i |
excessive wondering |
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5th |
bSam-brgya-can Kha-phyir-bltas-kyi |
controlling the mind |
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6th |
Nams-snan-can Zen-chags-kyi |
materialism |
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7th |
gTi-mug-can Byin-rmug-gi |
ignorance |
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8th |
gNid-po-che-ldan >Tsher-gi |
"gyi" for "gi" |
excessive eating |
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9th |
Dan Brod-po-che lTo-gduns-kyi |
Drod-po-che lTo-gdun-gi |
excessive sleeping |
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10th |
Zas-sred-can Zim-mnar-gyi |
… Zim-man Ra-ro>i |
too great love for food |
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11th |
>Thun->jug-can rNam-yen-gi |
pride by friendship for yogin |
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12th |
Zen-log-can Blo-rgod rLun-khyer-gyi |
mind straying after food |
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13th |
bZan->dod-can Zog-po>i |
covetousness |
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14th |
Sems-zum-po dGe-sbyor rGyan bsKyur-gyi |
cowardliness |
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15th |
Phyi-bsol-can le-lo>i |
laziness |
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16th |
Phyi-brtsis-can Sog->jog-gi |
"tshis" for "brtsis" |
accumulating wealth for future |
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37 |
17th |
Las-nan-can sLons-tshad-kyi |
"lHon" for "sLons" |
bad karman |
18th |
rLoms-sems-can Khyad-gsod-kyi |
"rLom" for "rLoms" |
pride by some initial success in meditation |
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Vol. IV, # 2 (Summer 1979)
pp. 29-50 Robert Clark & Lozang Jamspal: "The Dialectic Which Refutes Errors Establishing Logical Reasons"
p. 39 attainments through deities, by specific practices
attainment |
deity |
practice |
become |
Brahma |
"5 Fires" |
greatness |
S`iva |
"3 sticks" |
realization |
? |
"Bird's Austerities" |
retinue |
Karttikeya |
"The Hound" |
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pp. 51-55 Prince Peter of Greece & Rome: "Tibetan Oracles"
p. |
location |
oracle |
function of oracle |
53 |
Sam-ya: |
rTzin-dmar-po (of red-brown mask) |
"he has a locked room in which … he hacks souls to pieces." |
54 |
Se-ra |
Kar-ma-s`ar |
"The prophecy which he delivers … is written down and is nailed to the door of the temple for all to read." {cf. [Lutheran] Wittenberg door} |
Lu-bug Tsu-s`i |
"searching the body of the insane with a me:-long (me-long) (a mirror)" |
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Se-ra |
"woman oracle" |
"intimately connected with the order of militant lamas, the dop-dop" |
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Lung-to: |
"money-lending oracle" |
"vomits coins … covering the coins with saffron powder" |
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55 |
Dra:-pung (>Bras-spuns) |
Na:-chung ('small dwelling') |
"able to bend a sword which eighteen men cannot bend." |
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