Wellsprings of the Great Perfection, 3

Wellsprings of the Great Perfection, 3

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(3:0) p. 209 this treasure-cycle dGons-pa Zan-thal is due to Rig->dzin rGod-ldem (alias dictus dNos-grub rGyal-mTshan), who lived Chr.E. 1337-1408. He is the vidya-dhara with the vulture-feathers.

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(3:1) pp. 211-223 "The Tantra That Reveals the Intrinsic Buddha Mind".

pp. 212-213 tantra-s taught by Samanta-bhadra in A-kanis.t.ha

p.	*# of tantra-s*	*their nature*	*their doctrine*
212	11,500	seeds of the self-existing dharma-kaya	spontaneous vastness of the mind
	3,000	self-liberated mind-essence establishing the nature of the ground	awareness as being self-cognizant
212-3	4,000	original wakefulness through perfection of awareness	fully-revealing fruition
213	1,500	unraveling the hidden in the pith-instructions	lamps for eyen to see

p. 213 these [total : 20,000] tantra-s are lasting for 120,000 years

p. 213 eras of Samanta-bhadra

*site*	*duration, in "magical years"*	*its nature*
sambhoga-kaya’s buddha-field	61	the knowing of original wakefulness is a vivid praesence
upon Amolika rock on the plateau of the 33 Gods	24	?
god-realm at the summit of existence	?	the manner of entrusting the symbolic meaning, to the teaching-guardianess Black Wrathful Mother
abode of Radiant Light [2^nd level of 3^rd dhyana-abode]		the liberating of the bodily forms of the gods
human		condensed meaning, because of the weighty nature of the teachings, to Pra-he[la]-vajra

{N.B.: the #s of "magical years" may derive from the #s of petals of cakra-s in the subtle body}

p. 214 entrustments of texts, by Pra-he[la]-vajra for 121 years, in southern Jambu dvipa

*"Great Perfection __"*	*was entrusted to __*	*who are __*
that is Renowned as Body	Man~jus`ri	Man~jus`ri-mitra
that is Renowned as Speech	3 incarnated sons of Loka-is`vara	3 sons, 1 each of : king, minister, & brahmin
that Liberateth as Mind	incarnation of Vajra-pan.i’s mind as Resplendent Lion	S`ri Simha

p. 215 epochs, measured from time of entrustment by Pra-hela-vajra to S`ri Simha

*# of years [total : 742]*	*entrustment by S`ri Simha to __*	*who was from __*	*with the "Great Perfection __"*
500	Vimala-mitra	Bharata (India)	of the Liberated Mind
121	Padma-sambhava	Uddi-yana	that Clarifieth the Essence
121	Vai-ros.an.a	Bod (Tibet)	Renowned as Edict

praedictions by S`ri Simha concerning his disciples’ #s of disciples

p.	*disciple*		*# of that disciple’s disciples in Bharata*	*# of that disciple’s disciples in Bod*
216	Vimala-mitra	*in future times*	> 300,000	9
	Vimala-mitra	*in own lifetime*	100,000	3
	Padma-sambhava	*in future times*	21	?
	Padma-sambhava	*in own lifetime*	7	7
218	Vai-ros.an.a of the Pagor clan	*in future times*	?	?
	Vai-ros.an.a of the Pagor clan	*in own lifetime*	(0)	5

{the 21 "heart sons Appearing in succession on this Jambu Isle" (p. 216) may be derived from the 21 successive exterminations of the ks.atriya caste wrought by Paras`u-rama – as born from padma the ‘red waterlily’, Padma-sambhava may emblemize the ks.atriya caste, whose color is likewise red.}

pp. 219-222 concealments of texts

p.	*by __*	*the gter (treasure) text __*	*was concealed at __*
219	Vai-ros.an.a	*Instruction Cycle*	caves of Yer-pa at lHa-sa
	the 3 vidya-dhara-s	*Hearing Lineage on Distinguishing Mind and Awareness*	Divine Cliff at Zan-zan
221	Padma-sambhava	*Innermost Unexcelled Cycle*	Ogre’s Fortress of gN~al-byar
	"	**Hearing Lineage on Establishing the Meditation; Cycle on Establishing the Visions in Actuality**	cliff resembling cluster of poisonous serpents
222	Vimala-mitra	*Innermost Unexcelled*	Crystal Cave at Yan-rdzon
	"	**Hearing Lineage on Freely-Reposing Mind-Essence; Self-Luminous Wakefulness**	triple-peaked cliff on mountain resembling victory-banner raised, northwest of bSam-yas

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(3:2) pp. 225-237 "The Record of the Profound Dharma That Reveals the Effortless Vehicle".

pp. 230-231 offerings by lady mTsho-rgyal of mKhar-chen, to Padma-sambhava

*offering*	*including __*
11 Chinese silken brocade garments	multicolored dress
21 Bodish costumes	dark-blue gown
Tajik variegated coat
Drugu fur coat
31 turquoise ornaments	Roaring Red Dragon
18 chunks of turquoise	Brilliant Star
7 trays of gold
7 garlands
amulet-box
necklace with 7 pieces of turquoise

p. 232 the 7 scripts of manuscripts written with letters of pretious substances

*script*	*written with letters of __*
deva	gold
raks.asa	copper
bodhi-sattva	lapis [lazuli]
yaks.a	conch
Sogdian	turquoise
A-kanis.t.ha	tra
naga	azurite

p. 232 places of concealment for varieties of text

*text*	*its place of concealment*
fully complete in detail	Lion Cave of Bum-than in Bhutan
abbreviated and condensed	Spangled Cave of Dans-lun
concise but inclusive	Divine Cliff of Zan-zan
with principal intent in harmony with the limitless	Naga Daimon’s Belly of lHo-brag
complete method for someone to be liberated	Bear’s Nest in S`a->ug

[(3:4) p. 252 according to the Key to the Wisdom-Heart, of the teachings of the Pretious Hearing Lineage were concealed by Padma-sambhava, "at the northern slope of the Divine Cliff in Zangzang, within the central casket of brown rhinoceros hide and sealed ... with thirteen consecutive seals."]

p. 233 mind-transmission of the conquerors, distilling key points of the Effortless Vehicle

*awakening through __*	*is the experience of __*	to be sought in the "Tantra of __"
hearing	basic space and wisdom	*Great Total Perfection*
practice	intrinsic primordial purity	*that Directly Revealeth the Intrinsic Mind*
seeing	original wakefulness	*the Utterly Perfect Great Original Wakefulness*
touch	seed of the protector Changeless Light	*the Single Child of the Buddha-s*

p. 234 in order to open the doorway to these teachings, there are :-

*the __*	*for __*
*Great Empowerment of Awareness-Display*	training
*Manual of Key Points*	establishing certainty
*Manual of Signs*	to reach perfection
*Manual of Degrees of Progress*

pp. 235-237 at mt. Has-po-ri, gifting by king to Padma-sambhava

p.	*praesentation of __*	*with __*
235	mansion of brocade	3 consecutive [concentric] walls, lined with 25 pennants
	13 cauldrons	500 bags of ghee
237	the lady of mKhar-chen	princess [lHa-mcham Padma Sal]

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(3:3) pp. 238-244 "Vairos.an.a’s Profound Mind Tantra from the Innermost Unexcelled Cycle"

p. 240 how the Great Perfection is able to supplement to other Yana-s

*-yana*	*simile for that Yana*	*simile for its supplementation by the Great Perfection*
[s`ravaka-]	walking-stick for the blind	obtaining eyesight
[pratyeka-buddha-]	foundation of a castle	centre of castle
[bodhi-sattva-]	hem of a garment	?
[Vajra-]	limbs of the body	heart in the body

p. 241 #s (totalling 7 laks.a-s, if all were written-down) of s`loka-s in Cycles of the Great Perfection, concealed in pagodas surrounding the Vajra Throne

*# of laks.a-s s`loka-s*	*belonging to the __ Cycle*	*are concealed in the __ pagoda*	*__ s`loka-s of that Cycle*	*being concealed in the __ pagoda*
3	Outer	eastern	1,000	(southern side of) that pagoda
2	Inner	1^st	500	southern
1	Secret	northern part of the 1^st	500	middle
	Innermost Unexcelled		1,000	(centre of the) lower

p. 241 #s of s`loka-s of various natures

*# of s`loka-s*	*of __*
500,000	Hearing Lineage
20,000	*Mind Tantra*
3,000	most profound of the profound

p. 242 "teachings of the Great Perfection are ... the ‘scent lingering in an empty box.’" {this lingering-scent metaphor being used in Gnosticism and in Qabbalah}

pp. 243-244 pretious substances for writing of texts

*text*	*substances*
Outer Mind Tantra	in gold on azurite paper
Inner Mind Tantra	in lapis lazuli
Secret Mind Tantra	"inadmissible to write the secret down."

S`ri Simha (having "arrived on a pathway of five-colored light") introduced (to Vai-ros.an.a, in the latter’s dream) "a woman ... dressed in resplendent white and red garments" (p. 243), as (p. 244) :

"Sun-Adorned" D.akini	*{cf. the "woman clothed with the sun" (Apokalupsis of Ioannes* 12:1)}**
the consort of the 7 vidya-dhara-s	*{cf. the "The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth." (Apokalupsis of Ioannes* 17:9)}**

{insofar as these are 2 distinct women in the Apokalupsis, 1 of those may be the "dark blue woman" who "vanished into the side of a huge cliff" (p. 243) in the dream.}

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(3:5) pp. 254-256 "The Six Hearing Lineages" = 1^st chapter of the Great Commentary on the Hearing Lineage, by Vimala-mitra

p. 255 oral instructions on the innermost unexcelled meaning of the Great Perfection, taught to the king at the Caverns of mChim-phu above bSam-yas

*praeceptor*	"Hearing Lineage __"
Padma-sambhava of Uddi-yana	*Pretious Ultimate*
Padma-sambhava of Uddi-yana	*of Pointing out Dharmata*
Vimala-mitra	*to be Understood through Explanation*
Vimala-mitra	*to be Liberated through Practice*
Vai-ros.an.a	*on Distinguishing Mind and Wisdom*
Vai-ros.an.a	*of Practicing the 5-fold Meditation Method*

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(3:6) pp. 258-274 "The Hearing Lineage of Vairos.an.a from the Direct Revelation of Samanta-bhadra’s Mind" = 1^st segment of the Innermost Unexcelled Hearing Lineage, by Vai-ros.an.a

pp. 263-264 the renowned Great Perfection as transmitted (in the manner of self-manifesting magical words) by Pra-he[la]-vajra (incarnation of Vajra-sattva)

p.	"G. P. Renowned as __"	*Cycle of the __ Section*	*was explained to __*	*and transmitted by __*
263	Edict	Outer Mind	Man~ju-s`ri-mitra	500 pan.d.ita-s
		Tantra-s = Developed	king’s son	4 special masters
264		Inner Space = Concise	minister’s son	7 subsequent masters
		Instructions = Playful	brahmin’s son	1 worthy recipient at a time

			*consisting of __ sets of teachings*
	Instruction	Profound Inner	21
		Most Profound Secret	21
		Unexcelled Mind	13

pp. 263-264 instances of texts belonging to Cycles

p.	*__ Cycle*	*texts*
263	Mind	*Extensive Tantra of Great Space*
	Tantra-s	*Kulaya-raja*
264	Space	*Tantra of Secret Wisdom*
	"	*Tantra of the Great Perfection of Wisdom*
	Instructions	*Tantra of Wisdom Aequal to Space*
	"	*Tantra that Embodieth the Definitive Meaning*
	Most Profound Secret	*Tantra of Immaculate Jewels*
	Unexcelled Mind	*Golden Designs of Jewels*
	"	*Solar Wheels*

pp. 264-265 the 6 sections of the treasury of the pretious essence of secrets, that revealeth the innate nature in actuality

p.	"The __ of the Great Perfection"	*are the profound __ teachings*
264	*Heart Essence*	vast
265	*Secret Sphaere*	pithy
	*6 Tantra-s of Liberation through Wearing*	concise
	*3 Tantra-s of Liberation through Wearing*	pithy [again!]
	*Direct Revelation of Samanta-bhadra’s Mind*	quintessential
	*Self-Arising Self-Existence of Vajra-sattva’s Mind*	compraehensive

Cycles entrusted by S`ri Simha to his 4 heart-disciples

p.	*disciple*	*__ Cycle*
265	Uddiyana’s Padma-sambhava	Innermost Unexcelled
	victorious Jn~ana-sutra	Secret
265 & 267	erudite Vimala-mitra	Inner
267	translator Vai-ros.an.a	Outer

p. 268 foremosts of the sections of the Great Perfection

*in the __ __ Section*	*__ is foremost*
Outer Mind	view
Inner Space	meditation
Secret Instruction	conduct
Innermost Unexcelled	fruition

pp. 268-269 times necessary for attainment of enlightenment

p.	*by means of the __ school*	*enlightenment is attained after __*
268	s`ravaka	3 a-samkhyeya kalpa-s
	prati-eka-buddha	100 kalpa-s
	Yoga-acara (Mind Only)	60 kalpa-s
	Madhyamaka (Middle Way)	3 kalpa-s
269	Kriya	7 lifespans
	Upa	6 lifespans
	Yoga	5 lifespans
	Maha-yoga	7 months
	Anu-yoga	6 months
	Ati-yoga (Maha-mudra)	(same day)

p. 270 types of enlightenments and the corresponding #s of emanations sent forth by followers of various schools

*schools*	*type of enlightenment*	*# of emanations*
s`ravaka & prati-eka-buddha	emptiness	0
Yoga-acara & Madhyamaka	2 truths	1
Kriya & Upa & Yoga	total purification	3
Maha, Anu- & Ati-yoga-s	perfecting the 5 wisdoms	5
	true & complete	myriad kot.i-s

pp. 270-271 names for Great Perfection’s Section-Cycles

p.		*is name for __ Cycle*	*can emit emanations after __*
270	Ati Yoga	Mind	50
	Spontaneously Praesent Enlightenment	Space	7
	Great Self-Existence	Instruction	5
271	Innate Nature in Actuality	Innermost Unexcelled	(immediate)

pp. 273-274 transmission in succession, of the Hearing Lineage

dharma-kaya Sam-anta-bhadra

sambhoga-kaya Vajra-sattva

nirman.a-kaya Man~ju-s`ri

vidya-dhara S`akra

nirman.a-kaya [again!] Pra-he[la]-vajra

500 great-scholar siddha-s

S`ri Simha

Vai-ros.an.a

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Erik Pema Kunsang (transl.) : Wellsprings of the Great Perfection. Rangjung Yeshe Publ., Hong Kong, 2006. pp. 207-274 = "Part III – Revelations of Samantabhadra’s Mind".

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