Guhyasamāja Practice in the Ārya Nāgārjuna System - Vol. 1
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− | Translator’s Preface xv | + | *{{i|Translator’s Preface|xv}} |
− | Translator’s Introduction xxix | + | *{{i|Translator’s Introduction|xxix}} |
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− | The Main Rite of Clear Realization | + | *{{i|1. The Initial Practice|3}} |
− | Taking Death as the Path to the Wisdom Body | + | **{{i|Preliminaries|3}} |
− | Meditating on the Ground of Transcendent Awareness | + | ***{{i|Verses of Supplication|3}} |
− | Generating the Vajra Ground | + | ***{{i|Generating Oneself into a Divine Form Instantaneously|16}} |
− | Generating the Mandala Palace | + | ***{{i|Blessing the Vajra and the Bell|24}} |
− | Installing the Deities | + | ***{{i|Blessing the Inner Offering|40}} |
− | The Activity of the Deities | + | ***{{i|The Preliminary Torma Offering|59}} |
− | Drawing the Deities into | + | ***{{i|Blessing the Self-Generation Offerings|80}} |
− | Placing the Deities into the Mandala of Ultimate | + | ***{{i|The Mandala Offering|87}} |
− | Reality | + | ***{{i|The Vajrasattva Meditation and Mantra Recitation|94}} |
− | Taking the Intermediate State as the Path to the | + | ***{{i|Worshipping the Merit Field|122}} |
− | Enjoyment Body | + | ***{{i|Meditating on the Protection Wheel|162}} |
− | Taking Rebirth as the Path to the Emanation Body | + | **{{i|The Main Rite of Clear Realization|195}} |
− | Creating the Body Mandala’s Residence | + | ***{{i|Taking Death as the Path to the Wisdom Body|196}} |
− | Creating the Body Mandala’s Deities | + | ****{{i|Meditating on the Ground of Transcendent Awareness|196}} |
− | Blessing the Body, Speech, and Mind of | + | ****{{i|Generating the Vajra Ground|211}} |
− | Emanation-Body Form | + | ****{{i|Generating the Mandala Palace|218}} |
− | Generating the Three Tiered Beings | + | ****{{i|Installing the Deities|235}} |
− | Affixing the Seal of the Lineage Lord | + | ****{{i|The Activity of the Deities|249}} |
− | Preparing a Knowledge Consort | + | ****{{i|Drawing the Deities into One's Body|251}} |
− | + | ****{{i|Placing the Deities into the Mandala of Ultimate Reality|257}} | |
− | + | ***{{i|Taking the Intermediate State as the Path to the Enjoyment Body|273}} | |
− | + | ***{{i|Taking Rebirth as the Path to the Emanation Body|284}} | |
− | + | ****{{i|Generating the Emanation-Body Form of Vajradhara|285}} | |
− | + | ****{{i|Creating the Body Mandala|294}} | |
− | + | *****{{i|Creating the Body Mandala’s Residence|295}} | |
− | + | *****{{i|Creating the Body Mandala’s Deities|304}} | |
− | + | ****{{i|Blessing the Body, Speech, and Mind of Vajradhara's Emanation-Body Form|319}} | |
− | + | ****{{i|Generating the Three Tiered Beings|337}} | |
− | + | ****{{i|Affixing the Seal of the Lineage Lord|341}} | |
− | + | ***{{i|Preparing a Knowledge Consort|345}} | |
− | Reciting the Verses of Praise 653 | + | *{{i|2. The Foremost King of Mandalas|363}} |
− | Presenting the Outer Offerings 653 | + | **{{i|Generating the Mandala Palace and Its Divine Residents|363}} |
− | Tasting the Nectar of the Inner Offering 655 | + | **{{i|Emitting the Mandala Deities|377}} |
− | The Secret Offering and the Offering of Ultimate | + | **{{i|Emitting the Mandala Palace|409}} |
− | Reality 661 | + | |
− | Dissolution 661 | + | *{{i|3. The Foremost King of Activities|411}} |
− | The Concluding Torma Offerings 663 | + | **{{i|Spiritual Practices Carried Out during Meditation Sessions|411}} |
− | Blessing the Outer Offerings 663 | + | ***{{i|The Practice of the Subtle Drop|411}} |
− | Blessing the Tormas 665 | + | ***{{i|Mantra Recitation|422}} |
− | Inviting the Recipients of the Torma Offerings 667 | + | ***{{i|Reappearance of the Deity Who Dissolved|442}} |
− | Presenting the Torma Offerings 673 | + | ***{{i|Reciting Verses of Praise, Presenting Offerings, and Tasting Nectar|448}} |
− | The Aspirational Prayer 679 | + | ****{{i|Reciting the Verses of Praise|449}} |
− | Verses of Auspiciousness 689 | + | ****{{i|Presenting the Outer Offerings|452}} |
− | Bibliography 695 | + | ****{{i|Tasting the Nectar of the Inner Offering|457}} |
− | Index to Oral Commentary 711 | + | ****{{i|The Secret Offering and the Offering of Ultimate Reality|466}} |
+ | ***{{i|Dissolution|468}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|The Generation-Stage Portion of the Aspirational Prayer|472}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Spiritual Practices Carried Out between Meditation Sessions|500}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|The Yoga of Ordinary Activities|501}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Blessings One’s Residence|502}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Blessing One’s Clothing|503}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|The Spiritual Practice That Relates to Bathing|503}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|The Spiritual Practices That Relate to Sleeping and Waking Up|504}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|The Meditative Absorption That Relates to Food|507}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Reinvigorating the Body|512}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|The Methods of Achieving the Common Spiritual Attainments|512}} | ||
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+ | *''The Self-Generation Ritual'' | ||
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+ | *{{i|The Initial Practice|517}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Preliminaries|517}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Verses of Supplication|517}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Generating Oneself into a Divine Form Instantaneously|529}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Blessing the Vajra and the Bell|529}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Blessing the Inner Offering|531}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|The Preliminary Torma Offering|533}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Blessing the Self-Generation Offerings|541}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|The Mandala Offering|543}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|The Vajrasattva Meditation and Mantra Recitation|545}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Worshipping the Merit Field|549}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Meditating on the Protection Wheel|557}} | ||
+ | **{{i|The Main Rite of Clear Realization|571}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Taking Death as the Path to the Wisdom Body|571}} | ||
+ | ****{{i|Meditating on the Ground of Transcendent Awareness|571}} | ||
+ | ****{{i|Generating the Vajra Ground|571}} | ||
+ | ****{{i|Generating the Mandala Palace|573}} | ||
+ | ****{{i|Installing the Deities|577}} | ||
+ | ****{{i|The Activity of the Deities|587}} | ||
+ | ****{{i|Drawing the Deities into One’s Body|587}} | ||
+ | ****{{i|Placing the Deities into the Mandala of Ultimate Reality|589}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Taking the Intermediate State as the Path to the Enjoyment Body|589}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Taking Rebirth as the Path to the Emanation Body|591}} | ||
+ | ****{{i|Creating the Body Mandala’s Residence|593}} | ||
+ | ****{{i|Creating the Body Mandala’s Deities|593}} | ||
+ | ****{{i|Blessing the Body, Speech, and Mind of Vajradhara's Emanation-Body Form|605}} | ||
+ | ****{{i|Generating the Three Tiered Beings|611}} | ||
+ | ****{{i|Affixing the Seal of the Lineage Lord|611}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Preparing a Knowledge Consort|613}} | ||
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+ | *{{i|The Foremost King of Mandalas|617}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Generating the Mandala Palace and Its Divine Residents|617}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Emitting the Mandala Deities|631}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Emitting the Mandala Palace|647}} | ||
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+ | *{{i|The Foremost King of Activities|647}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Mantra Recitation|647}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Reappearance of the Deity Who Dissolved|649}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|The Principal Deity Enters the State of Ultimate Reality|649}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|The Principal Deity Arises from the Clear-Light State|651}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Reciting Verses of Praise, Presenting Offerings, and Tasting Nectar|653}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Reciting the Verses of Praise|653}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Presenting the Outer Offerings|653}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Tasting the Nectar of the Inner Offering|655}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|The Secret Offering and the Offering of Ultimate Reality|661}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Dissolution|661}} | ||
+ | **{{i|The Concluding Torma Offerings|663}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Blessing the Outer Offerings|663}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Blessing the Tormas|665}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Inviting the Recipients of the Torma Offerings|667}} | ||
+ | ***{{i|Presenting the Torma Offerings|673}} | ||
+ | **{{i|The Aspirational Prayer|679}} | ||
+ | **{{i|Verses of Auspiciousness|689}} | ||
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+ | *{{i|Bibliography|695}} | ||
+ | *{{i|Index to Oral Commentary|711}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:38, 14 September 2020
The Guhyasamāja Tantra is one of the Unexcelled Yoga Tantras of Vajrayana Buddhism. In the initial, generation-stage practice, one engages in a prescribed sequence of visualizations of oneself as an enlightened being in a purified environment in order to prepare one’s mind and body to engage in the second stage: the completion stage. The latter works directly with the subtle energies of one’s mind and body and transforms them into the enlightened mind and body of a buddha. In this book, Gyumé Khensur Lobsang Jampa, a former abbot of Gyumé Tantric College, provides complete instructions on how to practice the generation stage of Guhyasamāja, explaining the visualizations, offerings, and mantras involved, what they symbolize, and the purpose they serve. These instructions, which are usually imparted only orally from master to student after the student has been initiated into the Guhyasamāja mandala, are now being published in English for the first time and are supplemented by extracts from key written commentaries in the footnotes to support practitioners who have received the required transmissions from a holder of this lineage. The complete self-generation ritual is included in the second part of the book, with the Tibetan on facing pages, which can be used by those who read Tibetan and want to recite the ritual in Tibetan. (Source: Shambhala Publications)
Citation | Engle, Artemus B., trans. Guhyasamāja Practice in the Ārya Nāgārjuna System. Vol. 1, The Generation Stage. By Gyumé Khensur Lobsang Jampa. Boulder, CO: Snow Lion Publications, 2019. |
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