Esoteric Teachings of the Tibetan Tantra E-Book

C. A. Muses

• Herausgeber: Youcanprint
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

Translated from the original Tibetan texts, Esoteric Teachings of the Tibetan Tantra provides a full flavor version of the ancient spiritual texts of Tantric Buddhism. Replete with traditional spiritual practices and meditations, it is an essential resource for any student. The collection includes Seven Initiation Rituals of the Tibetan Tantra, the Six Yogas of Naropa, plus the Vow of Mahamudra.

Leseprobe

CONTENTS

PART 1: SEVEN INITIATION RITUALS OF THE TIBETAN TANTRA

CHAPTER ONE. THE INITIATION RITUAL OF THE FIERCE GURU

CHAPTER TWO. THE INITIATION RITUAL OF THE FIERCE GURU WITH PHURBA

CHAPTER THREE. THE INITIATION RITUAL OF THE ALL-MERCIFUL ONE

CHAPTER FOUR THE INITIATION RITUAL OF HAYAGRIVA BUDDHA THE GREEN RTA-MGRIN'S* INITIATION CEREMONY FROM THE TREASURY OF PERCIPIENCE

CHAPTER FIVE. THE INITIATION RITUAL OF THE RED GSHINRJE*

CHAPTER SIX. THE SUPERB INITIATION RITUAL OF AHM GTSUG* VAJRAPĀṆI

CHAPTER SEVEN. A COMPENDIUM OF THE INITIATION RITUALS OF PERFORMANCE OR ALL-ACCOMPLISHING WISDOM PRESIDED OVER BY AMOGHASIDDHI*

PART 2. THE SIX YOGAS OF NAROPA

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER TWO. SPECIAL PREPARATIONS

CHAPTER THREE. THE ARISING AND PERFECTING YOGA

CHAPTER FOUR. THE STEPS OF PRACTICE IN THE PATH

CHAPTER FIVE. THE ART OF GTUM-MO OR HEAT YOGA

CHAPTER SIX. THE PRACTICE OF THE ILLUSORY BODY OR DREAM YOGA, DEPENDING ON FOREGOING HEAT YOGA

CHAPTER NINE. THE TRANSFORMATION YOGA

CHAPTER TEN. HOW TO IMPROVE THE PRACTICE IN THE PATH

CHAPTER ELEVEN. TSONG KHOPA'S SUMMARY OF SOURCES

EPILOGUE

APPENDIX: THE VOW OF MAHAMUDRA

EDITOR'S NOTE

THE VOW OF MAHAMUDRA

ESOTERIC TEACHINGSOF THE TIBETAN TANTRA

INCLUDING SEVEN INITIATION RITUALS AND THE SIX YOGAS OF NĀROPĀ IN TSONG-KHA-PA'S COMMENTARY, TRANSLATED BY CHANG CHEN CHI, FORMER LECTURER AT THE KONG-KA LAMASERY,

MEINYA, EAST TIBET

Edited by

C. A. MUSES

1961

Esoteric Teachings of the Tibetan Tantra by C.A. Musés.

© David De Angelis 2017 [all rights reserved]

FRONTISPIECE: Rare Tibetan tanka, now one of the last of its kind, acquired near the IndoTibetan Border by the editor in 1956.

PART 1: SEVEN INITIATION RITUALS OF THE TIBETAN TANTRA

CHAPTER ONE. THE INITIATION RITUAL OF THE FIERCE GURU

From the Treasury of Consciousness1 of the Heavenly Dharma, and among the profound Teachings of the Whisper Succession, this is the Initiation of the Fierce Guru, the most secret of the secret, the Four Inner Teachings condensed in one initiation ritual.

All the practice of the Initiation of the Fierce Guru (Padmasambhava) can be summarized into three performances. (The preparations for the initiation by the guru:) Instantaneously one's self becomes the Fierce Guru, Red in color, with one face and two arms.

In his right hand, he holds a vajra, And in his left, he holds a scorpion2 .

At the five parts of his body 3 stand the five deities in armor.

Upon the crown of his head there is a Garuda bird, the king of all creatures.

His right arm embraces the Great Red Mother, And he sits on the cushion of the Sun-Lotus, which is covered with the corpse of a demon.

From the three places 4 of the Father and Mother Buddha Shine forth infinite rays of light, After they have shone on all sentient beings and blessed them, They invite the Wisdom Buddha to come down from above, And all merge with him; thus the guru attains the Initiation.

Oṃ Ah Tsiga Nitsi Namobigawadi5Hūṃ Au Hūṃ Pai!

The Front Arising Buddha [so named because arising through the power of the Ritual Vase in front of the candidate], the Fierce Guru, red in color, Has one face and two arms.

In his right hand is the vajra, in his left the scorpion.

All the wrathful adornments are complete on him.

At the five places are fixed five Skull-Rosary Holders of the Fierce Buddha6; And in his heart-center stand the five gods with armor bright.

On the top of his head stands a Garuda bird, the king of all creatures.

In his arms, he holds the Red Mother.

He is the only director of the four inheritances 7 , the wrathful one.

In all the corners and directions stand the ten wrathful ones.

In the four directions are manifest the Four Great Kings.

In his heart-center appears a thunderbolt-grasping Buddha, Also holding the Heavenly-Iron-Made wheel of many spokes.

From the center of the wheel shines the red word Hūm.

The main incantation encircles the Hūm word.

The seeds of the retinue deities, together with the red Hūm word,

Radiate the great beams of light which invite the initiation Buddhas to descend.

For this one should render offerings, obeisance, and praise.

Oṃ Ah Tsi Ne Tsi Name Babawadi Hūṃ Ah Pai, Ba-tsa Hūṃ Yauga Hūṃ!

(And then repeat the foregoing prayer once more.)

The Front Arising Buddha… [A gap in the manuscript here.]

All the grace and blessing of the Buddhas are embodied in the Front Vase [which helps concentrate the power of the Gtor-ma as a Leyden-jar type of receptacle].

Oṃ Ah Hūṃ Ahtsi Gani Gana moBagawadi Hūṃ Pai.

Au Hūṃ Pai

The Gtor-ma instantaneously becomes the Fierce Guru, With three faces and six arms.

The right face is white, the left blue.

Beneath is the curved knife, the skull and blood. The vajra and the scorpion are in the two lower arms; In his hands, he also holds the sword and the stick.

His body glows red as the burning flame.

The Six Ornaments adorn him.

He stretches one foot and bends the other; The two feet are spread wide apart.

The five Lotus-born deities remain at the five places.

His left arm hugs the Blue Mother-Buddha.

From her heart the seed-word radiates beams of light,

Through which the Wisdom Buddha is invited to descend.

Oṃ Ah Hūṃ Hre Ahtsi Nitsi Ganamobagawadi Hūṃ Hūṃ Pai Ah Hūṃ Hūṃ Pai. Batsa Hūṃ Yagha Hūṃ Ragsha Hūṃ.

(Toward the Front Vase and Gtor-ma one should practice the initiation incantation, repeating as aforesaid. Perform the eight offerings 8 .)

Oṃ Ah Hūṃ Guru Dasasariwa Ra Ahmarda Banemta Gagta Kahe Ah Gm… Hūṃ! Subdue all beings in the Three Kingdoms.

He is the Vajra, Victor over female demons, the Bhagavad, Standing in a black-red blazing flame.

He has three eyes, wide open, angry!

His two feet, far apart as in running, trample the corpse of the female demon; To the scorpion holder, the Fierce Guru, I render obeisance and praise.

(Then the disciples perform the Cleansing Ritual 9 and the Mandala Offering.)

Now, I am going to relate to you a brief history of this initiation. In the Pure Land of Aog-min resided the Buddha All-Perfect , called the , and to preach also the . Immediately all the devils of disease, non-men demons, and MaSran demons became fiercely angry. They raised the Eight-Divisional Demonic Forces as a sweeping storm. Thereupon Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara went before the Lotus-Born Guru (Padmasambhava) and urged him, saying: