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[[Image:Peaceful guhyagarbha.JPG|frame|Peaceful Deities from the Mandala of Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities]] | [[Image:Peaceful guhyagarbha.JPG|frame|Peaceful Deities from the Mandala of Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities]] | ||
'''Guhyagarbha Tantra''' (Skt.; Tib. '' | '''Guhyagarbha Tantra''' (Skt.; Tib. ''Gyü Sangwé Nyingpo''; [[Wyl.]] ''rgyu gsang ba'i snying po'') ''The Essence of Secrets Tantra'' - the main [[tantra]] of the [[Mahayoga]]. For centuries, detailed study of its root verses and many celebrated commentaries, including [[Longchenpa]]'s ''[[Trilogy of Dispelling Darkness]]'', [[Dodrupchen Jikmé Tenpé Nyima]]'s ''[[Key to the Precious Treasury]]'' and [[Mipham Rinpoche]]'s ''[[Essence of Clear Light]]'', has been the key to understanding the [[Vajrayana]]’s most prominent themes and practices, such as [[empowerment]], [[samaya]], [[mantra]] recitation and the use of [[mandala]]s. | ||
==Teachings on the Guhyagarbha Tantra== | ==Teachings on the Guhyagarbha Tantra== | ||
These teachings have been given several times to the Rigpa Sangha, including: | These teachings have been given several times to the Rigpa Sangha, including: | ||
*[[Khenpo Petse Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 1997 | *[[Khenpo Petse Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 1997, using [[Mipham Rinpoche]]'s ''[[Essence of Clear Light]]'' commentary. | ||
*[[Khenpo Namdrol]], [[Lerab Ling]], 2003- | *[[Khenpo Namdrol]], [[Lerab Ling]], 2003-2006, using [[Longchenpa]]'s ''[[Dispelling Darkness in the Ten Directions]]'' commentary. | ||
[[Category:Texts]] | [[Category:Texts]] | ||
[[Category:Guhyagarbha Tantra]] | [[Category:Guhyagarbha Tantra]] | ||
Revision as of 08:48, 25 August 2008
Guhyagarbha Tantra (Skt.; Tib. Gyü Sangwé Nyingpo; Wyl. rgyu gsang ba'i snying po) The Essence of Secrets Tantra - the main tantra of the Mahayoga. For centuries, detailed study of its root verses and many celebrated commentaries, including Longchenpa's Trilogy of Dispelling Darkness, Dodrupchen Jikmé Tenpé Nyima's Key to the Precious Treasury and Mipham Rinpoche's Essence of Clear Light, has been the key to understanding the Vajrayana’s most prominent themes and practices, such as empowerment, samaya, mantra recitation and the use of mandalas.
Teachings on the Guhyagarbha Tantra
These teachings have been given several times to the Rigpa Sangha, including:
- Khenpo Petse Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 1997, using Mipham Rinpoche's Essence of Clear Light commentary.
- Khenpo Namdrol, Lerab Ling, 2003-2006, using Longchenpa's Dispelling Darkness in the Ten Directions commentary.