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[[Image:Peaceful guhyagarbha.JPG|frame|'''[[forty-two peaceful deities|Peaceful Deities]] from the mandala of [[Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities]]]] | [[Image:Peaceful guhyagarbha.JPG|frame|'''[[forty-two peaceful deities|Peaceful Deities]] from the mandala of [[Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities]]]] | ||
'''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. | '''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. | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*Nathaniel DeWitt Garson, ''Penetrating the Secret Essence Tantra: Context and Philosophy in the Mahāyoga System of rNying-ma Tantra'', unpublishes PhD dissertation, University of Virginia, 2004 | |||
==Teachings on the Guhyagarbha Tantra== | ==Teachings on the Guhyagarbha Tantra== | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 4 June 2009
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.
Further Reading
- Nathaniel DeWitt Garson, Penetrating the Secret Essence Tantra: Context and Philosophy in the Mahāyoga System of rNying-ma Tantra, unpublishes PhD dissertation, University of Virginia, 2004
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 Dodrupchen Jikmé Tenpé Nyima's Key to the Precious Treasury commentary.