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According to the ''[[Hevajra Tantra]]''<ref>See Part 1, chapter 7.</ref> these are: | According to the ''[[Hevajra Tantra]]''<ref>See Part 1, chapter 7.</ref> these are: | ||
The pīṭha: | |||
*Jālandhara | *Jālandhara | ||
*[[Oddiyana|Oḍḍiyāna]] | *[[Oddiyana|Oḍḍiyāna]] | ||
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*Kāmārūpa | *Kāmārūpa | ||
The auxiliary pīṭha: | |||
*Mālava | *Mālava | ||
*Sindhu | *Sindhu | ||
*Nagara | *Nagara | ||
The kṣetra: | |||
*Munmuṇi | *Munmuṇi | ||
*Kāruṇyapāṭakaṃ | *Kāruṇyapāṭakaṃ | ||
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*Karmārapaṭakaṃ | *Karmārapaṭakaṃ | ||
The auxiliary kṣetra: | |||
*Kulatā | *Kulatā | ||
*Arbuda | *Arbuda | ||
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*Himādri | *Himādri | ||
The chandoha: | |||
*Harikelaṃ | *Harikelaṃ | ||
*Lampāka | *Lampāka | ||
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*Saurāṣṭra | *Saurāṣṭra | ||
The auxiliary chandoha: | |||
*Kaliṅga | *Kaliṅga | ||
*Kokana | *Kokana | ||
The Pīlavas: | |||
*Cāritra | *Cāritra | ||
*Kośala | *Kośala | ||
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a) Eight celestial abodes (Skt. ''khagacharya''; Tib. མཁའ་སྤྱོད་, Wyl. ''mkha' spyod''): | a) Eight celestial abodes (Skt. ''khagacharya''; Tib. མཁའ་སྤྱོད་, Wyl. ''mkha' spyod''): | ||
1) The crown of the head is Jālandhara, | :1) The crown of the head is Jālandhara, | ||
2) in between the eyebrows is Pullīramalaya, | :2) in between the eyebrows is Pullīramalaya, | ||
3) the nape is Arbuda, | :3) the nape is Arbuda, | ||
4) the ''[[urna]]'' (the hair at the center of the forehead) is Rāmeśvara, | :4) the ''[[urna]]'' (the hair at the center of the forehead) is Rāmeśvara, | ||
5) the right ear is [[Oddiyana]], | :5) the right ear is [[Oddiyana]], | ||
6) the left ear is Godāvarī, | :6) the left ear is Godāvarī, | ||
7) the eyes are Devīkoṭa, and | :7) the eyes are Devīkoṭa, and | ||
8) the shoulders are Mālava. | :8) the shoulders are Mālava. | ||
b) Eight earthly abodes (Skt. ''gocharya''; Tib. ས་སྤྱོད་, Wyl. ''sa spyod''): | b) Eight earthly abodes (Skt. ''gocharya''; Tib. ས་སྤྱོད་, Wyl. ''sa spyod''): | ||
9) the throat is Lampāka, | :9) the throat is Lampāka, | ||
10) the underarms and kidneys are Kāmarūpa, | :10) the underarms and kidneys are Kāmarūpa, | ||
11) the two breasts are Oḍra, | :11) the two breasts are Oḍra, | ||
12) the navel is Triśakuni, | :12) the navel is Triśakuni, | ||
13) the nose-tip is Kośala, | :13) the nose-tip is Kośala, | ||
14) the palate is Kaliṅga, | :14) the palate is Kaliṅga, | ||
15) the heart is both Kāñcī and | :15) the heart is both Kāñcī and | ||
16) Himālaya (Himavat). | :16) Himālaya (Himavat). | ||
c) Eight underground abodes (Skt. ''bhugarbha''; Tib. ས་འོག་གི་གནས་བརྒྱད་, Wyl. ''sa 'og gi gnas brgyad''): | c) Eight underground abodes (Skt. ''bhugarbha''; Tib. ས་འོག་གི་གནས་བརྒྱད་, Wyl. ''sa 'og gi gnas brgyad''): | ||
17) the genitals are Pretapurī, | :17) the genitals are Pretapurī, | ||
18) the anus is Gṛhadevatā, | :18) the anus is Gṛhadevatā, | ||
19) the thumbs and the big toes are Maru, | :19) the thumbs and the big toes are Maru, | ||
20) the thighs are Saurāṣṭra, | :20) the thighs are Saurāṣṭra, | ||
21) the calves are Suvarṇadvīpa, | :21) the calves are Suvarṇadvīpa, | ||
22) the sixteen other fingers and toes are Nagara, | :22) the sixteen other fingers and toes are Nagara, | ||
23) the knees are Kulatā, and | :23) the knees are Kulatā, and | ||
24) the ankles are Sindhu. | :24) the ankles are Sindhu. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 12:41, 10 November 2022
Twenty-four great sacred places (Wyl. gnas chen nyer bzhi)
According to the Hevajra Tantra[1] these are:
The pīṭha:
- Jālandhara
- Oḍḍiyāna
- Pūrṇagiri
- Kāmārūpa
The auxiliary pīṭha:
- Mālava
- Sindhu
- Nagara
The kṣetra:
- Munmuṇi
- Kāruṇyapāṭakaṃ
- Devīkoṭa
- Karmārapaṭakaṃ
The auxiliary kṣetra:
- Kulatā
- Arbuda
- Godāvarī
- Himādri
The chandoha:
- Harikelaṃ
- Lampāka
- Kāṅcika
- Saurāṣṭra
The auxiliary chandoha:
- Kaliṅga
- Kokana
The Pīlavas:
- Cāritra
- Kośala
- Kumārapura
Other Traditions
Other sources, such as the sadhana of Yumka Dechen Gyalmo from the Longchen Nyingtik, give a different enumeration of these twenty-four sacred places. They abide on the vajra-body inherent in every sentient being, which is symbolized here by the body of Vajrayogini. These twenty-four are divided in three groups:
a) Eight celestial abodes (Skt. khagacharya; Tib. མཁའ་སྤྱོད་, Wyl. mkha' spyod):
- 1) The crown of the head is Jālandhara,
- 2) in between the eyebrows is Pullīramalaya,
- 3) the nape is Arbuda,
- 4) the urna (the hair at the center of the forehead) is Rāmeśvara,
- 5) the right ear is Oddiyana,
- 6) the left ear is Godāvarī,
- 7) the eyes are Devīkoṭa, and
- 8) the shoulders are Mālava.
b) Eight earthly abodes (Skt. gocharya; Tib. ས་སྤྱོད་, Wyl. sa spyod):
- 9) the throat is Lampāka,
- 10) the underarms and kidneys are Kāmarūpa,
- 11) the two breasts are Oḍra,
- 12) the navel is Triśakuni,
- 13) the nose-tip is Kośala,
- 14) the palate is Kaliṅga,
- 15) the heart is both Kāñcī and
- 16) Himālaya (Himavat).
c) Eight underground abodes (Skt. bhugarbha; Tib. ས་འོག་གི་གནས་བརྒྱད་, Wyl. sa 'og gi gnas brgyad):
- 17) the genitals are Pretapurī,
- 18) the anus is Gṛhadevatā,
- 19) the thumbs and the big toes are Maru,
- 20) the thighs are Saurāṣṭra,
- 21) the calves are Suvarṇadvīpa,
- 22) the sixteen other fingers and toes are Nagara,
- 23) the knees are Kulatā, and
- 24) the ankles are Sindhu.
Notes
- ↑ See Part 1, chapter 7.
Further Reading
- Elizabeth English, Vajrayogini—Her Visualization, Rituals, and Forms, Wisdom Publications, 2002
- Matthieu Ricard, The Life of Shabkar (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2001), pages 342-343, note 10.
- Ngawang Zangpo, Sacred Ground: Jamgon Kongtrul on "Pilgrimage and Sacred Geography," (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2001).
- David B. Gray, The Cakrasamvara Tantra: A Study and Annotated Translation, American Institute of Buddhist Studies, 2007. Pages 58-60.