Emergence from Samputa

The tantra Emergence from Sampuṭa(Skt. Sampuṭodbhavaḥ; Tib. ཡང་དག་པར་སྦྱོར་བ།, Wyl. yang dag par sbyor ba) is an all-inclusive compendium of Buddhist theory and practice as taught in the Father and the Mother tantras. Dating probably to the end of the tenth century, the bulk of the tantra consists of a variety of earlier material, stretching back in time and in the doxographical hierarchy to the Guhyasamaja Tantra, a text traditionally regarded as the first tantra in the Father group. Drawing from about sixteen well-known and important works, including the most seminal of the Father and Mother tantras, it serves as a digest of this entire group, treating virtually every aspect of advanced tantric theory and practice. It has thus always occupied a prominent position among canonical works of its class, remaining to this day a rich source of quotations for Tibetan exegetes.

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The Tibetan translation of this text can be found in the Highest Yoga Tantra section of the Tibetan Dergé Kangyur, Toh 381

• English translation: Emergence from Samputa