Essay name: Advayavajra-samgraha (Sanskrit text and English introduction)
Author: Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri
The Advayavajra-samgraha (sangraha) is a collection of approximately 21 works primarily authored by Advayavajra, an influential figure in Buddhist philosophy from the 11th century. These texts explore critical themes in Buddhism, particularly during a period that saw the transition from Mahayana to Vajrayana practices.
Sanskrit texts of the Advayavajra-samgraha
11 (of 114)
External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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PREFACE.
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and the initiation as a teacher.
It describes also under
the major heads initiation into the secret of Bodhicitta
and two sorts of Praj帽膩j帽膩na.
8. Pa帽c膩k膩ra岣� (five forms, or the five Tath膩-
gatas). The Colophon does not name the author. It
has a Tibetan translation which attributes the original
to 艢r墨 Advayavajra, but does not mention the translator.
But the translation appears to have been checked by
Am峁泃adeva. It treats of the five Tath膩gatas and their
艢aktis with an appropriate Mantra for each.
9. M膩y膩nirukti (the explanation of illusion).
The Colophon is silent about the author. It has a
Tibetan translation which attributes the Sanskrit origin-
al to Advaya vajra and the translation to Upadhy膩ya
痴补箩谤补辫腻峁噄.
It treats of illusion and speaks of M膩y膩 as magic.
Some consider it to be magic and some think it to be
true. For the satisfaction of this illusion the Yogin may
enjoy all good things of the world which come to him of
their own accord, because he enjoys them as a M膩y膩.
But a true Yogin should have the earth for his bed, athe
quarters for his cloth and the alms for his food. He
should have forbearance for all phenomena because they
are not produced and his benevolence should be peren-
nial.
10. Svapnanirukti (the explanation of dreams).
The Colophon does not name the author but the Tibetan
translation attributes the original to Advayavajra and
the translation to Up膩dhy膩ya Vajrap膩峁噄 and Jaya艣ila of
Tibet. In all Buddhist works the phenomenal world is
compared to a dream. But what is a dream? Is it
true or is it untrue, or is it baseless like M膩y膩? This
short work explains the theory of dream in all its
aspects.
