Essay name: Hevajra Tantra (analytical study)
Author:
Seung Ho Nam
Affiliation: University of Kerala / Faculty of Oriental Studies
This is an English study of the Hevajra Tantra: an ancient Sanskrit text that teaches the process of attaining Buddha-hood for removing the sufferings of all sentient beings. The Hevajratantra amplifies the views and methods found in the Guhyasamaja Tantra (one of the earliest extant Buddhist Tantras) dealing with Yoga and Mandalas.
Chapter 2 - Place of Hevajra Tantra in Tantric Literature
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According to a recent research, an unusually large number of works 87
in all are listed under
under
the name of Kanha, K峁涐梗峁嚹�, K峁涐梗峁嚹乸膩da,
K峁涐梗峁嚹乸andita, these names are all assumed to be referring to the same
siddha K峁涐梗峁嚹乧膩rya. K峁涐梗峁嚹乧膩rya's works are of an interesting range. 139
However in this thesis the focus is on K峁涐梗峁嚹乧膩rya's commentarial work
"Yogaratnam膩l膩. In "Yogaratnam膩l膩 we find a synthesis of the
Mah膩y膩na S奴tra and Tantra doctrines. The following chapter elucidates
K峁涐梗峁嚹乧膩rya's assimilation of the doctrines of the S奴tra and the Tantra
path and his skilfully interweaves them into the body of the text
Yogaratnam膩l膩袥without being discursive or contradictory.
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2) S奴tra and Tantra elements in "Yogaratnamala
K峁涐梗峁嚹乧膩rya, while giving his commentary on "Hevajra Tantra, refers to
the primary Mah膩y膩na thoughts such as Bodhicitta, Sunyat膩, Budhha
Kaya, along with the Highest Yoga Tantra concepts like mandala rites,
sahajananda, Devata Yoga. The Madhyamika view, as well as the
Cittam膩tra view find expression in "Yogaratnam膩l膩谢. When concepts such
as 艣奴nyat膩, bodhicitta, vij帽apti and so forth are raised in the root text
Hevajra Tantra, K峁涐梗峁嚹乧膩rya in the "Yogaratnam膩l膩, refers to various
important Mah膩y膩na S奴tras like "La峁噆膩vat膩ra S奴tra写, N膩g膩rjuna's
M奴lamadhyamakak膩rik膩 in order to clarify the deeper significance of the
concepts and in the process has his prescribed view endorsed by the -
艣奴迟谤补蝉.
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Therefore when he has to explain the of Stabilised Meditative state he
refers to La峁噆膩vat膩ra S奴traj.
[commentary of 1.1.11] Bhagavan has said in the "Lankavat膩ra S奴tra: 鈥淭he one
who knows the non-existent nature of phenomenal things is unattached in all
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138 Ramprasad Mishra, Sahajay膩na, pp.156鈥�158.
139 David Templeman (tr.), T膩ran膩tha's Life of Krsn膩c膩rya/Kanha (Dharamsala:
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1989), pp.143-146.
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