Essence of the Mahayana Teachings
author: Khenpo Samdup
edition: 2015, Majnu ka Tila
pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780986446016
Topic: Mahayana
4.2.2.1 - The Deity Arises from Bodhichitta
This page describes The Deity Arises from Bodhichitta which is part 4.2.2.1 located on page 136 in the book: Essence of the Mahayana Teachings by Khenpo Samdup. This book is a commentary on Jigten Sumgon’s Lam Rim text and contains the summarized essence of the Buddha’s teachings contained within the Sutras and Tantras. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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The Great Chariot [by Longchenpa]
The same text says: If it is asked, “If one meditates like that, what happens, and from what does it arise?� What is being talked about is the wisdom of buddhahood. It is the arising of space as form. The great yoga is not different from the three realms. From what does it arise? From the great essence, profound and unbroken, from that it arises. If it is asked from whence it arises, from that that arises. That itself arises, so it is said....
Read full contents: Part 4c - The accompanying samaya and action/practice
Hevajra Tantra (analytical study) [by Seung Ho Nam]
A yogi has to visualize the different part of his body being transformed into different deities to achieve purification of his mental and physical aggregates. Then after dissolving the five elements of his body and mind into emptiness arises in the deity form of Heruka are Hevajra. The divine form does not contain ordinary physical or mental aggregates. The aggregates are perceived as manifestation of special deity forms....
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Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) [by Gyurme Dorje]
II, v, 26. (* 5) As kLong-chen-pa explains below, pp. 648-9, these statements confuse the position of Samantabhadra as expositor, central deity and basis for the arising glow of the deities. On his controversial placement of Vairocana rather than Akshobhya at the centre, see above. Ch. 1, pp. 399-401. (* 6) Tibetan ba-lang rdzi-dag-gis bstan-pa i lam. Cf. kLong-chen-pa s above remark, p. 578, note 29...
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