Passage ID 625

2. lam bgrod tshul bshad pa

gang du stong nyid snying rje gnyis [bden gnyis shing rta:886.3, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:567.2]
rgyud la bsten pa tshogs lam che
sbyor lam chos mchog man chad du
mnyam rjes stong dang snying rjer 'char/

mthong lam thob nas gnyis po ni [bden gnyis shing rta:890.6]
zung du 'jug cing 'du 'bral med
rab tu dga' ba dang po'i sar
chos nyid bden pa mngon sum mthong/

3. 'bras bu thob tshul bshad pa

de nas 'phags pa'i sgom lam du [bden gnyis shing rta:895.1, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:567.2]
sa bcu rgyun gyi mtha' ma la
rdo rje lta bu'i ting 'dzin gyis
shes sgrib bcom nas mngon byang chub/

mnyam par ma bzhag med pa sogs
rgyal ba'i ma 'dres chos bco brgyad
stobs bcu dang ni mi 'jigs bzhi
mtha' dag mngon gyur sangs rgyas yin/

Notes

On the subject of shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa, 'Jigs med gling pa takes up the five paths in relation to the relatedness between thabs (snying rje) and shes rab (stong nyid). See under thabs dang shes rab. (See commentaries for details.)

On the five special features (khyad par gyi chos) of the mthong lam wherein an inseparable unity between thabs and shes rab is achieved, see 890.3 (the source is the 'Phags pa dkon mchog sprin). See 891.4 f for a summary discussion of this path in terms of cause incentive (rgyu), goal ('bras) and essence (ngo bo), the last of which is further classified into mtshan nyid, mtshan gzhi, dbye ba, and khyad chos.

References

• ‘jigs med gling pa/. yon tan rin po che’i mdzod kyi rgya cher ‘grel pa bden gnyis shing rta/ In Ngargyur Nyingmay Sungrab, v. 29-37. Vol. 1. Gangtok, Sikkim: Sonam T. Kazi, 1970, 1: 886.3.
• yon tan rgya mtsho/. yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi ‘grel pa nyi zla’i sgron me/. Kathmandu: Shechen Publications, 2: 568.2.

Passage ID 627

lam lnga ni/ dmyal ba gdung ba'i lam/ yi dwags 'gog pa'i lam/ byol song mun pa'i lam/ mi 'dam pa'i lam/ lha yengs pa'i lam mo/ rang sa dpe da lta dang phyis kyi bde sdug tu bgrod cing phyin bar byed pas lam/ rigs mi 'dra ba lnga yod pas na lam lnga'o/ lha min ni 'dod lhar bsdus pa'o/

Notes

By way of commentary to the Thig le kun gsal {116071}, Klong chen pa delineates the five paths or destinies of the transient life forms in saṃsāra and defines lam accordingly.

References

• klong chen pa dri med 'od zer/. snyan brgyud kyi rgyab chos chen mo zab don gnad kyi me long /. Vol. 11. New Delhi: Tulku Tsewang, Jamyang and L. Tashi, 1970, 11: 248.3.

Citations

1. ’jam dbyangs bzhad pa dkon mchog ’jigs med dbang po/. sa lam gyi rnam bzhag theg gsum mdzes rgyan/ In Gedan Sungrab Minyam Gyunphel Series, v. 21-32. Vol. 7. New Delhi: Ngawang Gelek Demo, 1971, 7: 428.4.

   Note:

   In this passage, 'jigs med dbang po gives a detailed summary of the five paths in each of the three vehicles of the Śrāvaka, Pratyekabuddha and Bodhisattva.

2. ‘jigs med gling pa/. yon tan rin po che’i mdzod kyi rgya cher ‘grel pa bden gnyis shing rta/ In Ngargyur Nyingmay Sungrab, v. 29-37. Vol. 1. Gangtok, Sikkim: Sonam T. Kazi, 1970, 1: 369.1.

   Note:

   In the context of elucidating the rtogs aspect of the dharmaratna, 'Jigs med gling pa provides a detailed overview of the five paths, indicating their relationship to the ten levels. His presentation is strongly indebted to Klong chen pa, particularly the Shing rta chen po {116031}.