Passage ID 689

shes bya'i chos thams cad chags thogs dang bral bar yang dag par mkhyen pas na yang dag par rdzogs pa'i sangs rgyas/ bud+d+ha khong du chud pa'i don gyi sangs rgyas zhes pa mkhyen pa'i don no/

Notes

In detailing the qualities of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Yon tan rgya mtsho concisely defines the epithet yang dar par rdzogs pa'i sangs rgyas.

References

• yon tan rgya mtsho/. yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi ‘grel pa nyi zla’i sgron me/. Kathmandu: Shechen Publications, 2: 95.4.

Passage ID 691

'jig rten 'dzin sangs rgyas bcom ldan 'das ni gang zag dang mi rtsod do/ rtsod pa thams cad yongs su bcad pas sangs rgyas zhes bya ste/ sems can thams cad la yang dag pa'i chos ston do/ zhes rang nyid kyis thob par bya ba'i gnas phyin ci log pa thob nas gzhan la chos ston par zhal gyis ba zhes pa'i don yin no/

Notes

This passage offers a definition of the term sangs rgyas. On detailing the qualities of the teacher who confers empowerments, 'Jigs med gling pa indicates that a 'Buddha' is one in whom all conflicts with others have been eradicated.

References

• ‘jigs med gling pa/. yon tan rin po che'i mdzod las/ 'bras bu'i theg pa'i rgya cher 'grel rnam mkhyen shing rta/ In Ngargyur Nyingmay Sungrab, v. 29-37. Vol. 2. Gangtok, Sikkim: Sonam T. Kazi, 1970, 2: 82.6.

Passage ID 688

yang dag par rdzogs pa'i sangs rgyas ni 'phags pa stong phrag brgya par bag chags kyis mtshams sbyor ba'i nyon mongs pa thams cad spangs pas yang dag par rdzogs pa'i byang chub po/ zhes pa ltar de bzhin gshegs pa ni chos thams cad yang dag par phyin ci ma log par kun nas sangs rgyas pas na yang dag par rdzogs pa'i sangs rgyas so/ de skad du skabs 'gro bdun cu pa las/

ma rig gnyid las sangs phyir dang
ye shes la yang blo rgyas pas
sangs rgyas pad ma'i 'dab ltar rgyas/ zhes so/

Notes

In detailing the special external qualities (see under yon tan) of a Buddha, 'Jigs med gling pa interprets the epithet yang dag par rdzogs pa'i sangs rgyas.

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: 339.2.

Passage ID 685

A. sangs rgyas kyi yon tan (p. 41.6 f) (see also under yon tan)

thub pa rnams kyi yon tan mtha' yas te
spangs pa gnyis kyi nyon shes sgrib pa bcom [spangs pa'i yon tan]
spyan dang mngon shes dbang bcu gzungs kyi sgo [rtogs pa'i yon tan]
stobs bcu mi 'jigs bzhi dang so so rig (remaining lines)
ma 'dres bco brgyad rdzogs pa sangs rgyas te
rnam pa kun gyi mchog ldan chos kyi sku
sa bcu'i 'khor la longs spyod rdzogs par ston

Notes

See also 165.3. See under individual terms in this verse for a full explication.

References

• ‘jigs med gling pa/. yon tan rin po che’i mdzod dga’ ba’i char/ In Ngargyur Nyingmay Sungrab, v. 29-37. Vol. 2. Gangtok, Sikkim: Sonam T. Kazi, 1970, 2: 41.
• yon tan rgya mtsho/. yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi ‘grel pa nyi zla’i sgron me/. Kathmandu: Shechen Publications, 1: 481.3.

Passage ID 683

...'phags pa la/ rgyun zhugs/ phyir 'ong/ phyir mi 'ong/ dgra bcom pa'i zhugs pa'o/ gnas pa ni sangs rgyas so/ theg pa chen po la grags pa yang/ sangs rgyas sku gsum gyi bdag nyid dag pa gnyis ldan mthar thug pa don gnyis phun sum tshogs pa ste/ rgyud bla ma las/

'dus ma byas shing lhun gyis grub
gzhan gyi rkyen gyis rtogs min pa
mkhyen dang brtse dang nus par ldan
don gnyis ldan pa'i sangs rgyas nyid/ ces so/

Notes

In this passage, Klong chen pa first discusses sangs rgyas as one of the three jewels as understood by lower vehicles (Sūtra-based) where Buddha refers to the mchog gi sprul pa'i sku. He then examines the ordinary Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna perspectives.

References

• klong chen pa dri med 'od zer/. rdzogs pa chen po sems nyid ngal gso’i ‘grel pa shing rta chen po/., 1999, 432.6.

Passage ID 687

sangs rgyas dang sems can gyi so mtshams gang lags zhe na/ sangs rgyas zhes ma rig pa sangs/ mkhyen brtse ye shes rgyas pa la zer/ ma rig pa la ma rig par ma rtogs pas/ sems can du lus pa yin/ rig ma rig gis khyad par ro/ de rgyud la 'gel ba'i dus rang gi sems nyid la bltas pas/ sems nyid ci'i ngo bor ma grub/ stong pa gsal ba rnam rtog rang snang du rig cing rtogs na/ sems can sangs rgyas su rang sar dag pa'i gnad yin//

Notes

In discussing the interface between sangs rgyas and sems can (first of thirty-two) Padmasambhava defines each and indicates how the difference no longer obtains when one sees one's own Mind as such. (See also 705.1, 836.6 f.)

References

• sangs rgyas gling pa/. zhal gdams dmar khrid don bsdus thugs kyi phreng ba/ In Ngagyur Nyingmay Sungrab, 44-56. Vol. 5. Gangtok: Sonam T. Kazi, 1972, 5: 712.6.

Passage ID 684

[435.5] sangs rgyas dkon mchog ni bcom ldan 'das longs spyod chen po de bzhin gshegs pa thams cad kyi sku gsung thugs rdo rje'i bdag nyid thams cad dang dbyer med par bzhugs pa gtso po dang 'khor dang/...

Notes

Then [434.4 f], Klong chen pa takes up the extraordinary Vajrayāna interpretation where Buddha refers to the ye shes lnga, sku gsum or bzhi with minor variations between the Kriyā and Caryā and the Yoga tantras. He writes the following on the Mahāyoga tantras.

References

• klong chen pa dri med 'od zer/. rdzogs pa chen po sems nyid ngal gso’i ‘grel pa shing rta chen po/., 1999, 432.6.

Passage ID 686

...sangs rgyas la ngo bo/ nges tshig/ dbye ba/ sgra don no/ dang po spangs rtogs kyi yon tan thams cad mthar phyin pa sangs rgyas kyi ngo bo/

nges tshig ni/ ma rig pa'i gnyid 'thug po lta bu sangs shing shes bya'i chos la blo gros kyi padmo rnam par rgyas pas na sangs rgyas byes bya'o/

dbye na rten sku/ brten pa ye shes/ mdzad pa phrin las so/

sgra don ni bud+d+ha khong du chud pa la'o zhes pas shes bya thams cad mkhyen cing khong du chud pas sangs rgyas so/

Notes

In this passage Yon tan rgya mtsho provides a detailed interpretation of the term sangs rgyas, the first of the three jewels.

References

• yon tan rgya mtsho/. yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi ‘grel pa nyi zla’i sgron me/. Kathmandu: Shechen Publications, 1: 166.2.

Passage ID 690

rnal 'byor chen po'i lta ba la/ chos thams cd [lhun gyis grub pa'i] gzugs brnyan dkyil 'khor du sangs rgyas par lta ba la/ sangs rgyas kyi bye brag gsum du smra ste/ (1) rang bzhin sangs rgyas dang/ (2) rtogs pa'i sangs rgyas dang/ (3) grub pa'i sangs rgyas so/... (elaborates on each)

Notes

In the context of discussing the lha'i rnal 'byor, by way of commentary to the relevant passage from Padmasambhava's Man ngag lta ba'i phreng ba {116076}, Rong zom indicates the three types of visualized Buddhas which symbolize facets of the developing stage (particularily the ting nge 'dzin gsum).

References

• rong zom chos kyi bzang po/. theg pa chen po’i tshul la ‘jug pa zhes bya ba’i bstan bcos/. Thimphu: Kunsang Topgay, 1976, 86.5.

Citations

1. ‘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: 338.

   Note:

   In commenting on the last cited verse, 'Jigs med gling pa begins by interpreting the many epithets of "Buddha" in order to elaborate the special external capabilities of Buddha. See under individual entries: bcom ldan 'das, de bzhin gshegs pa, dgra bcom pa, yang dag par rdzogs pa'i sangs rgyas, sangs rgyas, bde bar gshegs pa, rig pa dang zhabs su ldan pa, 'jig rten mkhyen pa, bla na med pa, lha dang mi rnams kyi ston pa.