Two Yaugik Stages of Vajra-bhairava Tantra
22 stanzas
p. |
as / like unto | ||
295 |
1st |
man.d.ala of Vajra-bhairava |
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force of goodness |
moonlight; conch-shell; kunda-flower | ||
296 |
2nd |
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3rd |
the 8 worldly concerns |
childish game | |
pleasures & comforts |
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298 |
4th |
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299 |
5th |
generation-stage yoga-s |
net of 100s of lights |
300 |
6th |
gift, giver, act of giving |
offerings fill the sky |
301 |
7th |
abandon the pitfalls of uncontrolled death |
protection-wheels of Sumbha-raja & Consort |
302 |
8th |
such as Mara and his army of hindrances | |
9th |
Inconceivable Mansion | ||
303 |
10th |
translucent Man~ju-s`ri |
mountain of saffron |
304 |
11th |
Resultant Vajra-dhara |
5 symbols |
12th |
Vajra-Yama-antaka |
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305 |
13th |
"Vatali" [+Vetali ?] |
"union" with her, the +Vidya-dhari |
14th |
"clouds of emanations" |
skull-cups | |
306 |
15th |
4 yoga-s |
supreme-activities king |
307 |
16th |
compression method |
Rahula |
17th |
Vajra-bhairava & Consort, both white |
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309 |
18th |
syllable HUM, white tinged with red, at one’s heart-cakra | |
310 |
19th |
samadhi of final mind isolation |
into tiny zig-zag flame over syllable HUM |
311 |
20th |
sons & daughters of great caelestial beings come to one |
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312 |
21st |
one’s illusory body which is clear and vibrant |
to melt like a cloud into space |
313 |
22nd |
attain omniscience |
as a piece of fruit held in the hand |
p. 298 the 4 mystic initiations
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purifieth stains of |
empowereth one to practice yoga-s | |
1st |
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2nd |
Beatific |
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3rd |
Wisdom-Truth |
clear-light | |
4th |
the 3 doors |
Natural-truth |
great-union |
p. 299 bodies in states
state |
-kaya |
in-between |
Sambhoga |
Nis-mana |
p. 300 the 3 subjects & their phases
praeparatory absorption, involving 4 phases : |
purifying |
by |
Wheel of Protection | ||
generating the Inconceivable Mansion | ||
arising as the Causal Vajra-Holder | ||
arising as the Resultant Vajra-Holder | ||
uniting with a Knowledge-Lady | ||
absorption of the supremely-triumphant man.d.ala | ||
supremely-victorious activities |
p. 303 the 5 phases of transformation of the Resultant Vajra Holder
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phase |
1st |
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2nd |
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3rd |
seed-syllable [ bija mantra ] |
4th |
mystical implement |
5th |
p. 306 the 5 levels of completion-stage yoga-s
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level |
1st |
speech-isolation |
2nd |
mind-isolation |
3rd |
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4th |
clear-light |
5th |
great-union |
p. 314 the 5 buddha-kaya-s of the "master’s great union"
Body of Great Union |
Beatific Body |
Glenn H. Mullin (translator): The Dalai Lamas on Tantra. Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca (NY), 2006. pp. 289-315.