Difference between revisions of "Shining Relics of Enlightened Body"
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| + | [[Shining Relics of Enlightened Body]] ([[Tibetan]]: {{BigTibetan|[[སྐུ་གདུང་འབར་བ]]}},Tib. [[kudung barwa]], [[Wylie]]: [[sku gdung 'bar ba]]) is numbered amongst the '[[Seventeen Tantras of Menngagde]]' ([[Tibetan]]: {{BigTibetan|[[མན་ངག་སྡེའི་རྒྱུད་བཅུ་བདུན]]}}, [[Wylie]]: [[man ngag sde'i rgyud bcu bdun]]) within [[Dzogchen]] {{Wiki|discourse}} and is part of the textual support for the [[Vima Nyingtik]]. | ||
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: "The work was translated and verified by the [[Indian]] [[Master]] [[Vimalamitra]] and the [[Tibetan]] [[translator]] [[Ka-ba Dpal-brtsegs]]." | : "The work was translated and verified by the [[Indian]] [[Master]] [[Vimalamitra]] and the [[Tibetan]] [[translator]] [[Ka-ba Dpal-brtsegs]]." | ||
| − | [[Ka-ba Dpal-brtsegs]], important in the codification of the [[Tibetan Buddhist canon]], is numbered as one of the '[[twenty-five principal disciples]]' (Wylie: [[rje 'bang nyer lnga]]) of [[Padmasambhava]]. | + | [[Ka-ba Dpal-brtsegs]], important in the codification of the [[Tibetan Buddhist canon]], is numbered as one of the '[[twenty-five principal disciples]]' ([[Wylie]]: [[rje 'bang nyer lnga]]) of [[Padmasambhava]]. |
==[[Relics]]== | ==[[Relics]]== | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | Martin (1994: p. 281) relates that this [[Tantra]], "[[Blazing Remains]]", takes the [[form]] of a dialogue between [[Vajradhara]] and the [[Dakini]] '[[Clear Mind]]': | + | Martin (1994: p. 281) relates that this [[Tantra]], "[[Blazing Remains]]", takes the [[form]] of a {{Wiki|dialogue}} between [[Vajradhara]] and the [[Dakini]] '[[Clear Mind]]': |
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| + | : "We turn to the [[Nyingma]] [[tantra]], the [[Sku-gdung 'Bar-ba]] ('[[Blazing Remains]]'). It belongs to the [[highest]] of [[three classes]] within the [[highest]] of the [[Nine Vehicles]] of the [[Nyingma school]]--the [[Precepts Class]] ([[Man-ngag Sde]]) of the [[Ati-yoga]] [[Vehicle]]. It is written in the [[form]] of a {{Wiki|dialogue}} between the [[Buddha Vajradhara]] and the [[Skygoer]] ([[Mkha' - 'gro-ma]]) named [[Clear Mind]] ([[Gsal Yid]])." | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:48, 27 June 2020
Shining Relics of Enlightened Body (Tibetan: སྐུ་གདུང་འབར་བ,Tib. kudung barwa, Wylie: sku gdung 'bar ba) is numbered amongst the 'Seventeen Tantras of Menngagde' (Tibetan: མན་ངག་སྡེའི་རྒྱུད་བཅུ་བདུན, Wylie: man ngag sde'i rgyud bcu bdun) within Dzogchen discourse and is part of the textual support for the Vima Nyingtik.
Translation
Though no other predating version from the Tibetan is likely nor extant, the work is held to be a translation in the Nyingma Dzogchen tradition though no originating language is made apparent in the secondary literature. Martin (1994: p. 282) holds that Vimalamitra was assigned to the translation group that was responsible for this work:
- "The work was translated and verified by the Indian Master Vimalamitra and the Tibetan translator Ka-ba Dpal-brtsegs."
Ka-ba Dpal-brtsegs, important in the codification of the Tibetan Buddhist canon, is numbered as one of the 'twenty-five principal disciples' (Wylie: rje 'bang nyer lnga) of Padmasambhava.
Relics
Sarira are generic terms for "Buddhist relics", although in common usage these terms usually refer to a kind of pearl or crystal-like bead-shaped objects that are purportedly found among the cremated ashes of Buddhist spiritual masters recovered from charnel grounds. Sarira are held to emanate or incite 'blessings' and 'grace' (Sanskrit: adhishthana) within the mindstream and experience of those connected to them.
Overview
Martin (1994: p. 281) relates that this Tantra, "Blazing Remains", takes the form of a dialogue between Vajradhara and the Dakini 'Clear Mind':
- "We turn to the Nyingma tantra, the Sku-gdung 'Bar-ba ('Blazing Remains'). It belongs to the highest of three classes within the highest of the Nine Vehicles of the Nyingma school--the Precepts Class (Man-ngag Sde) of the Ati-yoga Vehicle. It is written in the form of a dialogue between the Buddha Vajradhara and the Skygoer (Mkha' - 'gro-ma) named Clear Mind (Gsal Yid)."
