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− | The meaning of manifesting as the sounds of the [[dharma]] endowed with the '''sixty aspects of melodious speech''' (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[གསུང་དབྱངས་ཡན་ལག་དྲུག་ཅུ]]་}} ) is described in both [[Sutra]] and [[Tantra]]. | + | The meaning of [[manifesting]] as the {{Wiki|sounds}} of the [[dharma]] endowed with the '''sixty aspects of melodious {{Wiki|speech}}''' (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[གསུང་དབྱངས་ཡན་ལག་དྲུག་ཅུ]]་}} ) is described in both [[Sutra]] and [[Tantra]]. |
First, according to the ‘[[Sutra on the Inconceivable Secret]]’: | First, according to the ‘[[Sutra on the Inconceivable Secret]]’: | ||
:Gentle, soft, appealing, and attractive, | :Gentle, soft, appealing, and attractive, | ||
− | :Pure, flawless, distinct, and captivating, | + | :[[Pure]], flawless, {{Wiki|distinct}}, and captivating, |
− | :Worthy, indomitable, pleasant, melodious, and clear, | + | :[[Worthy]], indomitable, [[pleasant]], melodious, and clear, |
− | :Not rough, not coarse, and extremely pleasing to hear, | + | :Not rough, not coarse, and extremely [[pleasing]] to hear, |
− | :Satisfying for body, for mind, and delightful, | + | :Satisfying for [[body]], for [[mind]], and delightful, |
− | :Creating happiness, without sorrow, and instigating insight, | + | :Creating [[happiness]], without [[sorrow]], and instigating [[insight]], |
− | :Comprehensible, elucidating, and generating joy, | + | :Comprehensible, elucidating, and generating [[joy]], |
− | :Utterly enjoyable, bringing comprehension and full understanding, | + | :Utterly [[enjoyable]], bringing [[comprehension]] and [[full understanding]], |
:Reasonable, relevant, free from the fault of repetition, | :Reasonable, relevant, free from the fault of repetition, | ||
− | :Melodious like the sound of the lion, the elephant, and the dragon, | + | :Melodious like the [[sound]] of the [[lion]], the [[elephant]], and the [[dragon]], |
− | :Like the naga king, the gandharvas, and the kalapinga bird, | + | :Like the [[naga king]], the [[gandharvas]], and the kalapinga bird, |
− | :Like the melodious voice of Brahma and the shangshang bird, | + | :Like the melodious {{Wiki|voice}} of [[Brahma]] and the shangshang bird, |
− | :Majestic like the voice and the drum of Indra, | + | :Majestic like the {{Wiki|voice}} and the [[drum]] of [[Indra]], |
− | :Not boastful and pervading all sounds without utterance, | + | :Not boastful and pervading all {{Wiki|sounds}} without utterance, |
:Without corruption of words, without incompleteness, | :Without corruption of words, without incompleteness, | ||
:Not feeble, not weak, extremely magnificent, | :Not feeble, not weak, extremely magnificent, | ||
:Pervasive, free from rigidity, | :Pervasive, free from rigidity, | ||
− | :Connecting interruption and perfecting all sounds, | + | :Connecting interruption and perfecting all {{Wiki|sounds}}, |
− | :Satisfying the senses, not inferior, and unchanging, | + | :Satisfying the [[senses]], not {{Wiki|inferior}}, and [[unchanging]], |
:Not blurting and fully resounding to the assembly, | :Not blurting and fully resounding to the assembly, | ||
:Endowed with the supreme of all aspects, | :Endowed with the supreme of all aspects, | ||
− | :He teaches in the manner of the profound and vast teachings. | + | :He teaches in the [[manner]] of the profound and vast teachings. |
− | Second, according to Tantra, there are six categories: like the voice of Brahma, cymbals, singing, the kalapinga bird, thunder, and the sitar. There are sixty aspects when each of them is multiplied by these ten: generating understanding, comprehensible, respectable, without discord, extremely profound, acceptable, indomitable, pleasing to hear, unconfused, and extremely distinct. | + | Second, according to [[Tantra]], there are six categories: like the {{Wiki|voice}} of [[Brahma]], [[cymbals]], singing, the kalapinga bird, [[thunder]], and the sitar. There are sixty aspects when each of them is multiplied by these ten: generating [[understanding]], comprehensible, respectable, without discord, extremely profound, acceptable, indomitable, [[pleasing]] to hear, unconfused, and extremely {{Wiki|distinct}}. |
− | Moreover, there are sixty aspects when these ten natures each have six occasions: being most resonant, all-pervading, immediately comprehensible, clearing doubts, commanding presence, showing immediacy, completely engaging, interesting, distinctive, and taming everyone. <ref>*Appendix 10 in ''The Light of Wisdom Volume 1''. Root text by Padmasambhava and commentary by Jamgön Kongtrül the Great. Published by Shambhala Publications ISBN 0-87773-566-2 </ref> | + | Moreover, there are sixty aspects when these ten natures each have six occasions: being most resonant, all-pervading, immediately comprehensible, clearing [[doubts]], commanding presence, showing {{Wiki|immediacy}}, completely engaging, [[interesting]], {{Wiki|distinctive}}, and taming everyone. <ref>*Appendix 10 in ''[[The Light of Wisdom]] Volume 1''. [[Root text]] by [[Padmasambhava]] and commentary by [[Jamgön Kongtrül the Great]]. Published by [[Shambhala Publications]] ISBN 0-87773-566-2 </ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:03, 11 May 2014
The meaning of manifesting as the sounds of the dharma endowed with the sixty aspects of melodious speech (Tib. གསུང་དབྱངས་ཡན་ལག་དྲུག་ཅུ་ ) is described in both Sutra and Tantra.
First, according to the ‘Sutra on the Inconceivable Secret’:
- Gentle, soft, appealing, and attractive,
- Pure, flawless, distinct, and captivating,
- Worthy, indomitable, pleasant, melodious, and clear,
- Not rough, not coarse, and extremely pleasing to hear,
- Satisfying for body, for mind, and delightful,
- Creating happiness, without sorrow, and instigating insight,
- Comprehensible, elucidating, and generating joy,
- Utterly enjoyable, bringing comprehension and full understanding,
- Reasonable, relevant, free from the fault of repetition,
- Melodious like the sound of the lion, the elephant, and the dragon,
- Like the naga king, the gandharvas, and the kalapinga bird,
- Like the melodious voice of Brahma and the shangshang bird,
- Majestic like the voice and the drum of Indra,
- Not boastful and pervading all sounds without utterance,
- Without corruption of words, without incompleteness,
- Not feeble, not weak, extremely magnificent,
- Pervasive, free from rigidity,
- Connecting interruption and perfecting all sounds,
- Satisfying the senses, not inferior, and unchanging,
- Not blurting and fully resounding to the assembly,
- Endowed with the supreme of all aspects,
- He teaches in the manner of the profound and vast teachings.
Second, according to Tantra, there are six categories: like the voice of Brahma, cymbals, singing, the kalapinga bird, thunder, and the sitar. There are sixty aspects when each of them is multiplied by these ten: generating understanding, comprehensible, respectable, without discord, extremely profound, acceptable, indomitable, pleasing to hear, unconfused, and extremely distinct.
Moreover, there are sixty aspects when these ten natures each have six occasions: being most resonant, all-pervading, immediately comprehensible, clearing doubts, commanding presence, showing immediacy, completely engaging, interesting, distinctive, and taming everyone. [1]
Footnotes
- ↑ *Appendix 10 in The Light of Wisdom Volume 1. Root text by Padmasambhava and commentary by Jamgön Kongtrül the Great. Published by Shambhala Publications ISBN 0-87773-566-2
See Also
- Thirty-two major marks of a buddha
- Eighty minor marks of a buddha
- Enlightened qualities
- Thirty-nine qualities exclusive to a buddha
- Eighteen unshared qualities of a buddha
- Four perfect knowledges
- Four fearlessnesses
- Ten powers
- Khenjuk