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Exposition of a Tantric Scripture (Toh 1220)
Context
This scripture belongs to the Kangyur collection — the teachings of the Buddha translated from Sanskrit into Tibetan, especially texts belonging to Tantra (Vajrayāna) in the Vajrayāna tradition. Tantra takes the Tantras — scriptural treatises on the secrets of practice — as its basis, aiming at the complete transformation of the human person through the secret Dharmas of body, speech, and mind.
During the formation of Tibetan Buddhism, approximately from the eighth to the thirteenth century, the tantras were regarded as the highest practices, intended for those with suitable faculties, clear minds, and sufficient faith in the Guru. This scripture belongs to the genre of essential tantras, serving the practice needs of Tantric disciples.
The absence of a specific title reflects a characteristic of many secret texts: they are often named according to their content or according to the deity (yidam) taught in the scripture, rather than having a clear individual title like other Mahāyāna scriptures.
Main Content
The specific content of this scripture has not yet been fully translated from the descriptive information. However, based on the context of the tantras in the Kangyur, this scripture may belong to several principal types: scriptures on the practice of particular deities (devata), scriptures on sādhana practice, or scriptures teaching secret methods for transforming consciousness through mudrā and mantra.
All tantras are directed toward two basic stages of practice: the generation stage — in which the practitioner visualizes himself or herself as a deity complete with all qualities — and the completion stage — in which the inner energies (nāḍi, prāṇa, bindu) are worked with in order to directly realize the luminous nature of mind.
The essential principle in the Tantric tantras is transformation: not abandoning the deities (emotions), but transforming them into bodhicitta; not abandoning desire, but transforming it into the corresponding wisdom.
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