Toh 2511A Running Commentary on the Glorious Tantra “The Supreme”
Pāli / Sanskrit:Śrīparamādivṛtti
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Explanation of the Scripture: The Complete Commentary on the “Supreme” Tantra
Context
This work is a detailed commentary (vṛtti) on the “Supreme” Tantra (Paramādi-tantra), belonging to the Vajrayana tantric system. In the Vajrayana tradition, such commentaries are not merely ordinary annotations, but scientific works of transmission, guides to the path that explain in detail each sentence and each concept of the esoteric scriptures. It was composed in the context of the later period of Indian Buddhist learning, when Tantra had become a complete system of thought and practice with profound theories.
The Tibetan Kangyur preserves the most sacred tantras and commentaries of Tantra, among which the “Complete Commentary” (Śrīparamādivṛtti) is one of the important doctrinal works intended for practitioners who already have a firm foundation in the doctrines of Vajrayana Tantra.
Main Content
This commentary focuses on clarifying the main points in the “Supreme” Tantra (Paramādi-tantra), a scripture presenting the highest principles of Vajrayana practice. The core theories explained include: the nature of mind (cittataṭ), the naturally awakened character of all phenomena, and methods of practice through deity imagery (devata-yoga) as well as complex offerings.
The scripture emphasizes that within the human body itself, through the energy centers (cakra), the energy channels (nāḍī), and the spiritual drops (bindu), we can directly recognize the enlightened nature of all things. This differs from other paths of practice in that Tantra does not regard cultivation as an external transformation, but as the awakening of inner factors that we already possess.
The commentary explains in detail the stages of progress in yidam-yoga, especially the process of visualizing a deity with all details in the imagination, and then dissolving everything into absolute space (śūnyatā), in order to attain the state in which there is no distinction between contemplation and the process of contemplation.
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