Toh 2512An Extensive Explanation of the Glorious Tantra “The Supreme”
Pāli / Sanskrit:Śrīparamādiṭīkā
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Explanation of the Śrīparamādiṭīkā
Background
The Śrīparamādiṭīkā (The Glorious Explanatory Chapter on the Utterly Supreme) is a detailed commentary belonging to the Vajrayāna tantric tradition, recorded in the Kangyur, the collection of tantras translated into Tibetan from Sanskrit originals. This scripture, Toh 2512, represents an advanced tantric lineage in which commentaries are not merely explanations of reasoning but also comprehensive guides to spiritual practice.
Within the Vajrayāna system, scriptures such as this are regarded as means for breaking through the coarse and subtle conceptions of the mind, directed toward the enlightenment of Buddhahood. “The Utterly Supreme” (Paramādi) indicates the pinnacle of inconceivable understanding, beyond the boundaries of ordinary reasoning. This scripture was composed to clarify the profound aspects of an important principal tantra, helping the practitioner grasp both the phenomenal and the supraphenomenal meanings.
Main Contents
This commentary focuses on decoding the different layers of meaning of the supreme tantra. According to the tantric tradition, every tantra contains four levels of understanding: the literal level, the metaphorical level, the intentional level, and the level of the absolute secret (Paramārtha, the utterly supreme).
The Śrīparamādiṭīkā places special emphasis on the practice of inner yoga: nāḍī, the energy channels; vāyu, the spiritual winds; and bindu, the essences. These concepts are not coarse physiology, but mechanisms of mind understood through the vision of wisdom. This commentary instructs practitioners in how to use divine imagery (devata), mantra, and meditative concentration to transform the coarse constituents, including the five upadhātus, into the five glorious buddha families.
In addition, the scripture explains in detail the relationship between Joyful Activity (Līlāvajra) and the states of Supportive Accordance (Anugrahamukhyatā), spiritual means by which practitioners enter, in sequence, into subtler states of meditation.
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