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Explanation of a Tantric Scripture (Toh 2574)
Background
This scripture appears in the Kangyur, in the Tantra, or Vajrayāna, section, one of the summits of the Mahāyāna Buddhadharma. Vajrayāna is an advanced tradition of practice, transmitted privately by Buddha Śākyamuni to disciples of sharp faculties who were capable of comprehending a transcendent Dharma method. The Kangyur is the sacred canon of Tibetan Buddhism, compiled under the Kangxi emperor, containing the complete teachings of the Tathāgata.
The purpose of Vajrayāna is not to seek liberation in a distant future, but to recognize one’s own buddha-nature in the present moment. Through the practice of these Dharma methods, students discover that all phenomena are expressions of the buddha’s luminous vision. Texts belonging to the Tantra section often include direct attestations (sādhana), recitations (dhāraṇī), and instructions on meditation (bhāvanā) intended to transform the mind through visualization of enlightened deities.
Main Contents
Although the title of the scripture has not been specifically identified, according to the tantric tradition, scriptures in the Tantra section of the Kangyur usually focus on the following aspects. First, they deeply explore the teachings on the nature of non-self-existence (śūnyatā) in conjunction with the theory of primordial light. Second, they instruct practitioners in how to realize the total nature of mind, that is, to recognize that all phenomena do not exist independently but are only manifestations of mind.
In Vajrayāna, a special principle is “visualization as dramatic activity” (devata-yoga), in which practitioners do not regard meditation as an escape from reality, but as a complete transformation of perception. When visualizing an enlightened deity, the practitioner’s mind gradually merges with that deity’s unsurpassed wisdom and compassion. Through this, afflictions such as attachment, aversion, and delusion are not eliminated, but transformed into lucid and beneficial qualities of wisdom.
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