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EXPLANATION OF A SCRIPTURE FROM THE KANGYUR — TANTRA SECTION (TOH 2667)
Background
This scripture belongs to the Kangyur, the Tibetan Buddhist canon translated from Sanskrit into Tibetan from the eighth to the twelfth centuries, and forms part of the scriptural and disciplinary basis of Vajrayana Tantra. The scriptures in the Tantra section are not discourses delivered in ordinary speech, but instructions for profound meditative practice, connected with sacred deity images (yidam) and complex Buddha-field contexts (maṇḍala).
With the catalogue number Toh 2667, this scripture lies among the higher Tantras, texts intended for practitioners who already possess a firm foundation in bodhisattva ethics and are ready to practice supreme transformative methods (utpattikrama and sampannakrama) in order to attain Buddhahood in a single lifetime. The tantric tradition regards these scriptures as esoteric keys protected by sacred vows, transmitted only directly from master to disciple.
Main Contents
The Tantras in the Kangyur generally include: (1) an opening exposition on the nature of Buddha-nature inherent in all beings, (2) instructions on the manifestation of Buddhas and bodhisattvas in supreme maṇḍalas, (3) secret methods for practicing samādhi and prajñā, combining the teaching on emptiness (śūnyatā) with sacred imagery, and (4) ethical rules and practitioner conduct to protect the integrity of the Dharma method.
The scripture Toh 2667, although it has no clear title in the descriptive information, is arranged in the higher Tantra section and may belong to the Anuttarayoga Tantra system, where instructions on the union of mind and light (bodhicitta), as well as the connection between ignorance and wondrous wisdom, are presented secretly and profoundly. These methods emphasize that the swiftest path to Buddhahood is through the complete transformation of samsaric minds, suffering, and defilements into the Buddha bodies (Dharmakāya, Sambhogakāya, Nirmāṇakāya) and supreme wisdoms.
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