Toh 2692A Commentary on the Sūtra “Great Upholder of the Secret Mantra”
Pāli / Sanskrit:Mahāmantrānudhāraṇīsūtraśatasahasraṭīkā
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An Explanation of the Scripture “Commentary on the Great Upholder of the Secret Mantra”
Background
The Mahāmantrānudhāraṇīsūtraśatasahasraṭīkā (Commentary on the Great Upholder of the Secret Mantra) is a profound explanatory work belonging to the Vajrayana Tantric tradition, recorded in the Kangyur, the collection of scriptures translated from Sanskrit into Tibetan under the Tibetan kings of the ninth to twelfth centuries. This work is not an independent sutra, but a detailed commentary (ṭīkā) on the Great Upholder of the Secret Mantra Sutra (Mahāmantrānudhāraṇīsūtra), a central text in the Tantric tradition.
In Vajrayana, the concept of “upholding” (dhāraṇī) does not simply refer to formulas of mantra, but to advanced Dharma materials that contain the essence of swift liberation. “Secret mantra” refers to hidden teachings transmitted from the Blessed Buddha and the great beings to worthy disciples, for the purpose of realizing awakening in one lifetime.
Main Content
This scripture is a comprehensive commentary (called “one hundred thousand phrases,” or “śatasahasra,” in the title, indicating either the extent of the root text or the degree of detail), focusing on the principal topics: (1) the nature of secret mantras, (2) the manner of using and reciting them, (3) the relationship between mantra and the sacred or meditative deities (yidam), and (4) the results of correct practice.
This commentary explains in detail how the “upholder” functions in the process of transforming the practitioner’s mind. According to Tantra, ordinary consciousness is obscured by ignorance (avidyā), but through the precise pronunciation of secret mantra combined with directed visualization, the practitioner can directly transform the energies of ignorance into perfect wisdom and method (prajñā).
The commentary emphasizes that secret mantras are not ordinary sounds; they are the sonic expression of absolute wakefulness, the presence of all buddhas and bodhisattvas.
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