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An Explanation of the Tantric Scripture Toh 2694

Background

This scripture is recorded in the Kangyur, the Tantra class, where the highest instructions of Vajrayana are preserved. These are Dharma methods taught by Buddha Shakyamuni and the sovereign buddhas within the Vajra lineages to practitioners of strong capacity who have matured in bodhicitta.

In the Tantric tradition, the esoteric scriptures are divided into four versions according to the profundity of the teaching. The texts in the Kangyur are not only theoretical, but also direct instructions for practice, involving the application of wisdom and method (prajñā-upāya) in order to transform all phenomena into the path.

The absence of a specific title reflects the nature of advanced esoteric scriptures, which are often transmitted orally from teacher to disciple and not made fully public. This deeply protects the Dharma method, so as to avoid contradictions for those who do not have adequate foundational preparation.

Main Content

The specific content of this scripture has not yet been fully translated in the available data. However, based on the context of the Kangyur Tantras, it may be understood that the scripture concerns one of the principal categories of Vajrayana:

The yoga of loving mind (cittavajra), in which practitioners learn to perceive mind itself as the indestructible vajra. The teaching on emptiness (śūnyatā) is linked with the images of mind, speech, and body, these three being unified in the sacred image. Or this scripture teaches the method of the path of visualization practice (sādhana), in which practitioners transform ordinary space into a pure buddha-field and themselves into the deity (deva) representing awakened qualities.

Profound Tantric teachings often combine secret ritual with philosophical theory in order to attain awakening in one lifetime. This method does not abandon desire, but transforms it into the path of liberation.