Toh 666The Tantra of Great Gaṇapati

Summary

The Tantra of Great Gaṇapati is a work in fifteen
chapters that detail offering rites, mantra recitation practices, and meditation practices
for propitiating various forms of the elephant-headed deity Gaṇapati.

Acknowledgements

This text was translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee under the
supervision of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. The translation was produced by Adam C. Krug and
then checked against the Tibetan and edited by Ryan Conlon.

The translation was completed under the patronage and supervision of 84000:
Translating the Words of the Buddha.

Introduction

The Tantra of Great Gaṇapati is a compendium of
ritual instructions for the performance of offering rites, mantra recitation, and
meditation practices related to the elephant-headed deity Gaṇapati. The text is divided
into fifteen chapters. The topics covered in these chapters include instructions for the
construction of Gaṇapati’s maṇḍalas, instructions for making various images of Gaṇapati,
the ritual applications that correspond to those images, descriptions of various forms
of Gaṇapati and the deities that accompany him in his maṇḍala, and a handful of
instructions on the “selection of mantra syllables” (Skt. mantroddhāra; Tib. sngags
btu ba), for mantras associated with Gaṇapati.

Gaṇapati enjoys a rich mythology in purāṇa literature, where he is identified as one of two primary sons of the
divine couple Śiva and Pārvatī. As a result of his popular identification with Hindu
traditions, Gaṇapati’s important role as a Buddhist deity is often overlooked. There is
archeological evidence at the Buddhist cave vihāra complex outside of Aurangabad,
Mahārāṣṭra of Gaṇapati’s involvement in Buddhist ritual life in South Asia from
as early as the sixth and seventh centuries ce. Here, in a
small chapel at the entrance to a Buddhist monastic complex carved into the rock cliffs
outside of the city, Gaṇapati appears flanked by Durgā in her forms as the buffalo
demon-slaying goddess (mahiṣāsuramardinī) and a semi-wrathful form of the goddess Cāmuṇḍā. He is
also accompanied by depictions of the Seven Mothers (Saptmātṛkā) and two Buddha images. The level of
Buddhist participation in the Gaṇapati cult in India requires more research, but it is
supported by the existence of Gaṇapati shrines such as the one found at the Aurangabad
cave complex. Both works devoted to this deity in the Tibetan Kangyurs—The Tantra of Great Gaṇapati (Toh 666) and The Heart Mantra of Gaṇapati (Toh 665)
—provide additional textual evidence of his importance to Indian Buddhist traditions.

While The Heart Mantra of Gaṇapati appears in the
Phangthangma and Denkarma royal catalogs of Tibetan
translations under the abridged title ’phags pa tshogs kyi
snying po, neither of these catalogs contains any mention of The Tantra of Great Gaṇapati. The Tantra of
Great Gaṇapati also does not appear to be
included among the various works on Gaṇapati that were incorporated into the compendia
of dhāraṇīs translated into Chinese from the seventh century.

Tarthang Tulku’s catalog to The Nyingma Edition of the
sDe-dge bKa’-’gyur and bsTan-’gyur notes that Bütön (Bu ston rin chen grub,
1290–1364) questioned the authenticity of this text. This may explain why
the text’s colophon does not follow the usual conventions but is rendered instead in
verse as follows:

“The Indian preceptor Dīpaṁkaraśrījñāna

Arrived from India carrying this

For the sake of worldly siddhis.

He entrusted it to Gyalwé Jungné.

This tantra fulfills wishes.”

The emphasis placed here on the fact that Atiśa arrived with this text
from India (rgya gar yul
nas) appears to be some form of response to the text’s contested status, as
noted by Bütön, and to justify including it in the Kangyur as an authentically Indic
work.

This translation is based on the version of The Tantra of
Great Gaṇapati that appears in the “Tantra Collection” (rgyud ’bum) of the Degé Kangyur, in
consultation with the Comparative Edition (dpe bsdur
ma) and the Stok Palace Kangyur. Unfortunately, no known Sanskrit version of the
text appears to have survived. Christopher Wilkinson’s English translation of the text
was also consulted.

The Translation

The Tantra of Great Gaṇapati

Homage to
Lokeśvara.

Chapter 1: The Arising of Siddhi

After one has paid homage to glorious great Gaṇapati

And glorious Gaṇapati is pleased, one should

Place the statue in
a square maṇḍala

And perform the offering for six months.

One will have the same good fortune in this life

As a divine universal emperor.

One will incur great merit.

One’s wealth will equal that of the gods.

One’s lifespan will greatly increase.

Humans and other beings will be under one’s control,

And even the gods will become one’s servants

And obey one’s commands.

The nāgas will also obey one’s commands

And accomplish any task like servants.

The pleasure one will experience will be

Greater than the pleasures of the god realms.

The great deity Great Gaṇapati will create

Emanation bodies that consecrate fortunate

Disciples who have attained siddhi.

When one attains the highest supreme siddhi,

One becomes extremely powerful, and it

Increases wealth like a wish-fulfilling jewel.

The person who performs this offering to the benefactor

Of the world, the god of gods, will attain siddhi.

This is chapter 1 in “The Tantra of the Great
Deity Gaṇapati,” “The Arising of Siddhi.”

Chapter 2: Instructions on the Mantra for the Deity’s

Siddhi

Make a square maṇḍala

In a secluded place as follows:

Smear the ground with cow dung making it

Smooth and soft, and place a statue of Gaṇapati

In the center of its raised middle section.

Scatter white flowers on it,

Get naked, adopt the form

Of Vināyaka, and perform the offering.

Adopt a six-month observance

And perform 108 mantra recitations

Three times each day.

All one’s hopes will be fulfilled, and

Everything one wishes will come to pass.

Place the glorious and auspicious syllable oṃ

At the beginning of the mantra.

Place the syllable that grants siddhi

Like a wish-fulfilling jewel

Next in line.

Recite the syllable that is

Like the sun after that.

Use the first syllable

Of the Tathāgata’s name.

Recite the first consonant

At the end of that.

Recite the precious syllable svā

And the activating syllable hā.

This is how one who seeks siddhi

Should recite the secret mantra.

Chapter 3: A Description of Gaṇapati

Ganapaṭi is described as follows:

Gaṇapati’s body is white,

He has the head of an elephant,

And one of his tusks is broken.

He holds a radish in his right hand,

He is mounted upon a rat,

His body is adorned with jewels, and

He is crowned with a crescent moon.

He is radiant and sends forth rays of light.

He has a beautiful complexion and color, a big belly, and is clad in jewelry.

This is chapter 3 in “The Tantra of Accomplishing
Siddhi”, “A Description of Gaṇapati.”

Chapter 4: The Practice of One-Faced, Four-Armed

Gaṇapati

A skilled person should pick white flowers on a day during the lunar month
Puṣya and draw the image of Gaṇapati, depicting him with a white complexion and the
head of an elephant, holding a radish in his right hand and a precious jewel in his
left hand, with a big belly, adorned with all his ornaments, and seated on his throne
atop a rat and a lunar disk. Then one should place the image in the center of the
maṇḍala facing oneself, adopt the form of Vināyaka, and perform the offering.

This is chapter 4, “The Practice of One-Faced, Four-Armed
Gaṇapati.”

Chapter 5: A Teaching on Gaṇapati’s Mudrā

Gaṇapati is in the northeast. He has a white complexion, the head of an
elephant, a rat for his mount, and three eyes. He wears a crescent moon. His right
hands hold a radish and battle-axe, and his left hands hold a trident and skull
bowl.

For the Gaṇapati mudrā, the left hand is clenched in a fist with the
forefinger and middle finger extended and the forefinger is bent so that it grasps the
joint of the middle finger.

This is chapter 5, “A Teaching on Gaṇapati’s Mudrā.”

Chapter 6: A Teaching on Great Gaṇapati’s Mantra

The mantra is taught as follows:

Place the glorious syllable oṃ
at the beginning.

Write the precious wish-fulfilling

Jewel syllable after that.

The first consonant of the first class

Should be written after that.

Adorn the first letter of the Tathāgata’s

Name with the
eighth vowel.

Bring the first consonant syllable

To mind and mentally write it.

Write the third member of the third class

And the fourth of the first class.

Write the third member of the seventh class,

And add it after the first member of the third.

The fifth member of the fourth class accompanies

The wish-fulfilling jewel syllable, and is

Adorned with the third vowel.

Then, pronounce the third of the fourth group,

And write the syllable for

Attaining siddhi after that.

The fierce mantra syllable

Is pronounced at the end of all of them.

Lokeśvara himself grants

The siddhi of this secret mantra.

It will fulfill every need.

This is chapter 6, “A Teaching on Great Gaṇapati’s Mantra.”

Chapter 7: A Teaching on the Name Mantra

Now there is the additional teaching on

The heart mantra for accomplishing siddhi

Called the name mantra that

Accomplishes all the siddhis.

Take śrī and the syllable
yaṃ and place

Them at the beginning where it says oṃ.

Write the wish-fulfilling jewel syllable and

Adorn it with the solar syllable after that.

Write the sixth vowel next and

Ornament it with a nāda and bindu.

Pronounce the first syllable

Of the name after that.

Write the fifth member of the fourth group

And then the first member of the fifth group.

Write the first syllable of the Tathāgata’s name,

The wind element syllable, and

Ornament it with the eighth vowel

After that.

Pronounce the two pacification

Seed syllables at the end.

The name mantra

Accomplishes all one desires.

This is chapter 7, “A Teaching on the Name Mantra.”

Chapter 8: The Gaṇapati Offering

Now I will explain further.

Pluck some white flowers by the root

On a day during the lunar month of Puṣya.

The statue of Gaṇapati should be

Made by a skilled person

Out of pure white sandalwood.

It should be one thumb-length high,

Have a big belly, four arms, and be well made.

Place it in a container made of precious materials.

When the full moon is out, one should

Clean the area inside, where the image is located,

So that it is clean, sparkling, and beautiful.

Wash it with a vase containing

Scented water and a cleaning solution

Of perfume made of white flowers.

Immediately after,

Invite him into the center of the maṇḍala

And present the white flowers to him.

Present him with a large bali offering

Of radishes and laḍḍus,

And then perform an offering with incense,

Perfume, lamps, and divine foods.

For the mantra, one should present a bali offering to
Gaṇapati consisting of radishes, laḍḍus, water, and the three
white offerings, and also offer incense and flowers. After it is performed in this
way, nothing can pose an obstacle.

This is chapter 8, “The Gaṇapati Offering.”

Chapter 9: A Description of the Food for Attaining

Siddhi

The term radish refers to

A mustard root with eight flavors

That is the best of all foods

And has the best flavors.

These are bitter, sour, astringent,

Sweet, spicy, and salty flavors,

As well as juicy and savory.

They are antidotes to the eight types of illness.

They are helpful for all diseases and illnesses

Related to bile, phlegm, a mixture of the two,

Blood, lymph, indigestion, and wind.

No other food compares to it.

It can make even the lips of the gods quiver.

It is the food that grants siddhi and

One should offer it to Gaṇapati.

The term laḍḍu refers to a type of food

Containing the three sweets and the three fruits,

That is sprinkled with a delicious fragrance,

Rolled into a dough ball,

Boiled in milk and butter, and

Used as a great bali offering to the gaṇas.

Offer it to Gaṇapati along with

Various common foods such as

Butter, pastries, and the three sweets.

These are the offerings to Gaṇapati.

Place the statue of Gaṇapati in the palm of your right hand and recite the
mantra one hundred thousand times without allowing your mind to wander. If one incants the radish
with the mantra and offers it to Gaṇapati, one’s merit in this lifetime will equal to
that of a universal emperor. If one offers white flowers, one will not be defeated by
kings and the like. One will gain a high rank such as king, and kings, ministers, and
others will be brought under one’s control.

This is chapter 9 on “A Description of the Food That Grants
Siddhi.”

Chapter 10: Practices for Becoming a King and the

Like

Now I will present the ritual instructions.

Make a statue of Great Gaṇapati

Holding a wish-fulfilling jewel in his hands

Out of the precious material known as silver.

Make a maṇḍala measuring one cubit across

And scatter precious stones and white flowers on it.

Recite the mantra one hundred thousand times,

And illness and suffering will be pacified.

A skilled person should make a Gaṇapati statue out of crystal

And conch shell according to the following procedure.

It will remove all types of suffering.

Make the Gaṇapati statue

One thumb-length in height

Out of precious crystal, and

Recite the senapra… vidyāmantra

One hundred thousand times,

While polishing the crystal statue.

Then, on a day during the lunar month

Of Puṣya, one should face east,

Put on white robes, wash, place one’s

Hands together, and mentally supplicate the deity.

If some obstructing being is causing one harm,

One should place the crystal statue on top of

A mirror so that it does not move or wobble.

Then one should bathe, face east,

And the robber or spy

Will appear in the mirror,

And be identified.

If one recites the nāga kuru vidyā

One hundred thousand times

While making offerings and illuminating

The crystal statue of Gaṇapati,

Simply showing this statue to someone

Afflicted by illness and suffering

Will cure them of any illness

And free them from suffering.

That is the great pacification ritual.

Make a statue of Great Gaṇapati

Out of the precious gold.

Open its eyes on a day during Puṣya,

Make offerings to it and consecrate it.

Recite the vara mantra

One hundred thousand times,

And all the wealth of the household in which

The statue resides will increase.

When they see the golden Gaṇapati,

Obstructing beings will give you riches.

Obstructing beings will be unable to cause harm,

And will present offerings fit for a king.

A rain of precious substances will fall in the

Location where the golden Gaṇapati resides.

All kings of obstructing beings will

Give all their wealth

To the golden Gaṇapati,

And one will become wealthy.

The qualities that constitute a

Superior Gaṇapati statue are

That it reveals treasures concealed by yakṣas,

It will ensure one’s possessions always increase

In this life and in future lives, and

It causes the lord of wealth, Vaiśravaṇa,

To honor one like a king.

Place the statue of glorious Gaṇapati

In a square maṇḍala.

Recite the bhaga mantra

One hundred thousand times, and

One will attain siddhi in this life.

It will grant whatever one desires,

And the power of the king of gods

Will be bestowed upon the practitioner.

The compassionate glorious Gaṇapati and his

Multitude of compassionate ones will protect one

From poverty with their compassionate nature.

Draw the Great God of Wealth

On a piece of silk or a piece of cloth,

Open its eyes on a day during Puṣya,

And good fortune will come to the location

Of the household in which it is placed.

A skilled person should make a well-crafted

Gaṇapati statue out of copper.

Place it on top of a maṇḍala

On ground that has been smeared with red sandalwood.

Make an offering of bandhūka flowers,

Rubies, and all manner of red flowers

While reciting the bruṃ
vidyāmantra,

And one will enthrall a king’s daughter,

A goddess, a female nāga,

A kinnara’s daughter,

Or a reputable brahmin’s daughter.

She will be extremely beautiful, respectful,

And will obey your command like a servant.

Relying upon immeasurably superior

Statues such as these can allow one to

Gain siddhis simply by making offerings.

Make a statue of Gaṇapati

Out of precious materials

And place it on top of the maṇḍala.

Recite the ratnasiddhi vidyā

One hundred thousand times,

And it will allow one to discover buried treasures

And indulge in whatever one desires.

This is chapter 10 in “The Tantra of Great
Gaṇapati,” “Practices for Becoming a King and the Like.”

Chapter 11: Great Gaṇapati’s Maṇdala

Glorious Great Gaṇapati is

Very fierce with a fierce grimace.

He has the heart of a buddha, the head of an animal,

And the face of a young elephant

With three eyes and four tusks.

He has four arms, four feet, and bears a large nāga.

The first hand holds a white tusk, and

The hand below it holds a noose. The left hands

Hold a battle-axe and three-pointed khaṭvāṅga.

He is dark blue and has a huge belly.

This statue of Gaṇapati should be cast

In molten bell metal and bronze.

Consecrate it on a day during Puṣya.

For the meditation and practice,

Choose a location to construct the maṇḍala

And draw a maṇḍala with nine sections.

Include the gates and porticos.

Draw a lotus with eight petals in the middle on which

Gaṇapati tramples the target of the rite.

He is seated on a moon disk

In nondual union with his consort.

Her name is Arcikarī,

And she is known as the Vajra Sow-Faced One.

She holds a battle-axe and a cup

Filled with blood that she offers to her lord.

The Lord of the Three Realms is in the eastern section, which is yellow. He
holds a radish and a sword.

The yakṣa king Lord of Clouds is in the western section, which is red. He
is red and holds a noose and a billowing cloud full of water.

The yakṣa lord Abode of Wealth is in the northern section, which is green.
He is green and holds a mace and a jeweled khaṭvāṅga.

Vināyaka, the
Lord of Obstructing Beings, is in the northeastern section, which is white. He has the
face of an elephant, holds a trident and a radish, and is black.

Rudra, Lord of Pretas, is in the southeast section, which is red. He holds
an axe and an intact skull, and he is black.

Cloud Light is in the southwest section, which is black. He holds a
billowing cloud with a flashing thunderbolt beneath it with both hands.

Curved Trunk Vināyaka, the King of Obstructing Beings, has an elephant
trunk and is in the northwest section, which is black. He holds a trident and a dry
skull that has a radish inside and is full of flesh.

The eight nāga kings who obey these deities are the nāga kings Abala,
Varuṇa, Śaṅkhapāla, Takṣaka, Kulika, Ananta, Padma, and Mahāpadma.

The great king Dhṛtarāṣṭra is at the eastern gate, Virūḍhaka is at the
southern gate, Virūpākṣa is at the western gate, and Vaiśravaṇa is at the northern
gate. The colors of their bodies are white, blue, red, and green, respectively, and
each of them holds a precious jewel and a sword. Their consorts are not depicted.

Make a wax effigy of the enemy that is thin, black, and has disheveled
hair, and place it inside a
triangular killing maṇḍala to the northeast of the drawing. Smear it with sesame oil,
write the family name in the center, place it there, and tie a cord made from the hair
of a corpse around its neck.

After you have done that, set up bali offerings of
laḍḍu and radishes for each of the eight great yakṣas as well
as red bali offerings that contain fish and onions for each of the eight great yakṣas.
Prepare a single large bali offering for the eight great nāgas
and one for each of the four great kings. If one cannot afford that, prepare a single
large bali. Present divine food offerings to each of them. One
should also set out wrathful substances such as a wolf’s skull, black cumin, mustard seed, white
mustard seed, and black mustard seed.

This is chapter 11, “Great Gaṇapati’s Maṇdala.”

Chapter 12: The Meditation System

Now I will explain further.

A meditation system like this has never

Appeared before and will not appear again—

It is a well-kept secret, and one should practice it.

The nature of yaṃ is emptiness.
Hūṁ

Arises out of that and its nature is appearance.

Ya is the seed syllable of the
eight gaṇas,

Who are generated from their name mantras.

The wrathful one’s emanations fill the three-thousandfold world.

Light rays gather and coalesce in the initial syllable hūṁ.

Then, one generates Great Gaṇapati, who

Appears for the benefit of beings in his complete

Form as a terrifying great wrathful being

With his consort and retinue.

One generates the eight nāgas out of eight phuḥ syllables

And the wrathful kings are likewise

Generated from the syllable bhai
and their names.

Draw them in with light rays, and use

Jaḥ and jaḥ’s expanding and contracting light
rays,

Hūṁ and the hūṁ mantra,

And the hook mudrā to draw them in.

Have them assume their full power.

Perform the offering and the bali offering.

Augment their heart mantras with

The mantra baliṃ gṛhṇa kha.

This is chapter 12, “The Meditation System.”

Chapter 13: The Arising of the Secret Mantras of the

Great Yakṣas

The king of mantras is as follows:

For its vowels and consonants,

Write the first followed by the fourth.

Place the fifth member of the fourth next.

Imagine the wish-fulfilling

Jewel syllable after that,

And recite the first syllable of

The Tathāgata’s name after that.

Ornament it with the eighth vowel.

Add the second vowel to

The attracting syllables

And the wind element syllable

That is called the victorious king.

Add the second vowel

To the wish-fulfilling jewel syllable.

Write the sun syllable

And then the fifth of the fourth class.

Ornament that with the eighth vowel.

Adorn the fourth syllable of the second

Class with the fourth vowel.

Add the fourth of the fifth syllable

And the fifth of the third syllable.

Ornament the first syllable of the fourth

Class with the fourth vowel.

Add the wind element

Syllable after that.

Pronounce the precious syllable

And the action syllable at the end.

Great Gaṇapati’s root mantra

Grants everything one desires.

The mantras of the eight yakṣas

Are ya and so forth,

Yaya and so forth,

Vināyaka and so forth, bhaira and so forth, hūṁ, and tri. The eight are flanked by hūṁ and phaṭ, which makes them vital energy heart mantras.

One generates the nāga mantras

From their names and adds oṃ and
hūṁ phaṭ.

The mantras of the great kings are the mantras bhai, bhi, and bha.

This is chapter 13, “The Arising of the Secret Mantras of the Great
Yakṣas.”

Chapter 14: The Fierce Killing Mantra

For the mantra to attract a target,

Recite śatrūṃ nṛja nija

With ya, kṣa, ka, la

Ma, hā, bhairabhe,

Tri, rā, and ca

Many times.

One should use the eight yakṣa mantra

To excavate an enemy’s soul stone.

Then, one should burn the soul stone

And trample the soul stone.

For the king of impelling mantras,

Recite the invocation

Ya, kṣa, ka, la,

Ma, hā, bhairabhe,

Deva, yakṣa, yama,

Nāga nāga thumrilaya,

The target’s name, thumrilaya

And yaya.

For the killing mantra,

Recite the phrase as above

Beginning with ma, hā,

Bhairabhe,
yakṣa, and the like

Followed by two

Nāśaya nāśaya,

Cūrnaya cūrnaya,

Nāgayakatra māraya,

Hana and cakra twice,

Vināyaka

ji bhindha,

And tantakara,

The target’s name, māraya,

And then hūṁ hūṁ phaṭ phaṭ.

This is chapter 14, “The Fierce Killing Mantra.”

Chapter 15: Praising Gaṇapati

There is also the following fierce mantra:

oṃ bhighābhivabhyi
sarvavidyāviśayahṛdam itaya | hūṁ citu vatu | traṃ pramarutāya | hana hana | gṛhṇa
gṛhṇa | paca paca | bhrahma bhrahma | bhrahmaya bhrahmaya | hūṁ hūṁ phaṭ phaṭ
|

Make a statue of Great Vināyaka

Out of bell metal or pure copper,

Consecrate it, and make offerings to it.

Place it on top of an effigy of the enemy

So that it acts as Gaṇapati’s seat,

And the enemy will surely die.

Rites that employ it are also

Said to be highly effective.

Make a statue of Gaṇapati out of sandalwood or jewels, consecrate it, and
make offerings to it. If one wants to stop a hailstorm, make a statue of Vāyu and
Varuṇa, the Lords of Hail. Make an effigy of
a cloud and a statue of a dragon and press it down as Gaṇapati’s seat. Imagine
yourself trampling it as well while reciting the mantra that begins hika candra and the hail will stop. One should scatter
white mustard seeds in the directions.

If one wants to cause hail, make a clear drawing of a water and cloud
maṇḍala, visualize Gaṇapati riding a dragon, and imagine them as one’s servants.

To prepare the secret substances,

Make a dough using powdered iron,

Gold, copper, rainwater, and rice flour.

Form it into hailstones the size and shape you desire, anoint them with
blood, and do this many times over for forty-nine days. Place them inside a crow’s
skull, cover the
crow’s skull with clouds, and write the mantra on it.

For the third stage, set out the materials to support the rite. Recite the
mantra that begins bruṃ bruṃ bhariśaya one
hundred thousand times. Three, seven, or eight of the hailstones inside the crow’s
skull will emerge. One should bring them to the enemy’s territory. Recite the mantra after the repelling
mantra and it will fall on the enemy. If it does not hail, hide the Gaṇapati statue in
the middle of the enemy’s territory with its head facing down and its feet facing up,
and it will immediately hail. Hail the size of kalandaka bird eggs and red-colored
hail the size of deer testicles will fall for a long time. This will happen because
bruṃ is a mantra that destroys
crops.

If you want to eliminate them, do not remove the statue and the crow skull.
It will hail every day, and they will leave. Present offerings to the Gaṇapati statue.
Perform one hundred and eight mantra recitations that are flawless from start to
finish using a jewel rosary. Bathe, and ask Gaṇapati to be present in the center of
one’s own maṇḍala.

Gaṇapati accomplishes limitless

Supreme acts such as that.

Homage to joyous, glorious Gaṇapati!

Homage to great, glorious Gaṇapati!

Homage to the glorious, great, peaceful, and wrathful one!

This is chapter 15 in “The Arising of Siddhi
Tantra,” “Praising Gaṇapati.”

This concludes “The Gaṇapati Tantra: Arising of
Siddhi.”

Colophon

The Indian preceptor Dīpaṁkaraśrījñāna

Arrived from India carrying this

For the sake of worldly siddhis.

He entrusted it to Gyalwé Jungné.

This tantra fulfills wishes.

Notes

Abbreviations

D
Degé (sde dge bka’ ’gyur)

C
Choné (co ne)

H
Lhasa (lha sa/zhol)

J
Lithang (li thang)

K
Kanxi (kang shi)

N
Narthang (snar thang)

U
Urga (phyi sog khu re)

Y
Yongle (g.yong lo)

S
Stok Palace (stog pho ’brang)

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impelling

syllable that grants siddhi like a wish fulfilling jewel
syllable that grants siddhi
yid bzhin nor bu lta bu yi/ dngon grub ster byed yi ge
ཡིད་བཞིན་ནོར་བུ་ལྟ་བུ་ཡི། དངོན་གྲུབ་སྟེར་བྱེད་ཡི་གེ
yid bzhin nor bu
ཡིད་བཞིན་ནོར་བུ།

Dromtön
Dromtön Gyalwé Jungné