The Cakrasamvara Tantra : the discourse of Śrī Heruka (Śrīherukābhidhāna) 9780975373460, 0975373463 [PDF]

Table of contents :
Contents
Series Editor's Preface
Author's Preface
Introduction: The Study of the Cakrasamvara Tantra
1. Introduction to the Cakrasamvara Tantra
The Cakrasamvara and the Yogini Tantras
Dating the Text
Cakrasamvara Literature
2. Traditional History of the Cakrasamvara Tantra
Mythic Root Texts
The Origin of Heruka
3. Contents and Contexts
The Triple Wheel Mandala
Dakinis, yoginis, and Woman
Consecration and the Sexual Yogas
Mantras and Magic
4. Texts and Translation
Texts Employed
Translation Methodology
Technical Notes
Translation of the Cakrasamvara Tantra
I. The Descent of the Mandala
II. The Procedure o Wheel Worship
III. The Procedure of Consecration and Fee [Payment]
IV. The Procedure Called 'The Nonduality of the eroes and Yoginis'
V. The Procedure of Selecting the Letters of the Root Mantra
VI. The Procedure of Selecting the Hero's Six Armor [Mantras]
VII. The Procedure of Selecting the Mantra
VIII. The Procedure of Selecting the Reversed Yogini Mantras
IX. The Procedure of the Ritual Actions of the Root Mantra
X. The Achievement of the Triple Body and the Procedure of the Ritual Actions of the Essence Mantra
XI. The Procedure of Characterizing the Seven-lived One
XII. The Procedure of the Ritual Actions of the Quintessence
XIII. The Procedure of the Applications of the Armor Mantra
XIV The Procedure of the Donkey Form Yoga for Becoming Sri Heruka
XV. The Procedure of the Syllabic Signs
XVI. The Procedure of Examining the Characteristics of the Seven Yoginis
XVII. The Procedure of the Signs
XVIII. The True Procedure of the Colors
XIX. The Procedure of Pointing Out the Gestures of the Yoginis
XX. The Procedure of the Symbolic Hand Gestures of the Yoginis
XXI. The Procedure of the Characteristics of the Visual Body Gestures
XXII. The Procedure of the Characteristics of the Distinctive Limb Gestures
XXIII. The Procedure of the Characteristics of the Dakinis' Signs and Insignia
XXIV. The Procedure of the Symbolic Speech of the Four Classes
XXV The Procedure of Completely Hiding the Root Mantra
XXVI. The Procedures of Inspecting the Disciple and the Vows
XXVII. The Procedures of the Conduct
XXVIII. The Procedures of the Inner Fire Sacrifice and Class Oneness
XXIX. The Procedures of the Messenger's Defining Marks and the State of Empowerment
XXX. The Procedure of Mantra Selection Bound in the Muraja Drum
XXXI. The Procedure of the Rites of Eating
XXXII. The Procedures of the Animal Sacrificial Victims
XXXIII. The Reverential Procedure of Secret Worship
XXXIV The Procedure of Summoning via the Fire Sacrifice of the Nondual Messenger
XXXV. The Procedure of the Nondual Ritual Action and the Method of Cheating Black Death
XXXVI. The Procedure of Summoning the Reality Worship
XXXVII. The Procedure of Inner Mastery
XXXVIII. The Procedure of the Yoginis' Place and the Heroes' Secret Abode
XXXIX. The Procedure of Vision and Loud Laughter
XL. The Procedures of Subjugating the Five Social Classes and Mahamudra
XLI. The Procedure of Laying Down the Mandala of the Twenty-four Syllables
XLII. The Procedure of the Laughter Mantra and the Magic of the Yoginis' Forms
XLIII. The Procedure of Accomplishing the Ritual Actions of the Quintessence [Mantra]
XLIV. The Procedure of the Six Yoginis' Ritual Actions with the Seven Syllable [Mantra]
XLV. The Six Yogini Ritual Actions and the Summoning of the Power of Speech
XLVI. The Procedure of Ritual Actions with the Five ha Syllables
XLVII. The Procedure of All Ritual Actions of the Sarvabuddhadakini Mantra
XLVIII. The Procedure of the Mandala of the Hidden Abode of all Heroes and Dakinis
XLIX. The Procedure of Transforming the Victim who is Born Seven Times
L. The Procedure of the Domination Fire Sacrifice and the Teaching of the Stages in Relation to the Seats
LI. Creation Stage Esoteric Instruction
Glossaries
Sanskrit-Tibetan-English Glossary
Tibetan-Sanskrit-English Glossary
Conspectus Siglorum
Bibliography
Indian Texts (In Sanskrit or Tibetan translation)
Indigenous Tibetan Texts
Chinese Texts from the Taisho Canon
Other Chinese Texts
Modern Sources
Index

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The Cakrasamvara Tantra (The Discourse of Sri Heruka) A Study and Annotated Translation



by David B. Gray



TREASURY OF THE BUDDHIST SCIENCES series Editor-in-Chief: Robert A. F. Thurman Jey Tsong Khapa Professor oflndo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Columbia University President, American Institute of Buddhist Studies Executive Editor: Thomas F. Yarnall Department of Religion Columbia University Editorial Board: Ryuichi Abe, Jay Garfield, Laura Harrington, Thubten Jinpa, Joseph Loizzo, Gary Tubb, Christian Wedemeyer, Chun-fang Yu The American Institute of Buddhist Studies (AIBS), in affiliation with the Columbia University Center for Buddhist Studies (CBS) and Tibet House US (THUS), has established the Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences series to provide authoritative English translations, studies, and editions of the texts of the Tibetan Tengyur (bstan gyur) and its associated literature. The Tibetan Tengyur is a vast collection of over 3,600 classical Indian Buddhist scientific treatises (fiistra) written in Sanskrit by over 700 authors from the first millennium CE, now preserved mainly in systematic 7th-12th century Tibetan translation. Its topics span all of India's "outer" arts and sciences, including linguistics, medicine, astronomy, socio-political theory, ethics, art, and so on, as well as all of her "inner" arts and sciences such as philosophy, psychology ("mind science"), meditation, and yoga. The Publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of David Sloss, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Anonymous, the Conanima Foundation, the Infinity Foundation, the Sacharuna Foundation, and Robert and Nena Thurman in sponsoring the publication of this series ..



The Cakrasamvara Tantra (The Discourse of Sri Heruka) (Sriherukabhidhana) A Study and Annotated Translation by David B. Gray



Editing and Design by Thomas F. Yarnall



Tengyur Translation Initiative Treasury ofthe Buddhist Sciences series



Published by The American Institute of Buddhist Studies at Columbia University in New York Co-published with Columbia University's Center for Buddhist Studies and Tibet House US



New York 2007



Tengyur Translation Initiative Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences series A refereed series published by: American Institute ofBuddhist Studies Columbia University 80 Claremont Avenue, room 303 New York, NY 10027 http:/ /www.aibs.columbia.edu Co-published with Columbia University's Center for Buddhist Studies and Tibet House US. Distributed by Columbia University Press. Copyright© 2007 by David B. Gray All rights reserved. No portion of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photography, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system or technologies now known or later developed, without written permission from the publisher.



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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tripiraka. Siitrapiraka. Tantra. Cakrasamvaratantra English. The Cakrasamvara Tantra : the discourse of Sri Heruka (Sriherukabhidhana) I a study and annotated translation by David B. Gray ; editing and design by Thomas F. Yarnall. p. em. - (Treasury of the Buddhist sciences) "Co-published with Columbia University's Center for Buddhist Studies and Tibet House US." Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-9753734-6-0 (alk. paper) 1. Tripiraka. Siitrapitaka. Tantra. Cakrasamvaratantra-Commentaries. I. Gray, David B., 1969- II. Yarnall, Thomas, F. III. Title.



BQ2180.C3522Z52 2007 294.3'85--dc22 2007060677



Contents Series Editor's Preface ................................................................................... ix Author's Preface ............................................................................................ xv Introduction: The Study of the Cakrasamvara Tantra 1. Introduction to the Cakrasamvara Tantra



The Cakrasamvara and the Yogini Tantras ....................................... 3 Dating the Text ............................................................................... 11 Cakrasamvara Literature ................................................................. 15 2. Traditional History of the Cakrasamvara Tantra



Mythic Root Texts ............................................................................ 28 The Origin ofHeruka ...................................................................... 35 3. Contents and Contexts



The Triple Wheel Marz(iala ............................................................. 54 l)akinis, Yogin is, and Women ......................................................... 77 Consecration and the Sexual Yogas ................................................. 103 Mantras and Magic ....................................................................... 131 4. Texts and Translation



Texts Employed .............................................................................. 137 Translation Methodology ............................................................... 145 Technical Notes ............................................................................. 151 Translation of the Cakrasamvara Tantra I. The Descent of the Mal).