Sarva Rahasya Tantra

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Author: Alex Wayman
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The Sarvarahasyatantra
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/don yod grub par de bśad do //
ghasiddhi.
(82) "the force."; the endowment of aspiration (bsam pa phun sum tshogs). "which makes...": the endowment of praxis (sbyor ba phun sum tshogs). "the unwasted..." other deeds that promote enlightenment. "Amoghasiddhi": means "whose success is unwasted", meaning success in the world on behalf of others, and success in the absolute sense-is unwasted.
[The foregoing four verses identify the four Buddhas, beginning with Akşobhya with the four boundless states or the four Brahmavihāra, namely love (maitri), compassion (karuņā), sympathetic joy (anumodanā), and equanimity (upekṣā). Sānti-pā mentions that the mandala of 37 deities is clarified in the Tattvasamgraha and the Vajrasekhara tantras. (the fundamental Yogatantra and its explantory tantra). Each of the four Buddhas is encircled by four adamantine beings, described in verses 83-98. The four of the Aksobhya circle are ruled by bodhicitta (Mind of Enlightenment), name. ly Vajrasattva, Vajraraja, Vajraraga, and Vajrasādhu.] (83) /byan chub ran bźin ye ses mchog/ / de 'dir rdo rje źes bśad de / /rdo rje ye ses las byun ba/ /rdo rje sems dpar de bśad do //
(83) The supreme wisdom of enlighten
ment self-presence, that is here explained as "diamond" (vajra). Who consists of diamond wisdom is the explanation of Vajrasattva (the Diamond Being).
(83) "Vajrasattva": who has donned the armor in enlightenment (byan chud tu go bgos pa).
(84) / sans rgyas thams cad spyan 'dren pa/ /rdo rje lcags kyu źes bśad de / /rdo rje'i rigs rnams kun gyi rgyal / /rdo rje rgyal por de bśad do //
(84) Who, attracting the sight of all the Buddhas, is referred to as "diamond hook," the king of all the diamond families, is the explanation of Vajrarāja (Diamond King).
(84) "Vajrarāja": the right taking on of practice (spyod pa yan dag blans pa). "all
the diamond families": the host of Bodhisattvas.
pa/
(85) sans rgy as thams cad chags byed (85) Whose empassioning of all the Buddhas is explained as pleasing them. The praxis of death (māra), the great passion, is the explanation of Vajraraga (the Diamond Passion).
/mñes par byed pa źes bśad de / /bdud kyi sbyor ba chags pa che/ /rdo rje chags par de bśad do // (85) "Vajrarāga": the maturing of practice. "the praxis of death": terrorizing the discordant side.
(86) / sans rgyas thams cad mñes byed (86) Who, pleasing all the Buddhas, is