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(3:0) p. 209 this treasure-cycle dGo n s-pa Za n -thal is due to Rig->dzin rGod-ldem (alias dictus d N os-grub rGyal-mTshan), who lived Chr.E. 1337-1408. He is the vidy a -dhara with the vulture-feathers.

(3:1) pp. 211-223 "The Tantra That Reveals the Intrinsic Buddha Mind".

pp. 212-213 tantra-s taught by Samanta-bhadra in A-kanis.t.ha

 

p. 213 these [total : 20,000] tantra-s are lasting for 120,000 years

p. 213 eras of Samanta-bhadra

 

{N.B.: the #s of "magical years" may derive from the #s of petals of cakra-s in the subtle body}

p. 214 entrustments of texts, by Pra-he[la]-vajra for 121 years, in southern Jambu dv i pa

 

p. 215 epochs, measured from time of entrustment by Pra-hela-vajra to S`r i Si m ha

 

praedictions by S`r i Si m ha concerning his disciples’ #s of disciples

 

{the 21 "heart sons Appearing in succession on this Jambu Isle" (p. 216) may be derived from the 21 successive exterminations of the ks.atriya caste wrought by Paras`u-r a ma – as born from padma the ‘red waterlily’, Padma-sambhava may emblemize the ks.atriya caste, whose color is likewise red.}

pp. 219-222 concealments of texts

 

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(3:2) pp. 225-237 "The Record of the Profound Dharma That Reveals the Effortless Vehicle".

pp. 230-231 offerings by lady mTsho-rgyal of mKhar-chen, to Padma-sambhava

 

p. 232 the 7 scripts of manuscripts written with letters of pretious substances

 

p. 232 places of concealment for varieties of text

 

[(3:4) p. 252 according to the Key to the Wisdom-Heart, of the teachings of the Pretious Hearing Lineage were concealed by Padma-sambhava, "at the northern slope of the Divine Cliff in Zangzang, within the central casket of brown rhinoceros hide and sealed ... with thirteen consecutive seals."]

p. 233 mind-transmission of the conquerors, distilling key points of the Effortless Vehicle

 

p. 234 in order to open the doorway to these teachings, there are :-

 

pp. 235-237 at mt. Has-po-ri, gifting by king to Padma-sambhava

 

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(3:3) pp. 238-244 "Vairos.an.a’s Profound Mind Tantra from the Innermost Unexcelled Cycle"

p. 240 how the Great Perfection is able to supplement to other Y a na-s

 

p. 241 #s (totalling 7 laks.a-s, if all were written-down) of s`loka-s in Cycles of the Great Perfection, concealed in pagodas surrounding the Vajra Throne

 

p. 241 #s of s`loka-s of various natures

 

p. 242 "teachings of the Great Perfection are ... the ‘scent lingering in an empty box.’" {this lingering-scent metaphor being used in Gnosticism and in Qabbalah}

pp. 243-244 pretious substances for writing of texts

 

S`r i Si m ha (having "arrived on a pathway of five-colored light") introduced (to Vai-ros.an.a, in the latter’s dream) "a woman ... dressed in resplendent white and red garments" (p. 243), as (p. 244) :

 

{insofar as these are 2 distinct women in the Apokalupsis, 1 of those may be the "dark blue woman" who "vanished into the side of a huge cliff" (p. 243) in the dream.}

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(3:5) pp. 254-256 "The Six Hearing Lineages" = 1st chapter of the Great Commentary on the Hearing Lineage, by Vimala-mitra

p. 255 oral instructions on the innermost unexcelled meaning of the Great Perfection, taught to the king at the Caverns of mChim-phu above bSam-yas

 

(3:6) pp. 258-274 "The Hearing Lineage of Vairos.an.a from the Direct Revelation of Samanta-bhadra’s Mind" = 1st segment of the Innermost Unexcelled Hearing Lineage, by Vai-ros.an.a

pp. 263-264 the renowned Great Perfection as transmitted (in the manner of self-manifesting magical words) by Pra-he[la]-vajra (incarnation of Vajra-sattva)

 

pp. 263-264 instances of texts belonging to Cycles

 

pp. 264-265 the 6 sections of the treasury of the pretious essence of secrets, that revealeth the innate nature in actuality

 

Cycles entrusted by S`r i Si m ha to his 4 heart-disciples

 

p. 268 foremosts of the sections of the Great Perfection

 

pp. 268-269 times necessary for attainment of enlightenment

 

p. 270 types of enlightenments and the corresponding #s of emanations sent forth by followers of various schools

 

pp. 270-271 names for Great Perfection’s Section-Cycles

 

pp. 273-274 transmission in succession, of the Hearing Lineage

 

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Erik Pema Kunsang (transl.) : Wellsprings of the Great Perfection. Rangjung Yeshe Publ., Hong Kong, 2006. pp. 207-274 = "Part III – Revelations of Samantabhadra’s Mind".

http://www.rangjung.com/wellsprings/illustrations.htm  illustrations from this book