Passage

II. sdom pa gsum ldan

1. rang bzhad rgyas par bzhag pa
1) mya ngan 'da' bar bsno bas lhag pa'i khrims [bden gnyis shing rta:713.1, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:292.1]
2) gzhan la phan pa bsgrub pas byang sdom la
3) dbang bskur rnal ma thob na sngags sdom te
gsum rdzogs bslab bya yon tan mtha' dag mang
ngo bo gcig la ldog pa tha dad du
gang zag gcig gi rgyud la gnas pa yin
gnang 'gal byung na gong ma gtso bton pa
sngon byon mkhas grub rnams kyi lugs la grags
'og ma'i rnam pa 'gal ba ltar snang yang
gnod pa spong dang phan 'dogs dgos pa mthun
gang zhig 'gal na gnang bar mi srid la
gnang na 'gal bar mi srid de chos can/
'di ltar nyan thos pa la ltung ba dang [bden gnyis shing rta:713.3, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:296.3]
byang chub sems dpar phyogs mthun nyes byas su
'gyur ba'i myos byed sngags kyi dam rdzas su
spyod pa'i skyes bu'i rtog tshogs lhar shar bas
gzhi dang bsam pa gnyis ka gzhan du 'gyur
dge slong ma yin byang chub sems dpa'ang min [71]
thabs bral chags sred nyon mongs mthus non min
snang ba mtha' dag lha dang dkyil 'khor dang
spyad bya'i dam rdzas bdud rtsi'i rang bzhin du
'du shes gnas 'gyur gang la gnang ba yin
so so thar dang byang chub sems dpa' yi
dge slong dang ni dge 'dun la byin las
yi dam la phul tshogs kyang yar ldan 'gyur
bslab pa'i cha shas gzhan l'ang de yis 'gre/
'on kyang rang ldog ma 'dres dgag dgos tshang [bden gnyis shing rta:716.5, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:301.4]
ngo bo gnas 'gyur yon tan yar ldan pas (see 719)
gnas kyis mi 'gal dus skabs gtsor spyad do/

[713.3] de la sems rgyud nyon mongs pa dang mi dge ba'i phyogs las spong sems kyis sdom zhing nyan thos kyi byang chub la dmigs pa ni so so thar pa/ dge ba'i chos mtha' dag rgyun chags par sdud cing gzhan la phan pa bsgrub pa ni byang sdom/ de'i steng du rgyud sde chen po'i sngags kyi dbang bskur ba rnal ma thob na rig pa 'dzin pa'i sdom pa ste/ gang zag cig gi rgyud la gsum rdzogs pa'i tshe dper na so so skye bo'i mchod rten byi bo la gdugs dang char khebs la sogs bsnan nas de bzhin gshegs pa'i rnam pa thams cad rdzogs pa'i mchod rten du byas na mdzes pa ltar bslab bya dang yon tan mtha' dag je cher song ba nyid do/ 'di ltar so so skye bo'i mchod rten ni nam pa mdzes pa'ang med la/ gnod pa bsrung ba'ang mi sla ste/ cig shos ni de las ldog pa bzhin no/ de gang zag cig gi rgyud la ji ltar bsrung na/ so byang gnyis kyi sdom pa dang ldan la/ sngags sdom dang mi ldan pa'i gang ngag gis tshogs lam la so thar [714] dang/ sbyor lam la dge ba'i chos sdud/ mthong lam la sems can don byed gtso bor bsrung tshul sngar bshad pa ltar yin te [see tshul khrims and pha rol tu phyin pa]/ rdo rje theg pa'i lam zhugs pa dag ni las dang po'i dus na sdom pa gsum ldan du lam bsgom pa nyid rgyud sde chen po'i dgongs pa'o/ de yang sdom rdzas gnas 'gyur du 'dod nas sngags gcig pu bsrung ba ni mi rigs te/ 'og ma khyad du gsad pa'i ltung byed du dam pa dang po'i rgyud las gsungs pas gnas tshul gyi ngos nas tha dad du yod pa'o/...

Passage

[716.5] de la rang ldog ma 'dres pa ni/ sdom pa gsum po gang las blang ba'i yul gang gis len pa'i bsam pa/ ji ltar len byed kyi cho ga rang rang gi ldog pa ma 'dres pa'i sgo nas/ ji srid blangs pa'i dus kyang tha dad du nges pa kho na yin pa'i phyir rang rang gi ldog pa la gzhi mthun pa mi srid cing mtshan nyid so sor 'dzin pas rang ldog ma 'dres par yod do/ dgag dgos yongs rdzogs ni/ dgag bya ni nyon mongs pa dang/ dgos pa [717] ni des mi 'cing bar rang lam so sor gcig pa'i tshul so thar du spong/ byang sems su bsgyur/ sngags su lam du byed pa'i dpe 'dis shes par bya ste/ skyes mos tshal gcig tu ha la'i sdong po (ha la poison) skyes pa na/ bdag po ni thabs la mi mkhas pas de'i sdong bu dang/ yal ga dang/ 'dab ma dang/ rtsa ba'i bar lhag ma med par phyung ste thag ring por spong ngo

de bzhin du nyan thos kyi sde snod las ni phyi bzung ba'i yul regs pa dang/ nang 'dzin byed kyi shes pa rgyun dang bcas pa rang bzhin med par rtogs pas 'khor ba las nges par 'byung yang/ gzung yul rdul phra rab dang/ 'dzin sems kyi shes pa skad cig ma don dam du 'dod pas nyon mongs pa dgra bzhin du spong ba lhur byed do/ yang tshal der sman pa mkhas pa zhig 'ongs par gyur na/ ka ye grogs po dag dug spong rtsa ba 'byin pa ni ngal zhing rtsol ba dang bcas pa yin la/ kho bo cag gi sman mar sbyor ba la dug shing ma 'byor bsad res go bcad do zer nas/ dug shing la sman mar gyi lde gu byas pas nad bzhi brgya rtsa bzhi la phan pa byung ngo

de bzhin du byang chub sems dpa'i sde snod las ni/ nang 'dzin pa'i shes pa rkyen gyis 'khrul pa'i snang ba tsam las don dam par bden grub tu ma mchis kyang/ phyi yul du 'dogs pa ni kun brtags dang/ gzhan dbang yin pas/ yongs grub bdag med rtogs pa'i shes rab kyis yul shes gnyis tha dad du ma skyes par shes nas/ nyon mongs pa dang rnam par rtog pa chos nyid du sbyong zhing bsgyur ba'i thabs lhur byed do/ (quote from Byang chub sems dpa'i so sor thar pa) ...

[718.3] yang der sngags rgyud kyi cho ga dang de kho na nyid la blo gros byang ba zhig 'ongs nas/ dug shing dang sman du sbyor ba'ang bya ba mang la dngos por 'dzin pa dang bcas pa ste/ 'di ni sngags dang phyag rgya dang lha'i rnal 'byor gcig gis bdud rtsi'i rang bzhin du 'gyur ro zhes de de bzhin du byas pas dug shing de de bas kyang kha dog dri ro nus pa phun sum tshogs pa gcig tu yung tsam la gyur ba bzhin/ rdo rje'i theg pa las ni nyon mongs pa dang rnam par rtog pa lha dang ye shes su bsgyur ba'i thabs la mi rmongs pa dang/ khyad par chos nyid kyi don rnal ma mthong ba dag la ni sper na rma bya zhig lhag nas des dug gi sdong po blang dor med par zos pas lang tsho rgyas shing/ 'dab ma blta na sdug par gyur pa bzhin te/ (quotes)...

[719.1] mdor na nyan thos pa bden pa gnyis ka rdzas yod du blta bas so thar gyis spong ba dang/ byang sems kyi kun rdzob rdzas yod du blta ba stong nyid snying rjes sbyang ba dang/ sngags kyi ye shes lnga'i rang bzhin du dag cing grol bas lam du byed pa gsum kas rgyud gcig po de'i mi dge ba sdom par gcig go

Note

In this passage, 'Jigs med gling pa proceeds to argue that the three sdom only seem incompatible if one fails to regard and live them as successive phases in the ethical life of a single individual. Together they form a multilevel situational ethics reflecting the ever-broadening range of values and norms relevant to a person's spiritual development. See also Yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me (some passages are quoted in the entry from this work {116381:v2:306.5}) which is generally clearer on this topic.

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Passage

so byang gi bslab bya mtha' dag sngags kyi dus na spyi dang bye brag gi dam tshig tu 'dus pa'i tshul 'og tu 'chad par 'gyur la/ (see dam tshig) de yang so thar gyi gzhan gnod gzhi bcas las ldog pa ni byang sdom gyis gzhan la phan pa bsgrub par tshang zhing/ sngags kyi dam tshig kyang de dang rjes su mthun pa'i steng du/ sangs rgyas kyi phrin las nyams su blangs te mnyam pa chen po'i ngang las g.yo ba med bzhin du thabs mkhas kyi mdzas pas sems can gyi don yid bzhin du bsgrub pa ni byang chub sems dpa'i sde snod gnyis kyi spyod pa'i gtso bo yin te/ (cites kun btus on the importance of pure motivation) ... (See continuation under the term thabs dang shes rab)

[bden gnyis shing rta:721.1] gnas kyis mi 'gal ba ni bgrod bya bgrod pa la mtshon na/ spyir chags pa rang rgyud pa dag pa'i tshe so thar gyi pham pa'i yan lag tshang ba mi srid de/ dper na rmi lam du dbang po'i 'du 'phrod kyi reg pa de nyams su myong yang/ sdom pa'i rtsa ba zhig par mi 'gyur ba bzhin du/ byang sems kyi sdom pa'i skabs de la brten nas 'dul ba'i 'gro ba 'ga' zhig gi ched du brtsams te/ gzhan don gyi bsam yas 'phags pa'am/ sngags kyi dus na gsang ba'i dkyil 'khor du 'jug pa dang/ dngos grub rnam pa gnyis bsgab pa la sogs pa'i bsam pas 'phangs pa'i phyir/ dngos po rnams snang tshod ltar 'dzin pa'i blo ni sgyu ma lta bu'i nyams 'og tu chud pas bsam pa ma 'khrul pa'i nyon mongs kyi yan lag dang mi ldan la/ thabs la mkhas pas bskyed pa'i blo yin pas da chags pa'i yan lag rang mtshan pa dang yang mi ldan no/

de ltar mod kyi blo chung gang dag thabs la dngos por blta zhing shes rab kyi dbyings 'jal mi shes pas/ tshangs par spyod pa ma yin pa la ni dngos po brtso bas pags rim dang po 'das pas pham pa 'byung ngo snyam na/ thabs la mi mkhas shing shes rab kyi lta ba dang bral ba rnams la de ltar yin gyis/ dper na sngags dang mi ldan pa'i lce ni lcags bsregs kyi 'tshig pa bzhin no/ yang dag par na gdang byas dug la bya ba bzhin du thabs dang shes rab kyis zin pa ni gnad kyi mi 'gal ba'i ngo bo nyid yin te/ slob dpon aryadevas:

kun nas nyon mongs spong 'dod pas
dam pa'i don gyis 'thal bar bya/ zhes so/

dus skabs [722] kyi gtso bor spyad pa ni/ spyir las dang po nas rnal 'byor dbang phyug gi bar du rang nyams la dpags pa'i spyod pa dus tshod dang 'brel bar spyod pa nyid de/ tshogs kyi dbus na ni kha na ma thoba med pa kun tu bzang po'i spyod pa lnga [see under spyod pa] la khrel bar yod par spyod pa'o/

Note

In this passage, 'Jigs med gling pa goes on to define ngo bo gnas 'gyur (see also Yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me {116381:v2:305.1} where Bsam gtan ngal gso is quoted) and yon tan yar ldan and then says the following.

by David Higgins

Passage

[306.4] ...zhib tu dpyad na (1) sor sdom gyi ngo bo nges 'byung/ (2) byang sdom gyi ngo bo gzhan phan/ (3) sngags sdom gyi ngo bo dag snang du 'jog dgos pa spyir btang yin la/ de yang nges 'byung tsam dang/ gzhan phan tsam dang/ dag snang tsam zhig yod pas de dang de'i sdom pa mtshan nyid par mi 'gyur na yang/ bsam pa de dag gis nges par zin pa zhig dgos pas de skad ces bya'o/

des na (1) sor sdom gyi mtshan nyid/ nges 'byung gi bsam pas zin pa'i nyes spyod sdom pa'i tshul khrims gang zhig 'dod pa'i sas bsdus pa ste/ mdor rtsar:

nges par 'byung ba'i tshul khrims [307] kyi dbang du byas te/

zhes dang/ mdzod las/

za ma ma ning sgra mi snyan
mtshan gnyis ma gtogs mi rnams la
sdom min sdom pa'ang de bzhin la/ zhes dang/

rab dbyer

gling gsum skyes pa bud med las
'gro ba gzhan la sdom pa bkag/ ces so/

(2) byang sdom gyi mtshan nyid/ gzhan don du bla na med pa'i byang chub 'dod kyis zin pa'i phyin drug gi ngo bo gyur pa'i sgrub pa khyad par ba ste de'i mi mthun pa'i phyogs sgo gsum gyi nyes pa ma lus pa spong ba'i sems pa dang mtshungs ldan du gyur pa'i sems te/ mngon rtogs rgyan las/

sems bskyed pa ni gzhan don phyir
yang dag rdzogs pa'i byang chub 'dod/ ces dang/

spyod 'jug las/

spong ba'i sems ni thob pa la
tshul khrims pha rol phyin par bshad/ ces so/

(3) sngags sdom gyi mtshan nyid ni/ thabs shes khyad par can gyis zin pa'i ye shes kyis mtshan 'dzin gyi rtog pa dang des bskyed pa'i sgo gsum gyis nyes pa sdom par byed pa'i sems pa dang mtshungs ldan du gyur ba'i sems te/ 'od phreng las/

nam mkha' ji srid gnas bar du
lhan skyes ye shes brda don sprod
rnam rtog dri ma kun las sdom
rig 'dzin [308] sngags kyi sdom pa'o/ zhes dang/

rgyud phyi ma las/

gang zhig nan tan las mi 'gong
rmi lam du yag dam tshig brjod
dam bca' ba ni sdom par 'dod/ ces so/...

Note

See also 316 f.

by David Higgins

Note

The author goes on to state how a transformation (gnas 'gyur) in one's ethos marks the transition from the Pratimokṣa discipline of renunciation to the Bodhisattva discipline of altruism (see especially 309.3) to the Mantrayāna discipline of visionary experience (dag snang) (310.1 f).

by David Higgins

Passage

2. bzhad srol bzhan gyi gnad bsdu tshul

grub pa'i mtha' la dpyad pa zhugs pa rnams [bden gnyis shing rta:723.3, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:361.6]

(1) gnas 'gyur ngo bo gcig tu 'dod pa dang [bden gnyis shing rta:723.6, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:317.2]

(2) gcig la gzhi mi mthun du 'dod pa dang [bden gnyis shing rta:724.3, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:318.3]

(3) gsum ka rdzas 'gal gong 'phel 'dod pa dang [bden gnyis shing rta:724.4, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:323.2]

(4) gtong thob mtshams nas rnam par dbye ba dang [bden gnyis shing rta:725.4, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:323.6]

(5) dong rtse brtsegs bzhin ma 'dres 'dod pa dang [bden gnyis shing rta:726.1, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:325.1]

(6) nyi zla skar gsum rim can tshogs pa ltar [bden gnyis shing rta:726.2, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:325.4]
rang 'od ma nyams nus pa'i khyad zhugs 'dod/
de sogs rnam pa'i khas blang mtha' dag kyang [bden gnyis shing rta:726.5]
cho ga'i dus ltar rang ldog ma 'dres dang
bsrung mthams dus na dgag dgos tshang ba dang
gnas 'gyur ngo bo ye shes mthus byed pa'i [72]
spyir btang dmigs bsal byed pa khyad par yin/
gleng bzhi gnas 'gyur 'dod la phyir bcos med [yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:329.3]
so thar ngos nas byung ba'i ltung ba gcig
rtang ngos 'chos na gnas 'gyur zin pas 'gal
gong ma'i ngos nas 'chos na de nyid la
ltung ba ma byung phyir bcos mi dgos bsnyon/

Note

Following a lengthy discussion of the sdom gsum (see preceding entry), 'Jigs med gling pa provides an interesting account of six different traditional philosophical positions regarding the sdom gsum. Yon tan rgya mtsho generally distinguishes [v. 2, 317.2 f] between those who regard the sdom gsum as three phases of a single essence (ngo bo gcig) and those who maintain that the three sdom mark quite distinct (tha dad pa) modes of being and experiencing [318.3], especially where the radical transformation (gnas 'gyur) from kun gzhi'i rnam shes to me long ye shes is concerned [319.3] which is compared at length to the alchemical transmutation of iron into gold. The later group includes those in his own Rnying ma tradition who follow the Guhyagarbha such as Rong zom, Klong chen pa, bla mas of the Zur tradition and Gter chen gyur med, but also certain Gsar ma scholars such as Rin chen bzang po and Sa skya Paṇḍita. These two views correspond to the first two of the six claims regarding the sdom gsum.

by David Higgins