Passage

1. spyod pa rlabs po che'i gnas bye brag tu bshad

a. mdor bstan

rgyal sras rnams kyis kun la bslab pa ste [638]
gtso bor pha rol phyin pa drug la bslab/

b. rgyas par bshad

(1) sbyin pa'i pha rol tu phyin pa ni

'gro ba dbul bas nyam thag mthong nas ni [642]
zas gos rta dang shing rta glang po sogs
mkho dgu'i yo byad dpag med gtong ba ste
bu dang bu mo la sogs gtong ba che
mgo dang mig sogs shin tu gtong ba ste

(source of 2 types and com.) zang zing dang ni chos kyis phan pa bsgrub

des ni rang gi ser sna'i tshegs 'joms shing (ngo bo, rgyu, and 'bras)

(see 643) gzhan gyi 'byor pa nye bar skye par 'gyur/[644.2]

(3 types in Mahāyānasūtrālaṅkāra)

see 643 (and mi 'jigs) c. tshul khrims kyi pha rol tu phyin pa

(a) bslab gsum spyir bstan pa

lhag pa'i tshul khrims kyis ni rgyud bsdams shing [644]
sems kyis dge ba zhi ba rnam bsgrubs la
shes rab kyis ni don gnyis phun tshogs 'thob/

(b) tshul khrims gsum bstan

(see 650) sdom dang chos sdud sems can don byed de [644]

(source of 3 types is Ratnakūṭa) rgyal sras rnams kyis tshul khrims gsum rtag bsrung/

(c) bsrung bya nges par gzung ba

khyim pas dge bsnyen bsnyen gnas smon 'jug la [645]
rab ru byung bas dge slong dge tshul dang
69 dge slob mayi sdompa gang yin steng
byang chub sems gnyis byung ba tshul khrims yin/

(1) bzod pa

(a) bzod pa gsum gyi dbye ba

(source for 3 types is Mahāyānasūtrālaṅkāra) phyi nang gnod pa sna tshogs sdug bsngal la [652]

ji mi snyam dang snying rjes chos la sems

[652] dmigs med bzod pa gsum yang bsgrub par bya/

(b) bzod pa sgom pa'i 'thad pa

zhe sdang lta bu'i sdig pa 'ga' med la [654]
bzod mtshungs dka' thub bsod nams gzhan med pas
sna tshogs tshul gyis bzod la nan tan du
khro ba'i me chen 'jil la brtson par bya/

(c) rang sems 'dul ba'i rgyu mtshan

gnod pa'i yul rnams mi bsrun grangs med pas [654]
re re zhing yang gdul bar yod mi long
sems gcig btul bas thams cad dul 'gyur ba
sems 'dul brtul zhugs bsrung la nan tan mdzod/

(d) yul la bzod pa'i rigs pa brjod pa

gnod la brten nas bzod pa'i legs pa 'khru ba [655]
snying rje dang ni byams sogs yon tan skye
byang chub grogs gyur dgra la ston pa bzhin
gus dang spro bas bzod pa nye bar bsten/

(e) rang gi nyes pa'i rgyu mtshan bsam pa

gzhan yang bdag nyid med na mi 'byung la [656]
brag ca bzhin du phan tshun brten pa can
rang gis nyes gyur gnod pa'i tshogs rab 'di
'phral gyi rkyen dang sngon las rgyus bskyed phyir
'di byung rigs te las zad thabs 'di la
ci nas sems 'dul gcig pu bsran tshugs bya/

(f) sems legs pa'i glod thabs bstan pa

mi 'dod thog tu bab la mi dga' btang [660]
bcos su yod na mi dgar ci dgos la
med na phan pa med pas ci byar yod
de bas rkyen rnams bzod la nan tan bya/

(g) chos kyi don gyi bzod pa bshad

70 brtags nam mkha' bzhin steng ba'i rang bzhin la [661]
dga' dang mi dga' shor god legs nyes med
de la gnyis su gzung yang don med kyis
thams cad mnyam nyid ngan ga la nan tan mdzod/

(2) brtson 'grus kyi pha rol tu phyin pa

(a) brtson 'grus bskyed pa'i 'thad pa 'god
gang la brtson ba'i rang bzhin dge la spro [662]
de la dge chos mi zad sprin bzhin 'du
dri zhim pad ma'i tshul du bung ba bzhin/

(b) de'i mi mthun pa'i phyogs bstan pa

de yi mi mthun phyogs gang le lo gsum [663]
(see Shing rta chen po 663) (1) bya ba ngan zhen (2) sgyid lug (3) bdag nyid brnyas
(on these 3 from Spyod'jug) legs pa mi 'grub nyis kun 'byung ba'i gzhi
phun tshogs nyams la rgud pa skye bar 'gyur/

(c) de'i gnyen po brtson 'grus kyi yon tan bsngags pa

brtson 'grus ldan pa 'jig rten gyis bstod cing [663]
brtson 'grus ldan pa mi yi bsam pa 'grub
brtson 'grus ldan pa yon tan tshogs 'phel zhing
brtson 'grus ldan pa mya ngan 'da' bar 'gyur/

(d) brtson 'grus dngos kyi brtsams tshul

bstan

de yang 'jig rten dge chos mchog rnams dang [664]
'jig rten 'das pa'i lam ni gang yin pa
zag bcas zag pa med pa'i chos rnams la
mi dge spang zhing dge ba bsgrub pa'i phyir
'bad rtol brtson pas yang dag gnas par bya
ji srid sangs rgyas ma thob bar du ni
ches cher gong du yang dag 'gror yod pas
de srid mi dal 'bad pas brtson 'grus brtsam/

(3) bsam gtan gyi pha rol tu phyin pa

(a) 'gyur zhing mi rtag pa'i rang bzhin
bsam nas bsam gtan la bskul ba
bsam gtan 'dod bas rnam g.yeng 'du 'dzi spang [666]
yul gyi dag' ba ston ka'i sprin 'dra zhing
glog ltar mi brtan g.yo ba'i rang bzhin te
longs spyod mi rtag sgyu ma'i khang bzangs 'dra
71 nam yang yid brtan mi rung de spangs te
myur ba nyid du zhi ba'i nags 'dab bsten/

(b) 'dod pa rnams kyi nyes dmigs bsam nas
'dod pa rnams ni phung krol bskyed pa ste [667]
bsag dang bsrung dang tshol bas sdug bsngal zhing
khengs dang sred dang bjungs pas ser sna 'phel
ngan 'gror 'khrid cing bde 'gro'i la mang gog pas
'dod pa chung dang chog shes ldan par bya/

(c) yo byad bsnyungs ba'i phan yon la bsam nas

lus rma ji snyed sdug bsngal khyab pa ltar [668]
nor mang ji snyed sdug bsngal de bas mang
yo byad bsnyungs rnams bde ba mtha' yas te
'tshe ba nyung zhing dgra rkun 'jigs pa med
kun gyis bstod cing 'phags pa'i lam la gnas
bya ba nyung zhing sems las chung bas na
rtag tu 'dod pa chung la bslab par bya/

(d) bshes dang 'grogs pa'i nyes pa bsam nas

byis dang 'grogs pa'i nyes pa tshad med de [670]
sdig pa 'phel zhing mi dge ngang gis 'go
dge ba 'grib cing rtsod dang nyon mongs skye
byas pa mi gzon ma yang mgu bar dka'
don med bya ba mang zhing 'du 'dzis g.yeng
me dang sbrul dang gcan gzan khrod 'dra ba'i
byis pa rnams las thag ring 'byol bar bya/

(e) 'du 'dzis bslu ba'i rgyu mtshan bsam nas

ji srid sems la brtan pa ma thob bar [673]
phyi rol yul gyis rab tu slu bas na
dben pa'i nags su spro bas gnas par bya/

(f) gcig pur 'gro ba'i rang bzhin bsam nas

ji srid skyes bu bzhi yis bteg pa'i lus [674]
dud mo'i sgra dang bcas par ma gyur bar
bdag ni zhi ba'i dgon par rab phyogs te
72 lus sems 'du 'dzi'i dgra las rgyal bar bya/

(g) nags khrod dben pa'i yon tan bsam

nags ni chu gtsang me tog 'bras mang zhing [674]
brag ri'i phug dang rdol ba khang bzangs mang
dud pa'i ljon shing grib mas brgyan pa'i khrod
bya rang ri dags mang po gar byed cing
chu 'gram me tog bung ba glu len bdzes/

(h) de'i gnas kyi bkod pa bsam

tsan dan sna tshogs kyi ngad dang [676]
rtsa ba dang me tog gi dr las byung ba'i
spos dang sman sogs dri zhim ngad ldan zhing
dben zhing nyams dga' bsam gtan ngang gis 'phel
dus bzhir dga' bas pad ma'i mtsho 'dra zhing
so ga dbyar dang ston dus dgun dang dpyid
rim gyis 'gyur bas mi rtag skyo shas 'phel/

(i) mi rtag skyo ba'i rang bzhin bsam

dur khrod rus pa 'thor ba'i tshul mthong nas [678]
bdag gi lus kyang de 'dra'i ngang tshul can
so sor 'gyes chos can du mthong bar 'gyur
'dus byas snying po med pa'i 'khor ba la
dga' ba'i blo gros gang yin ying du byed
rtsod dang nyon mongs med cing rtag zhi bas
rang gi sems ni las rung bde ba 'thob/

(j) nag tshal bsdags pa'i phan yon bsam

de 'dra'i nags ni rgyal ba rnams kyis bsngags [678]
srid la skyo bas dgon par rab phyogs te
gom pa bdun tsam bor ba'i bsod nams ni
gang gis bskal pa gang ga'i sangs rgyas la
bskal par mchod pa'i bsod nams phung po yis
snga ma'i bsod nams brgya stong char mi phod
de phyir zhi ba'i nags 'dab bsten par bya/

(k) bsam gtan sgom tshul dngos la gdams

der ni stan la skyil krung rab bcas nas (680 bp quote 679)
rtse gcig sems la mi g.yo mnyam par gzhag (680f zhi/lhag ngo gcig)

73 (1) byis pa nyes spyod (2) don rab 'byed pa dang (3 types of bsam gtan are from Laṅkāvatāra)

(3) de bzhin gshegs dge'i bsam gtan dam pa bsgrub

bsam gtan bzhi dang de bzhin gzugs med bzhi (see 682.2)

(1) lam ma zhugs dang (2) zhugs zin (3) 'phags rnams kyi

ting 'dzin gsum gyi ming rnams shes par bya (see 683)

des ni 'dod yon dga'ba'i sems spong zhing

rig dang mngon shes ting 'dzin mngon par'grub ngo bo, dbye etc

spyan dang rdzu 'phrul sems la rang dbang bsgyur/ [683.2]

(4) shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa

(a) shes rab gsum gyi rang bzhin la gdams

shes rab gsum ste thos bsam sgom pa nyidthos bsam sgom [684]

lhag mthong grub pas nyon mong tshogs spong zhing <'grel chung

chos dang chos can gnas lugs rab shes nas (see 685)

srid pa'i grong las mya ngag 'das zhir 'gro/ (Hermeneutics 685.6 f)

(b) shes rab rang gi ngo bo bstan pa

snang 'di gdod nas ma skyes gzugs brnyan bzhin [723]

ngo bo med la sna tshogs snang ba ste def don dam shes rab

rang bzhin dag pa'i rten'brel mthong nas ni phar phyin [724.4]

mi gnas mchog gi go 'phang myur du reg/ ngo bo etc [725.2]

(c) shes rab dgos pa'i rgyu mtshan bshad

shes rab ldan pa thabs kyis grol 'gyur te [726]
ji ltar dug la sdag kyis brab pa bzhin (on the necessary unity of thabs and shes rab, see 726 f)
shes rab med na thabs kyis 'ching 'gyur te
sman nyid nad du song bas gdung ba bzhin
de phyir gnas lugs trogs pa'i shes rab bskyed/
d. pha rol tu phyin pa drug gi don bsdu ba
pha rol phyin pa drug la spyod pa na [727]
sgyu ma'i skye bo ji bzhin shes par bya
'khor gsum mi rtog dge ba'i tshogs gnyis kyis
rgyal ba'i go'phang zhi ba thob par'gyur/

Note

Klong chen pa discusses the six at length, beginning with the general character and function of each (followed by the four qualities of the six, their sequence and different procedures for realizing them) and then proceeding with the specific character of each [642.4 f.] in terms of etymology, essence, motive force, goal, function, and special quality. This account provides the framework for the entries from Bden gnyis shing rta {115781} and Yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me {116381} under the terms pha rol tu phyin pa drug and pha rol tu phyin pa drug bcu. See quote from 'Phags pa go cha bkod pa' bstan pa'i mdo in Shing rta chen po {116031:727} which eloquently summarizes the six pāramitās.

by David Higgins

Passage

[Definition]

[185.6] de la ci'i phyir pha rol tu phyin pa zhes bya zhe na/ pA ra mi tA zhes pa'i sgra las pa ra ma pha rol dang/ i ta phyin pa ste/ 'jig rten pa dang nyan rang gi dge ba kun las phul du phyin pa'i pha rol tu 'gro bas [186] na de skad ces bya'o/ (Mngon rtogs rgyan)

Note

Commenting on 'Jigs med gling pa's lengthy discussion of the six pāramitās as the pursuance aspect of bodhicitta, Yon tan rgya mtsho goes into the details of each, drawing heavily on Sems nyid ngal gso {116036} and its autocommentary Shing rta chen po {116031} (see the entry from Shing rta chen po 638) as well as the Bden gnyis shing rta {115781}.

by David Higgins

Note

1. General Indication:

[Enumeration]

[186.2 f.]

[Reason for their Sequence]

[189.4 f.]

[Goals: Temporary and Ultimate]

[190.3 f]

[How They Are Summarized Under the Two Accumulations]

[191.3]

[Enumeration as 10-fold in connection with 10 Levels]

[191.4]

[6 Paramita in Context of Profound Inner Guidance of Sūtras and Tantras]

[191.6 f]

2. Detailed Explication [194.3]

A. Distinguishing Different Intellectual Capacities Who Realize Them

[194.3 f]

B. Explicating the Paramitas to be Realized [198.4]

a. Sbyin pa [199.4] ac599.2 3 types

b. Tshul khrims [219.5] ac623.6 3 types

c. Bzod pa [353.3] ac746.1 3 types

d. Brtson 'grus [366.3] ac755.1 3 types 761 f.

e. Bsam gtan [377.1] ac771.5

f. Shes rab [417.5] ac810.1 3 fold

by David Higgins

Passage

spyir pha rol tu phyin pa'i sgra don yang/ 'jig rten pa dang nyan rang gi dge ba kun kyi pha rol tu 'gro bas na pA ra'i sgra las pha rol dang/ mi ta phyin pa ste pha rol tu phyin pa zhes so/ de lta na'ang phar phyin la ni sgra 'jug tu yod kyang bshad du med de pha rol ni sangs rgyas kyis yin la/ phyin pa ni chos rab tu rnam 'byed kyi blo gros srid zhi'i pha rol tu son pa [626] yin pas phyogs kyi glang pas/

shes rab pha rol phyin gnyis med
ye shes de ni de bzhin gshegs
sgrub bya de don sbyor ba yis
gzhung dang lam la de'i sgras bgags/ zhes pa ltar ro/

Note

In this passage, 'Jigs med gling pa discusses the function of the six pāramitās on 598.1. For a detailed treatment, see the outline in the entry from Yon tan mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me {116381:v2:ch9:185}. On the topic of tshul khrims (which receives special attention at various points from 'Jigs med gling pa), he defines pha rol tu phyin pa (Bden gnyis shing rta, 625.5) as follows.

by David Higgins

Note

The author goes on [626.2 f] to indicate different ways of classifying the pāramitās and shows how they relate to the three trainings [626.5].

by David Higgins