Passage

[rnam mkhyen shing rta:47.2] phyi pa ltar tshangs par spyod pa'i dka' thub dang/ gtsang rme la sogs pa'i blang dor gyi chos mang pos gdung ba ma yin par chos mnyam pa chen po'i dam tshig la lta bas phye ba ni bla na med pa'i khyad chos so/

grub mtha' smra ba dang bstun nas/ dbu ma pa byang chub 'dod pas bsod nams kyi tshogs la la brtson pa na snang ba thams cad brdzun pa'i rang bzhin du tha snyad kyis rgyas 'debs pas bcos ma ye shes kyi tshogs gsog pa na/ stong pa nyid la yang sgro skur thams cad bcad nas ci yang ma yin pa'i thal 'gyur 'phen pa ltar/ 'dir ni snang srid thams cad lha dang gzhal yas su bskyed pa'i rim pa la gdong nas grub pa'i ye shes pa 'jug pa'i phyag rgyas tha mal gyi snang zhen 'dor bsod nams kyi tshogs rdzogs/ rdzogs rim mtshon bcas kyi thabs la mkhas pas sgo gsum gyi snyigs ma rnams gcod cing/ chos thams cad skye ba med par shes pa'i shes rab zab mos sgro skur gyi mtha' 'ching grol med par bcad nas ye shes kyi tshogs rdzogs par byed pa ste/... (see also under bskyed rim)

3. bla na med pa'i rgyud sde bye brag tu bshad pa

a. lam gyi spyi chings mdor bstan pa

kun gyi gnad du khams drug ldan pa'i lus [rnam mkhyen shing rta:49.5, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:73.5]
phung po khams dang skye mched rtsa thig rlung
las su rung las bskyed rdzogs zung 'jug gsum
yon tan kun bskyed rdo rje theg pa'i lam/

b. nyams len gyi lam dngos rgyas par bshad pa

(1) kun gzhi rgyu rgyud du lta sgom spyod 'bras bzhi nyams su blangs pa
rang bzhin lhun grub dkyil 'khor chen po ru [rnam mkhyen shing rta:50.6, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:75.5]
lta bas thag bcad sgom pas nyams su blangs [yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:77, 91]
spyod pas la dor 'bras bus don gnyis bsgrub
gzhi lam 'bras bu'i rgyud la yang dag bsten/

(2) lam thabs rgyud du smin grol yan lag dang bcas pa

nyams su blang pa

(a) mdor bstan pa

'jug pa'i sgo ni smin par byed pa'i dbang [rnam mkhyen shing rta:57.4, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:95.3]
grol bar byed pa bskyed rdzogs rnam pa gnyis
mthun pa'i grogs su dam tshig spyod pa gsum
sngags kyi lam mchog rnal mar nges pa las/

[yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:94.1] de lta bu'i gsang sngags kyi lam de la dbye na/ [gsang snying las?]

lta spyod dkyil 'khor dbang dam tshig
mchog sngags ting 'dzin phrin sgrub kyis
gsang sngags rgyud kyi dbye ba bya/

zhes pa ltar/ 1) de kho na nyid lta ba/ 2) la dor ba spyod pa/ 3) bkod pa dkyil 'khor/ 4) rim pa bgrod pa dbang/ 5) mi 'da' ba dam tshig/ 6) gnas su stob pa mchod pa/ 7) 'ching zlos sngags dang phyag rgya/ 8) mi g.yo ba ting nge 'dzin/ 9) ril pa phrin las/ 10) don du gnyer ba sgrub pa'o/ 'di dag la rgyud kyi dngos po bcu'am/ sngags dang phyag rgya gnyis so sor bgrang na bcu gcig ces bya ste/ 1) shes bya'i gshis kyi bzhugs tshul ma nor bar rtogs pa dang/ 2) gsang sngags kyi thun mong ma yin pa'i spyad bya la tshul bzhin du spyad pas gzung 'dzin gyi la dor ba dang/ 3) gzhi lam 'bras bu'i gnas skabs kyi rang bzhin dang snang ba thams cad kyi bkod pa lha'i ngor rdzogs pa dang/ 4) gnas skabs dang mthar thub gi thob bya'i chos go 'phang gi rim pa bgrod pa la dbang ba dang/ 5) bsrung bya khyad par can gyi mtshams las mi 'da' ba dang/ 6) snang srid thams cad mchod pa'i phyag rgyar shar ba lha'i gnas dang chos [95] nyid kyi ngo bor stob pa dang/ 7) yin pa gsum dang grub pa bzhi'i de nyid shes pas 'gyu ba'i rlung khams sngags su sgrub pa dang/ 8) snang spyod thams cad la rig pa phyag rgya bzhi rdzogs las mi 'da' bar rgyas 'debs pa dang/ 9) bskyed rdzogs zab mo'i don las mi g.yo ba dang/ 10) lta dgongs dbyer med kyi rol pa tshad med bzhir shar ba'i las kyis rang gzhan la phan pa'i don 'byung ba dang/ 11) 'dod bya'i dngos grub ji lta ba bzhin sgrub pa rnams la go rim bzhin du shes par bya'o/

Note

In this passage, 'Jigs med gling pa goes on to differentiate the Father, Mother and Non-dual tantras and to define yoga (see under rnal 'byor). He then proceeds to specify the special feature of bla na med pa'i rgyud and distinguishes it from the negativistic approach of Madhyamaka.

by David Higgins

Passage

C. nang rgyud

1. spyir bshad pa

bla na med pa gsang sngags nang pa ni
bskyed dang rdzogs dang zung du 'jug pa las
pha rgyud ma rgyud gnyis med rgyud du bzhag
lha ni 'khril sbyor dam rdzas khyad par spyod
gtang brtsog spong len med [91] pa'i rang bzhin can/

[rnam mkhyen shing rta:45.4] de la rnal 'byor chen po'i rgyud 'di ni ngo bo'i sgo nas thabs shes sam bskyed rdzogs gnyis med du 'dod pa yin yang/ kun rdzob tu rnam par dbye ba tsam gyi cha nas brjod na/ dgyes rdor las/

skyes bu rnams ni gdul don du
rnal 'byor rgyud ni rab tu bstan
btsun mo rnams ni bsdu ba'i phyir
rnal 'byor ma yi rgyud rab bshad/