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gnyis pa slob mas nyan tshul la gnyis te/ (A) kun slong dang/ (B) kun spyod do/ (A) dang po kun slong la'ang gnyis te/ (1) bsam pa rgya che ba byang chub sems kyi kun slong dang/ (2) thabs rgya che ba gsang ba sngags kyi kun slong ngo (1) dang po ni 'di ltar 'khor ba na rgyu ba'i sems can 'di thams cad gdod nas ye sangs rgyas pa'i rang bzhin yin kyang/ glo 'bur 'khrul rtog gis bsgribs nas sdug bsngal rgyu 'bras kyi mthar la gcur ba 'di rnams/ rlabs chen po'i phrin las kyis 'khor ba ming med par byas nas gdod ma'i sa la dgrol bar bya ba'i phyir/ myur lam zab mo gsang sngags rdo rje theg pa'i sgor zhugs nas thos bsam gyis sgro 'dogs bcad de/ bskyed rdzogs zab mo'i gnad la brten nas sngags kyi phyin drug la bslab ste bsgom pas nyams su blang bar bya'o snyam du snying thag pa nas bsam par bya'o/

gnyis pa...

[30.1 f. under (2)] ...chos nyan pa'i 'khor rnams kyang/ gzhi bde gshegs snying po/ rten mi lus rin chen/ rkyen dge ba'i bshes gnyen/ thabs de'i gdams ngag gis zin pas ma 'ongs pa'i sangs rgyas su gdon mi za la/ gnas dus chos rnams kyang rang bzhin gyis rnam par dag pa ste/...

Note

By way of introduction to the topic of Mantrayāna, Yon tan rgya mtsho discusses the learning process involved.

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Passage

de bas na stong pa nyid la blta ba'i gnas skabs kyi 'du shes ni so sor rtog pa'i shes rab ste 'o na kyang de'i byed las ni chos nyid kun tu 'gro ba can yin pas thos pa dang bsam pa'i shes rab kyi dus na rnam par rig pa can gyi rtog dpyod yin pa 'og tu'ang 'chad par 'gyur la/ bsgom pa'i shes rab kyi dus rnam par rig pa can ma yin pas bag chags kyi mtha' mi 'dzin pa so so rang rig pa'i ye shes nyid do 'jam dpal gyi lta ba mdor bstan pa las/

ye shes kyis ni phug pa'i sems
'ga' yang bag chags med pa'o/ zhes so/

Note

In discussing zhi gnas and lhag mthong in the context of Rdzogs chen, 'Jigs med gling pa again emphasizes the need to distinguish bsgom pa'i shes rab from the other two forms which remain thematic reflective and conditioned by sedimented tendencies. One may compare his statements with those of Tsong kha pa in his Lam rim chen mo {116321}.

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...dper na thos pa dang bsam pa'i shes rab rtog dpyod yin la/ bsgom pa'i shes rab rnal ma rtogs na chos nyid yin pa bzhin no/ 'di ltar ma phyed na chos nyid kyi bden pa mthong ba'i 'phags pa dang/ stong gzugs kyi rnam 'gyur mthong ba'i so skye gnyis tha mi dad par 'gyur bas gya tshom du 'jug pa dag gis khungs bzang por bcos pa'i yi ge la rnal du bzung na rdo rje'i snying po'i ring lugs rnyog mar byed pa'i shes par bya'o/

Note

In concluding his discussion of the thod rgal path of Rdzogs chen, 'Jigs med gling pa emphasizes the need to clearly distinguish the bsgom pa'i shes rab from the the other two forms which remain intellectualistic.

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Passage

rig pa'i lam ni shes rab khyad par can yin te/ 'di ltar gzhal bya'i yul dbyings kyi rang bzhin shes pa'i shes rab med na bshad ma thag pa'i nang dbyings stong pa zang thal de yang stong chad cang med por gol ba'i nyen yod pas/ rang dwangs rang gsal so so rang gis rig pa'i shes rab khyad par can de rig pa'i cha nas chad par ma song/ ngo bo nyid ma grub pas rtag par ma gol/ yul rig pa'i cha nas yid dang mtshungs kyang/ yul phyir mi 'brang zhing rnam rig gis bslad pa med pas las dang bag chags 'du mi byed pas mya ngan las 'das pa'i bdag nyid can yin no/

nges tshig ni thugs rje'i rtsal shar grol gnyis med du/ rtogs pas chos thams cad kyi rang bzhin stong zhing bdag med par shes shing/ rnam par snang yang rang bzhin zang thal du shes pas yul la rnam par mi rtog pa'i ye shes rab tu gyur pas shes rab ces pa'i sgra zhugs pa ste/ mu tig phreng ba las/

shes pas chos rnams gcig car rtogs
rab ni kun gyi rtse mor gyur/ zhes so/

dbye na (1) chos can shes pa'i shes rab thos bsam bsgom gsum/ (2) chos nyid shes pa'i shes rab rnam par mi rtog pa ste/ (1) dang po'i don spyir btang ni/ mdo lam du bshad zin la/ dmigs bsal gzhal bya'i chos dang 'jal byed kyi shes rab tu 'brel bas chos nyid dpyod la rag lus pa'i phyir 'dir chos can gyi shes rab tu bsdus pa la the tshom mi bya ste/ ci'i phyir na/ de'i bsgom pa'i shes rab ni thos bsam gnyis la brten nas blo bral du tshig gi dam 'cha' ba tsam las gshis kyi rang bzhin la rtog gis brtag pa'i khas len mod pa'i phyir dang/ rtog ges de kho na nyid kyi shes rab mi rtogs pa ni sam+pu ti las kyang/

rnam shes ye shes sems kyis ni
mtshan nyid mtshan gzhi mtshon par byed
ye shes kyis ni shes bya blta
shes bya rnams kyis 'gro ba brtag
'gro ba brtag pa'i sems kyis ni
ji ltar rang 'dod la sogs 'gro
rtog ge med cing rnam shes med
de bzhin rtog ge pas mi shes/ zhes so/

(2) gnyis pa ni gzhal yul ye shes kyi mtshan nyid kyang rnam par mi rtog pa'i shes rab kyi rig pa las 'gyu cha'i rlung dang 'dres pa'i yid shes [745] kyi skad cig rjes 'thud kyi rnam pa med pas/ chos thams cad skad cig gi khong du chud pa zhes bya ste/ 'jam dpal [Mañjuśrīnāmasaṅgīti] las/

shes rab chen pos skad cig la
chos kun khong du chud pa 'chang/ zhes so/

de bas na chos nyid shes pa'i ngang ma shor ba'i shes rab khyad par can de la ni rig cha yod pas rig pa'i lam du btags kyang/ rlung gi chas spur nas yul yid la byed pa'i sems kyi 'gyu cha med pas rnam par mi rtog pa'i shes rab yin par shes pa ni rtogs par dka' ba'i gnas gcig tu yod pas rgyal ba'i zhabs kyis:

gang phyir 'di gnyis khyad par dag
mkhas pa rnams kyis ma rtogs pas
blo gros blun pos ji ltar rtogs/

zhes dang/

rtags tshad las kyang yid dang shes rab phyed pa'i tshad chos rnams sna tshogs su shar ba'i tshe na yin zhes so/

de bas rdzogs pa chen po'i khyad gzhi shes par 'dod pa rnams kyis rig pa rlung gis spur ba'i rtsal gzung 'dzin du shar bas sems dang/ de'i rtsal yid la sogs te rnam par shes pa'i tshogs brgyad dang/ sems byung lnga bcu rtsa gcig tu log ste 'khor ba'i rgyu 'bras 'khrul snang bskyad pa 'di gag bya'i dri ma yin par shes dgos te/ 'jug pa las kyang/

sems 'gags pa de sku yis mngon du mdzad/ ces so/

de ltar shes nas gzhi gnas rang byung gi shes rab khyad par can mngon du bya ba ni/ de bzhin gshegs pa thams cad kyi thugs kyi bdag nyid bskyod pa kun dang bral ba/ ji lta ba'i ngang ma 'gyur bzhin du/ ji snyed pa'i mkhyen cha mtha' dag gi 'char gzhir gyur bas bem po lta zu yang ma yin la/ chos sku'i ngo bo ka dag gis rang mal las ma g.yos shing rig pa'i bdag nyid can des ni 'khor ba'i rang bzhin ma rig pa dang rnam par rtog pa'i bur shing kun bsreg cing/ ye shes su 'dzin pa'i dran gzhi nyid kyang yid kyi chas khur ba'i shes bya'i sgrib bag la nyal yin pas dran pa med pa'i shes rab kyis 'khor ba me bzhin du bza' ba'i ye shes nam mkha' lta bus mya ngan las 'das pa'i pha mthar son pa ste... (quote from 'od gsal gyi rgyud, similes for ye shes)

Note

In discussing the rig pa'i lam, second of the five-fold path of Rdzogs chen (see under thun mong ma yin pa'i lam lnga), 'Jigs med gling pa provides a detailed interpretation of the essence, definition, and classification of shes rab.

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Passage

'o na bsgom pa'i tshe ci yang bsam du med na thos bsam byas pas ci zhig bya ste/ ci yang mi shes pa rnam kyang rang gar bsdad pas chog par 'dug go zhe na/ de ni ma yin te chos nyid spros pa dang bral ba'i don la thos bsam gyis nges pa gting nas ma rnyed na lhag mthong gi ye shes khyad par can mi skye bas/ lhag mthong gi rgyur tshul khrims dag cing thos bsam sngon du 'gro ba ni gal che ste/ [548] dgongs 'grel las/

bcom ldan 'das zhi gnas dang lhag mthong rgyu gang las byung ba lags/ byams pa tshul khrims rnam par dag pa'i rgyu las byung ba dang/ thos pa bsam pa las byung ba'i lta ba rnam par dag pa'i rgyu las byung ba yin no/

zhes dang/ (see continuation)

Note

In the context of elaborating on the thos, bsam and sgom modes of shes rab, Yon tan rgya mtshon emphasizes the importance of cultivating study and thinking as indispensable preliminaries to meditation. Compare with Tsong kha pa's similar, but more intellectualistic, perspective in his Lam rim chen mo {116321}.

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Passage

skyes nas 'chi kha la phyogs pa'i bar du rang bzhin gyi bar do la/ phyi bla ma'i man ngag dang rgyud lung zab mo la thos pas blo sbyangs/ nang de'i don la bsam pas tshig don gyi sgro 'dogs bcad/ gsang ba don gyi rang thog tu bsgoms pas ka dag chos zad kyi nang du la bzla ba ni dper na zi bya tshang du 'jug pa'i sngon du rgyang ring po nas phan gnod kyi sgro 'dogs bcad nas/ de nas the tshom med par rang gi tshang du 'jug pa ltar/ dang po thos pas mngon sum gyi don al yid ches/ bar du bsam pas the tshog gyi sgro 'dogs legs par chod/ tha ma mngon sum dbang po'i yul du bsgoms pas dbyings rig 'du 'bral med pa'i ngang du la bzlo ba'o/

Note

In the context of discussing the srid pa'i bar do, Klong chen pa discusses the gradation of study, thought and cultivation as an ever-deepening process.

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Passage

chos byed pa'i dus dang po bla ma dam pa mtshan nyid dang ldan pa cig la theg pa chen po'i mdo'am rgyud bstan bcos la thos pa bya/ thos pa ma byas na brjod byed kyi tshig blo la mi zin cing/ brjod bya'i don mi go bas dang po thos pa byed dgos/ 'o na dus rtag tu thos pa bya'am snyam na/ dus rtag tu thos par mi bya bar/ tshig dang don bsam byung gis shes rab kyis bsams/ ma bsams na rtogs pa'i shes rab rgyud la mi skye bar/ de rgyud la skye ba la bsam dgos/ de yang dus rtag tu bsam pas kyang mi 'ong/ bsam pa'i don de nyid bsgom dgos/ ma sgoms na nyams kyi drod rtags 'char du mi btub/ de ma shar na dag sbyor rgyud la ma skyes kyi drod tshad ngos 'dzin par byed pa te dper na/ sman pa mkhas pa cig gis 'chos pa'i dus su dang po nad pa de la rlung mkhris bad kan la sogs pa'i nad kyis thebs pa'i dus su/ nad gang yin pa'i rtags mi yong mi srid pas/ rtags de la brten nas ngos zin pa yin/ nad ngos zin pa gang yin pa'i bcos ... etc.

Note

In this passage, Sgam po pa discusses study, thought and imaginative cultivation in terms of their interdependence and the gradation involved. He then goes on to give "physician like instructions on clearly diagnosing the extent to which one has warmed up" (to sgom)" under three headings: bsgom rgyu dang/ dgos pa dang/ drod tshad [413.1 f].

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