Passage

yang de la mchog dman gyi sgo nas dbye na/ theg dman gyi sa dang/ theg chen gyi sa gnyis yod/ dang po theg dman gyi sa la dbye na/ dman pa sa brgyad yod de/ 'grel chung don gsal [Yasomitra's Sputartha] du zhugs pa phyi ma gsum gyi mngon rtogs la nyan thos kyi sa zhes sa brgyad kyi grangs su smos pa ni theg pa gsum gyi tyshul rnam par bzhag pa'i ched yin la/ gsung rab spyi 'gro ltar na dman pa sa brgyad ni

dkar po rnam par mthong ba'i sa/

rigs kyi sa/ (gotra bhūmi)

brgyad pa'i sa/ (aṣṭana bhūmi)

mthong ba'i sa/ (darśana bhūmi)

bsrab pa'i sa/ (tano bhūmi)

'dod chags dang bral ba'i sa/ (vigatarāga bhūmi)

byas pa rtogs pa'i sa/ (kṛtavi bhūmi)

rang sangs rgyas kyi sa rnams so/ (pratyekabuddha bhūmi)

mtshan gzhi rim pa bzhin brjod na/ (1) nyan thos kyi thogs lam la dkar po rnam par mthong ba'i sa zhes bya ste/ rnam byang gi chos dkar po dang por mthong ba'i lam yin pa'i phyir/ (2) nyan thos kyi sbyor lam la rigs kyi sa zhes bya ste/ rang gi rigs la mi 'khrul pa de nas thob pa'i [427] phyir/ (3) rgyun zhugs zhugs pa'i mngon rtogs la brgyad pa'i sa zhes bya ste/ zhugs gnas brgyad kyi dang po de nas thob pa'i phyir/ (4) rgyun zhugs 'bras gnas kyi mngon rtogs la mthong ba'i sa zhes bya ste/ 'jig rten las 'das pa'i lam gyis gang zag gi bdag med dang por mngon sum du mthong ba'i phyir/ (5) phyir 'ong 'bras gnas kyi mgnon rtogs la bsrab pa'i sa zhes bya ste/ 'dod nyon gyi sum gnyis spangs te bsrab mod byas pa'i phyir/ (6) phyir mi 'ong 'bras gnas kyi mngon rtogs la 'dod chags dang bral ba'i sa zhes bya ste/ 'dod nyon mtha' dag la chags pa dang bral ba'i phyir/ (7) nyan thos dgra bcom pa'i mngon rtogs la byas pa rtogs pa'i sa zhes bya ste/ rang lam gyi bya ba rdzogs par byas par rtogs pas so/ (8) rang sangs rgyas kyi mngon rtogs la rang sangs rgyas kyi sa zhes bya ste/ srid pa tha ma'i tshe slob dpon gzhan la brten mi dgos pa'i yon tan dang ldan pa'i mkhyen pa yin pa'i phyir/

rang rgyal slob pa'i mngon rtogs rnams kyang 'di'i nang du bsdus bar bya'o/ zhugs pa phyi ma gsum gyi mngon rtogs kyang 'dir ma 'dus pa'i skyon med de/ 'bras gnas gsum gyi mngon rtogs su 'du ba'i phyir ro/ [ie. the stream enterer etc. are summarized under level 6]

[454.2 f/ 17b.2 f] sa bcu'i rnam bzhag bye brag tu bshad pa la/ (1) byang 'phags kyi sa'i mtshan nyid/ (2) dbye ba/ (3) phye ba so so'i don dang gsum/ dang po ni/ stong nyid mngon sum du rtogs pa'i shes rab dang/ snying rje chen pos zin pa'i byang 'phags kyi mkhyen pa de/ byang sems 'phags pa'i sa'i mtshan nyid/ gnyis pa ni/ de la dbye na/ [list of 10 bhūmis]... byang sems 'phags pa'i sa las bcur 'byed pa'i rgyu mtshan yod de/ sa bcu po de dag yul rtogs tshul dang/ yon tan 'thob tshul mi 'dra ba dang/ spang bya sel ba dang/ sgrub pa'i nus pa snga ma snga ma las phyi ma phyi ma khyad zhugs pa'i dbang gis bcur bzhag pa'i phyir/ bcu po der grangs nges pa yin te/ yongs spyod bcur grangs des pa'i phyir/ sa bcur dbye ba la dgos pa yod de/ theg chen la sa bcu'i rnam bzhag mi 'dod pa rnams kyi log rtog dgag pa'i ched du theg pa dman pa'i sa brgyad dper [455] bked nas theg chen la sa bcu'i dbye ba mdzad pa'i phyir/ (3) gsum pa phye ba so so'i don la/ nges tshig dang/ spang bya spong tshul gyi khyad chos dang/ yon tan lhag pa'i khyad chos gsum/ dang po la/ sa spyi'i nges tshig dang/ sa so so'i nges tshig gnyis/ dang po ni/ sa'i skad dod bhūmi zhes pa yi ge bsnan pa'i nges tshig gis bshad na/ gdul bya 'byung po dpag med sgrib gnyis kyi 'jigs pa med pa'i rten byed pa dang/ yon tan dpag med gong nas gong du 'phel bar byed pas na sa zhes brjod pa'i phyir/ gnyis pa ni/ [provides definitions and various analyses of the 10 bhūmis, see 455.3 f.]

Note

In this passage, 'jigs med dbang po outlines the eight levels of nyan thos according to Yasomitra's Sputartha ('Jigs med gling pa's list, based on the Yum bar ma is slightly different; see the entry from Bden gnyis shing rta {115781:368.4}) and later takes up the ten Bodhisattva bhūmis.

by David Higgins

Passage

[442.6 f] skabs 'dir byang chub sems dpa'i sa bshad de/ de'ang mthong spang dang/ sgom spang gis nyon mongs pa'i 'byung po dpag tu med pa'i [443] 'jigs pa las skyob cing/ de dag gong nas gong du bgrod pas sa zhes bya ste/ mdo sde'i rgyan las/

'byung po dpag med 'jigs med phyir
dpag tu med pa de dag las
phyi phyir gong du bgrod ldan phyir
de dag nyid la sar 'dod do/ zhes so/

de yang ser sna la sogs pa mi mthun pa'i phyogs bcu sel ba la ltos nas sa bcur bzhag pa ste/ (quotes Phal po che)... (see under sgrib pa (10))

Note

This passage offers a definition of the term sa. Klong chen pa begins his lengthy discussion of the levels by distinguishing between the eight levels of Śrāvakas and Pratyekabuddhas and ten levels of Bodhisattvas (basing himself on the Brgyad stong 'grel chen which also provides a definition of "earth level" as "that which provides a basis for capabilities (to grow)" (see the entry from Bden gnyis shing rta {115781:368.4}). Klong chen pa then begins his explication of the Boddhisattva levels which he defines (following the Mdo sde'i rgyan {116301}) in the following passage.

by David Higgins

Passage

(1) gzhan yang sa dang por sems nyid 'od gsal ba'i snying po de nyid sems can kun la khyab par rtogs pas bdag gzhan mnyam pa nyid byang chub kyi sems rtogs so/

(2) gnyis par de nyid rtogs bya rnams kyi mchog tu rtogs pas khams kyi dri ma sbyong ba'i brtson 'grus byed do/

(3) gsum par thos pa de chos kyi dbyings de'i rgyu mthun par rtogs pas stong gsum me lce gcig tu gyur pa las kyang brgal nas chos nyan [ie. mnyan] to/

(4) bzhi par de nyid bdag gir 'dzin pa med par pas chos [ie. chos kyi dbyings kyi rang bzhin] la chags pa spang ngo

(5) lnga par rang gzhan gyi rgyud la yod pa'i khams de tha dad med par [ie. gnyis su med par] rtogs pas sangs rgyas thams cad bsam pa dag pa bcus mnyam par rtogs so/ (see under dag pa bcu)

(6) drug par khams de rang bzhin kyis rnam par dag pas rtogs pas [450] 'khor 'das la blang dor du 'dzin pa thams cad bzlog go

(7) bdun par khams de tha dad med par rtogs pas mtshan mar 'dzin pa thams cad bzlog go

(8) brgyad par snying po [ie. ji lta bar gzigs pa'i ye shes] de nyid la skyon yon bri ba dang 'phel ba med par rtogs pas mi skye ba'i chos la bzod pa'i [ie. bzod pa thob pa'i] mchog shin tu rnam par dag go

[de'i rang bzhin ni nyi khri las/

rab 'byor chos gang la rdul tsam yang skye ba med pa de ni mi skye ba'o/ de gang gis shes pa de ni bzod pa zhes bya ste/ shes pa des mi skye ba'i chos la bzod pa thob bo/ zhes so/]

(9) dgur khams nyid la rang chas su so sor rig bzhi yod par rtogs pas ye shes [ie. ye shes kyi rang bzhin ji snyed pa'i shes rab] la dbang bar byed do/

(10) bdu par khams de nyid 'phrin las phun sum tshogs pa'i 'byung gnas su rtogs pas dbang bzhi la rang dbang thob pa yin no/ [see the entry from under (of the 10th bhūmi)] Bden gnyis shing rta {115781:382.6}dbang bzhi

Note

In this passage, Klong chen pa goes on to provide first [444.1] a standard description of the qualities associated with the ten levels based on standard sources (especially the Mdo sde rgyan {116301} and Rin chen phreng ba) and then [449.2] a hermeneutical explication of the levels as experiential thresholds in the progressive unfoldment of sems nyid 'od gsal ba'i snying po. The passages in square brackets are from 'Jigs med gling pa's almost identical account in his Bden gnyis shing rta (see the entry {115781:368.4}) which has been consulted here for purposes of clarification.

by David Higgins

Note

After this passage, Klong chen pa goes on to discuss higher levels (thirteenth and beyond).

by David Higgins