Passage

de yang 'di ltar bdud bzhi bcom zhing spangs rtogs kyi yon tan dang ldan la srid zhi gzhis las 'das pas na bcom ldan 'das dang/ 'das zhes pa'i sgra legs sbyar la med kyang bod skad du bya'o/

Note

In detailing the qualities of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Yon tan rgya mtsho concisely defines this epithet in this passage.

by David Higgins

Passage

kun tu 'gro ba can yin pas rnam rig gi don tha dad pa'ang mi 'gal ba'i tshul sangs rgyas zhes bya ba'i sgras rtogs par bya ste 'di ltar bhagavan zhes bya ba ni bcom ldan 'das zhes pa'i don te/ nyon mongs pa la sogs pa bcom pa'i yon tan dang ldan pas na de skad du grags pa dang/ rnam pa gcig tu na bha ga ni skal pa ste van ni ldan pa la'ang 'jug pas sangs rgyas rnams dbang phyug phun sum tshogs pa la sogs pa dang ldan pas na legs ldan nam/ skal ldan zhes bshad do/ de bzhin du sgra 'jug pa'i yul tha dad kyang/ mdor bsdu na/ 'du 'bral med pa'i gzungs dang ldan pa'i phyir bha ga van no/

de'i phyir dang po'i cha nas chags bral gyi sangs rgyas dang/ gnyis pa'i cha nas dbang phyug phun sum tshogs pa sngags kyi sangs rgyas dang/ gsum pa'i cha nas du ma ro gcig 'du 'bral med pa chos nyid gang du'ang ma phye ba'i don la sangs rgyas su tshig bla dags* su byas pa'i don te/ sam kri ta'i (Sanskrit) skad la rkyen byin pas don rnam pa gsum bsgrub nus pa'i phyir ro/ 'di ltar sangs rgyas thams cad kyi sku gsung thugs kyi rdo rje'i rang bzhin gang yin pa ni/ byang chub kyi sems yin la/...

(Note that bla dwags 'rnam grangs' denomination, designation; in Grammar: is a primative word, an abstract noun)

Note

In comparing the Sūtra mārga and Mantra mārga with regard to the paths and levels (see under lam for preceding and subsequent passages), 'Jigs med gling pa again takes up the meaning of the term bcom ldan 'das as a description of the awakening process.

by David Higgins

Passage

bcom pa ni rig pa la ye nas bdud bzhi med pas bcom pa ste/ kun gsal las/

chos sku skye 'gags med pas 'chi bdag bdud kyang bcom/
mtshan ma'i phung po med pas mtshan ma'i bdud kyang bcom/
de la gnyis su med pas nyon mongs nas lha'i bu'i bdud kyang bcom/
de ni ya nas ngang gis bcom pa yin/ zhes so//

ldan pa ni/ rig pa rang byung gi ye shes la ye nas sku dang ye shes 'du 'bral med pa'i dgongs par ldan te/ de nyid las/

chos sku yon tan sgo yangs pa
ye shes lnga dang sku gnyis ldan/ zhes so//

'das pa ni rig pa la yod med spros pa dang mtshan ma'i chos thams cad ye nas 'das pa ste/ de nyid las/

chos sku mtha' rnams kun las 'das/ zhes so//

Note

By way of commentary to the Thig le kun gsal {116071}, Klong chen pa elaborates on the meaning of bcom ldan 'das as a description of chos sku.

by David Higgins

Passage

bdud bzhi dang sgrub pa gnyis bag chags dang bcas pa bcom pa ni spangs pa phun sum tshogs pa'o/ bdud bzhi ni [16] tshe la bar du gcod pa 'chi bdag dang/ ting nge 'dzin la bar du gcod pa lha'i bu'i bdud dang/ lhag med la bar du gcod pa phung po'i bdud dang/ thar pa la bar du gcod pa nyon mongs pa'i bdud do/ 'di dag ye nas mi mnga' bas bcom zhes btags so/ sgrub pa gnyis ni nyon mongs pa dang shes bya'i sgrib pa ste/ (see sgrib pa)...sku dang ye shes 'du 'bral med pa'i don dang ldan pa ni rtogs pa phun sum tshogs pa ste/ sam+pu ti las/ (quotation and interpretation)...[17.2] kha cig ni bcom pa'i don nyid bstan pas bcom ldan zhes pa'ang bzhed do/ 'das ni 'khor 'das blang dor yod med spros pa'i mtshan ma thams cad las 'das pa ste/...

[35.2] de lta bu'i rang bzhin ni bdud bzhi ye nas bcom zhing che ba'i yon tan drug dang ldan la mi gnas pa'i mya ngan las 'das pa'o/ bdud bzhin bcom lugs ni (see bdud bzhi)...(author then elaborates on each term)

Note

In commenting on the invocation to the Guhyagarbhatantra, "Homage to Dpal bcom ldan 'das Kun tu bzang po", Klong chen pa interprets each syllable of the appellation. He takes up this theme later in the commentary.

by David Higgins

Passage

'ji ltar bcom ldan 'das zhes 'jig rten na snyan par grags pa gang yin pa de ni/ 'dod chags la sogs pa bcom pa nyid kyis sam/ byang chub snying po la bzhugs pa la bar du gcod par brtson pa'i bdud kyi sde bcom pas na bcom/ bskal [339] pa khyad par can dang dbang phyug la sogs pa dang ldan pa'i phyir ldan/ de ltar yang sred len la sogs pa'i srid chos kyi skyon thams cad las ni 'das/

Note

In detailing the special external qualities of "Buddha", 'Jigs med gling pa interprets this epithet.

by David Higgins