This PDF edition is the English version of Le Premier Testament de Vajradhara that was published in book form last month.
The First Testament of Vajradhara is one of the core texts of the Heart Drops of Vimalamitra or Bima Nyingthik. It explains the instructions that are directly extracted from the collection of the Seventeen Tantras (rGyud bcu bdun) and includes a description of the special preliminaries of Dzogchen, as well as the secret teachings of Thögel (thod rgal). It is here completed by an interlinear commentary based on the oral transmission, as well as a detailed commentary relying on the classical sources of the Great Perfection.
Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1. Preliminary remark 7
2. Vajradhara’s instructions 10
3. The transmission of the text 13
The First Testament of Vajradhara 15
Translation 16
Interlinear Commentary on the First Testament of
Vajradhara 19
Detailed Commentary on the First Testament of
the Buddha 24
1. Introduction 25
1-1. The title of the text 25
1-2. The homage 27
1-3. The author’s intention 27
2. The body of the text 28
2-1. The ordinary and extraordinary preliminaries 28
2-2. The special preliminaries of Dzogchen 31
2-2-1. The purification of the seeds of the six destinies 31
2-2-2. Settling into one’s natural ease 35
2-2-2-1. Settling into the natural ease of the
three doors 35
2-2-2-2. Entering into the Natural State 36
2-2-2-2-1. The gaze of the Śrāvakas 37
2-2-2-2-2. The gaze of the Bodhisattvas 44
2-2-2-2-3. The gaze of the Wrathful Deities 45
2-3. The main practice 45
2-3-1. Abandoning the nine types of activities 46
2-3-2. Adopting the key points 47
2-3-2-1. The key point of the body 47
2-3-2-2. The key point of speech 49
2-3-2-3. The key point of the mind 50
2-3-2-4. The key point of the doorways 51
2-3-2-5. The key point of the object 53
2-3-2-6. The key point of wind-Awareness 54
2-3-2-6-1. The key point of the wind 54
2-3-2-6-2. The key point of Awareness 55
2-4. The Four Final Precepts 58
2-4-1. The Three Immobilities 59
2-4-2. The Three Masteries 59
2-4-3. The Three Obtainments 61
2-4-4. The Four Confidences 63
3. Conclusion 64
Glossary 67
Bibliography 79
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