Passage

byang chub sems dpa' zhes bya ba la/ byang chub ni bod+hi zhes bya ba'i sgra/ dri ma thams cad cing dag pa la yang snyegs/ phyin ci log par rtogs shing khong du chud pa la yang snyegs pas byang chub ces btags/ sems dpa' zhes bya ba ni/ sat+twa zhes bya ba'i sgra las drangs na/ 'dod pa dang snying stobs dang bsam pa brtan zing mi nur ba dang sems can dang shes rig dang sdud pa dag la 'jug ste/ de la 'dir ni byang chub 'dod pa'am/ byang chub kyi phyir bsam pa brtan pa'am/ byang chub dang sems can la dmigs pa yod pas de skad ces bya ste/ 'di ltar/

byang chub nam mkha'i mtshan nyid de
kun tu rtog pa thams cad spangs
gang zhig de rtogs 'dod pa de
byang chub sems dpa' zhes bya'o/

zhes bya ba la stsogs pa gsungs pa bzhin no/ shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa las ni/

sems can byang chub pas byang chub sems dpa'o/ zhes bshad de/

de ltar yang sems can [43] byang chub du rtogs pa'o zhes bya bar 'gyur ro/ gzhan yang byang chub sems can zhes bya ba'i sgra ltar na/ sems can ni srog chags kyi sgra ste/ byang chub kyi sems dang ldan pa'i srog chags gang dag yin pa de ni/ byang chub sems dpa'o zhes bya bar 'gyur ro/ byang chub kyi sems ni mdor bsdu na shes rab dang snying rje zung du 'brel ba'o/

Note

In this passage,Rong zom pa provides a hermeneutical elaboration on byang chub sems dpa' that is sensitive to many nuances of the Sanskrit original.

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Passage

2 rgyas par bshad pa

ao sgrub pa po'i blo stobs kyi dbye ba bshad pa
blo stobs mthu yis sgrub byed rgyal sras gsum
rang don sngon byas 'gro ba sgrol 'dod pa [bden gnyis shing rta:593.5, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:194.5]
rgyal po lta bu'i 'dod chen sems bskyed dang
rang dang 'gro ba stabs gcig sgrol 'dod pa
gru pa lta bu ye shes dam pa'i sems
'gro ba sngon bsgral rjes la zhi 'dod pa
skyong byed lta bu'i dpe med sems bskyed de
rtul pos grangs med sum cu rtsa gsum dang
'bring pos bdun dang rnon pos gsum na grol/

Note

On the topic of training in the pursuance aspect of bodhicitta, in this passage 'Jigs med gling pa takes up the three-fold classification of Bodhisattvas (follows Shing rta chen po {116031} and Klong chen pa's source, the Dkon mchog brtsegs {116336}).

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Passage

(a) gang zag nges pa'i dbye ba bsam pa'o

[68] rgyas sras de yang rnam pa gsum nyid de
rang nyid grol nas 'gro ba sgrol 'dod pa
rgyal po lta bu'i byang chub sems dpa' dang
rang dang 'gro ba mnyam du thar 'dod pa
gru pa lta bu'i byang chub sems dpa' dang
'gro ba bsgral nas rang nyid zhi 'dod pa
rdzi bo lta bu'i byang chub sems dpa' gsum
rim bzhin grangs med sum cu rtsa gsum dang
bdun dang gsum gyis grol ba thob pa ni
dbang po'i rim pa lags par mdo las gsungs/

Note

In this passage, Klong chen pa discusses the three types of Bodhisattva on the basis of a passage in the Dkon mchog brtsegs pa {116336} concerning three stages of sems bskyed: 'dod pa'i chen po'i sems bskyed, ye shes dam pa'i sems bskyed, and dpe med pa'i sems bskyed (quoted on 637 f preceded by commentary). The reason for the classification of three corresponding types of Bodhisattva, the author explains in the commentary (Shing rta chen po 636.2), is that a person's strength of mind (sems stobs) tends to be weak, mediocre, or great.

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Passage

'jam dpal byang chub sems dpa' 'di lnga ste/ lnga gang zhe na/ 'di lta ste/ (1) phyugs kyi shing rta lta bus 'gro ba dang/ (2) glang po che'i shing rta lta bus 'gro ba dang/ (3) nyi ma dang zla ba lta bus 'gro ba dang/ (4) nyan thos kyi rdzu 'phrul lta bus 'gro ba dang/ (5) de bzhin gshegs pa'i rdzu 'phrul lta bus 'gro ba'o/...

Note

In this passage, 'Jigs med gling pa elaborates at length on the following passage from the Nges pa dang ma nges pa la 'jug pa'i phyag rgya'i mdo which classifies Bodhisattvas into five types according to how they travel the path: the ox like and elephant like (unstable ordinary people who go slowly and eventually turn back); the sun and moon like (stable ordinary people); those who gain the spiritual attainment of a Śrāvaka (level 1-7); and spiritual attainment of a Bodhisattva (level 8-10) characterized by ethos of compassion. The latter three no longer turn back from their quest.

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Note

Under the fifth heading [491.4], the sūtra summarizes the Bodhisattva ethic of caring and mutual fulfilment.

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Passage

sha ri'i bu rab tu byung ba la mngon par dga' ba'i byang chub sems dpa' ni yon tan bcu yongs su 'dzin to/ bcu gang zhe na 'di lta ste/ (1) 'dod pa la chags par mi 'gyur pa dang/ (2) dgon pa'i [636] gnas la dga' ba rnyed pa dang/ (3) sangs rgyas kyi spyod yul thob pa dang/ (4) chung ma dang bu'i chags sred dang bral ba dang/ (5) ngan 'gror 'gro ba rnams spong ba dang/ (6) bde 'gror 'gro ba'i chos la brten pa dang/ (7) sngon gyi dge ba'i rtsa ba las yongs su mi nyams pa dang/ (8) dge ba'i rtsa ba phun sum tshogs pa thob pa dang/ (9) de la lha rnams rab tu dga' ba dang/ (10) de la mi ma yin rnams bsrung bar 'gyur ba ste/ rab tu byung ba la mngon dga' ba'i byang chub sems dpa' ni yon tan bcu po de dag yongs su 'dzin par 'gyur ro//

Note

In this passage, 'Jigs med gling pa quotes the 'Jam dpal zhing gi yon tan which outlines the ten qualites of a Bodhisattva who is a renunciate (vs. householder, see khyim na gnas pa):

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Passage

byang chub sems dpa' bya ba sems can thams cad 'khor ba las sgrol ba'i thabs sna tshogs brtson pa la zer ba yin/ rang 'dod phugs su bcug pa'i g.yo sgyu can la byang chub sems dpa'i ming med/

Note

In this passage, Padmasambhava concisely distinguishes between who is and who is not deserving of the title "Bodhisattva"

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