Passage

12 phyogs med phyogs su 'dzin pas bcings pa rnams [chos dbyings mdzod kyi 'grel pa:164b]
rang bzhin ma shes rang gis rang bslad pas
rang la rang rmongs 'khrul pa a re 'khrul
'khrul pa med la g.yang sar 'dzin pas 'khrul/ see next entry

13 'khrul dang ma 'khrul byang chub sems kyi klong
byang chub sems la 'khrul grol ye nas med
de las rol par shar la 'dzin pas bcings
don la 'ching grol gnyis med yul sems med
ming la yod par 'dzin pas ma bslu zhig/

Note

In a chapter devoted to the theme of primordial freedom (ye grol), Klong chen pa looks at the elusive nature of errancy and freedom.

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Passage

nam [605] mkha' klong chen las/

tha mal snang 'di 'khrul pa nyid yin pas
de la sor bzhag 'khrul snang phyir phyir 'phel
de bzhin 'khrul rtog lam du sus byed pa
'khrul pa'i rgyu 'bras nyid las thar dus med
de bas ma 'khrul 'od gsal snang ba dang
sems 'gags ye shes lam du byed pa gces
de yang mi g.yo nyam par bzhag pa'i tshe
'od gsal dmigs gtad rig pa dwangs phyed pas
gnas lugs gcig la snang lugs nyams gsum skye
ngo bo'i gdangs las mi rtog spros dang bral
rang bzhin gdangs las rang gsal gsal dwangs phyed
thugs rje'i gdangs las rig bde rgyun mi 'chad
sku gsum nyams ni nam mkha'i mtha' dang mnyam/ zhes so/

Note

In his discussion of the klong sde class of Rdzogs chen, Yon tan rgya mtsho cites the Nam mkha' klong chen on the nature of errancy.

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Passage

de ltar 'khrul pa'i rtsa ba 'dzin pa la thug la/ de rtog pas yul tshul ba la thug pas/ thug phrad rjes med du grol thub pa'i lam khyer gces pa'i gnad de yin no/

'khrul pa ldog pa'i lugs la mang yang gsum du 'du ste/ 'khrul pa gzhi las ldog pa 'khrul gzhi ngos 'dzin pas 'khrul pa rang log pa 'dre rkun ngos zin pas rkun mo phyir log ste rang khyim na blo bde ba lta bu rang bzhin rdzogs pa chen po'i lugs so/ 'khrul pa lam nas ldog pa nyon mongs pas 'khrul pas de nyid lam du byas pas grol bar 'dod pa lam nor ba dag lam de nyid la zhugs te phyir log bas ma nor bar 'jug pa ltar gsang sngags thun mong ba rnams so/ 'khrul pa 'bras bu las ldog pa rgyu [166b] mtshan nyid kyi theg pa ste sangs rgyas thob nas 'khrul pa cha dang bcas pa log par 'dod de rgyal po srid yin nas pha rol gyi yul 'joms bar nus pa lta bu'o/

'di dag kyang blo'i rtsal 'phang tha dad pas grub pa'i mtha' dang lam gyi tshul tha dad pa'i phyir na gong mas 'og ma rtogs kyang/ 'og mas gong ma mi rtogs pas/ rang bzhin rdzogs pa chen po'i gnad nges pa rnams gsang dgos te/ 'og ma'i blor mi shong bas/ chos kyi che ba nyams pa dang/ 'og ma'i sdig rkyen du 'gyur ba'i phyir/ gsang ba rgyal po'i mdzod du gdams ba ste/...

Note

In this passage, Klong chen pa focusses on three ways of reversing the process of errancy and indicates the superiority of Rdzogs chen.

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Passage

de bas snang ba chos 'di dag thams cad 'khrul pa yin du zad de/ de yang 'khrul pa bsal nas ma 'khrul pa zhig bsgrub du med de/ 'khrul pa ngo bo nyid kyis rnam par dag pas sangs rgyas pa yin te/ de bas na chos thams cad 'khrul ye nas mngon par rdzogs par sangs rgyas pa'o/ de bas na mtshan ma sna tshogs su snang ba'i chos rnams sku gsung thugs rdo rje'i dkyil 'khor yin te/ rnam par dag pa'i ngo bo byid las ma 'das pa dus gsum gyi sangs rgyas nyid dang 'dra ba'o/ sems can dang sangs rgyas kyi khyad par ni chos kyi ngo bo nyid kyis phye ba ma yin te/ rmi lam gyi rgyu 'bras bu so sor snang ba bzhin du/ kun tu btags pa'i dbang gis blo so sor snang ba tsm la bzhag par zad do/

Note

In this passage, Rong zom pa sharply criticizes the ("enlightened") view that one can eliminate errancy to arrive at something called "non errancy". The central conception of Vajrayāna is that the range of phenomena covered by the description "errancy" is itself naturally pure (Buddhahood) but becomes shrouded by adventitious factors.

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Passage

rtog pa nyid kyi rjes chod na
'khrul pa de nyid rang sar grol
stong pa snang ba'i don rtogs na
ye shes sku yang lhun gyis grub
dngos por snang ba'i phugs mthong na
stong pa nyid kyang ma bsgrubs rdzogs
chos nyid dag pa'i don rtogs na
skye med chos nyid pha rol phyin/ ces so/

Note

In this passage, 'Jigs med gling pa quotes the Mu tig phreng ba {115636} in his discussion of the five-fold Rdzogs chen path (thun mong ma yin pa'i lam lnga).

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Passage

3. dris lan gsum pa [107.5]

[sangs rgyas ma 'khrul gnad 'di ci]
de ltar 'khor 'das thog mtha' las
sangs rgyas 'khrul par ma gyur pas
gzhi las 'phags pa'i dbang po yis
rang snang rang bzhin med par shes
rtog dpyod yid rnams phyir ma shor
'gyu ba rang thog chod pa'o
de yang gnas lugs chen po las
'khrul [108] zhes ka nas dag pa la
ma 'khrul nyid du bcos su med
med snang mthong ba med pa'i chos
byas byung rtog pa rang 'gags so
'khrul nas dmigs par snang ba min
rang bzhin ye gdangs ma g.yos pas
chos kun mnyam par ro gcig go
'dzin rtog bral nas ye sangs rgyas
bcos shing bsgyur du btub pa min
de yi gnad ni yul yin te
yul dang stong pa rig rtsal mnyam
tha dad rtog pas shes pa min
yang ni 'khrul pa min pa'i gnang
gcig shes pa yis thams cad grol
de nyid shes pas bzlog pa nyid
mi snang 'dzad pa med pa las
'byung rig gnas kyi rtog pa zad
byas pas ma phye bcos su med
bya dang byed pa'i blo med pas
yul rkyen sangs bas sangs rgyas so
mtha' grol 'gags pa med pa las
yongs su rdzogs pa'i ting 'dzin gnas
chen po yin pas gong na med
rang bzhin g.yos pa med phyir ro//

4. dris lan bzhi pa [108.6]

[sems can 'khrul pa ci las 'byung]
sems can 'khrul pa gong ma yi
rtsa ba'i rten 'brel la 'khyal bas ['khyar bas ? go astray, err]
'khrul 'khor rtsis kyi gzhi mar byung
chos nyid rang gdangs snang ba las
rtog 'dzin snang bas yid phrog ste
khrul ba'i yul ni phra mo'i las
bsgribs shing rang snang ma dag gyur
de las ba la nyal ba nyid
phra zhing rdul gyi cha dag ni
'gyu zhing 'dzin pa tsam du gyur
phra bas phra 'gyur shes pa las
rtog dpyod gzung cha gnyis su song
phra rdul ye shes snang ba 'gags
yul shes thad ka tsam du shar
ma rig la sogs bcu gnyis chos
'gro ba'i 'byung rigs bcu gnyis 'gyur
de yi nang shes 'byung ba'i lus
phung po rnams dang khams dang yang
skye mched las kyi thogs pa 'dus
nyon mongs 'dus pa dpag med las
'gro ba'i lus kyi rtog tshogs sdud
rten 'brel tshogs pa du ma las
mi mthun gzugs sogs bye brag go
'byung ba bzhi yis bskyed pa'i rgyu
rigs dang grangs kyis rnam bsdus te
mi 'dra'i kha dog tha dad las
gong ma'i cha las mngon snang ba'o
gzhi las rtog tshogs 'dus pa yis
byed pa'i [110] las kyang bcu gnyis kyis
'byung ba'i phung po brten pa dang
gnas dang chags dang 'jig par byed
'khrul tshul bcu gnyis dag las ni
byed pa nyid du smin pa yis
'gro ba'i las dang bsod nams dang
dag dang ma dag gzugs rnams kyi
bye brag so sor snang bar byed
gzhan yang snod dang bcu dag gi ['bcud dag gi]
'byung ba'i las kyang rlung gis byed
rlung gis 'phen cing sdud pa dang
'gro dang 'ong dang 'jug par byed
des na rlung gis las kun byed
bzlog pa nyid kyang rlung la thug
'jug 'phel las kyi mtha' yis dbye'o//

Note

In response to questions 3 and 4 from chapter two (3. sangs rgyas ma 'khrul gnad 'di ci and 4. sems can 'khrul pa ci las 'byung), the onset and termination of errancy are detailed:

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Passage

f. 'khrul grol skabs kyi shan 'byed

gzhi de nyid nas 'khrul grol chos nyid kyang [rnam mkhyen shing rta:648, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:642]
gnyid du song dang de las sad pa bzhin
'khrul pa dbang po nyams pa'i gnyid stug bzhin
grol ba de las sad pa'i gnas skabs 'dra/

drug pa 'khrul grol skabs kyi shan 'byed ni/ de la spyir sems kyi rang bzhin spros pa thams cad dang bral ba'i rig pa 'od gsal ba'i ye shes rang gi ngo bo na 'khrul grol gnyis ka med de/ de ci'i phyir na/ 'khrul pa med na der ltos kyi grol ba'ang yod par mi 'gyur ba la/ 'khrul pa ni med de bshad zin ltar tshogs brgyad yul dang bcas pa med snang nyag gcig yin pa'i phyir ro/ tshogs brgyad char med na sems gtad [642] nas med pas sangs rgyas pa'i tshe bem po lta bur 'gyur ro snyam na/ sems med kyang gzhi'i gnas lugs ni sems nyid 'od gsal ba'i ye shes yin pa'i phyir de nyid yod de/ 'phags pa brgyad stong pa las/

sems la sems ma mchis te sems kyi rang bzhin 'od gsal ba'o/

zhes dang/ rgyud bla mar:

sems de rang bzhin 'od gsal bas na nyon mongs ngo bo med gzigs pas/

zhes so/ 'o na 'khrul grol ltar snang ba 'di ji ltar yin zhe na/ ka dag gi rig pa spros pa dang bral ba nam mkha' lta bu'i ngang nas ma g.yos bzhin du sprin gyi skye 'gags ltar lhun grub kyi rtsal snang shar ba ngo ma shes shing der zhen pas yod pa chos nyid kyi don ni ma mthong / med pa 'khor ba'i 'khrul snang thams cad rgyun mi 'chad par snang ba yin te/ ji skad du/

gang zhig yod pa mi mthong med mthong ba
'di 'dra'i mun nag rnam pa de gang zhig/ ces gsungs pa ltar ro/

gzhi snang de ngo shes shing ma zhen na 'khrul pa'i cha thams cad dbyings su ldog ste gshis kyi bzhugs tshul ji lta ba bzhin rtogs pa ni grol ba mya ngan las 'das pa ste chos de gnyis ka'i mthan nyid kyi khyad kyang dper na [643] rmi lam sna tshogs 'char b'i rten gnyid du song ba dang rmi lam gyi snang ba rgyun chad nas gnyid de las sad pa'i gnas skabs bzhin te/ 'di ltar kun gzhi'i ngang du 'khrul pa na ye shes kyi mkhyen cha marig pas sgrib pa ni sgo lnga'i dbang po nang du sdug de nyams pa'i gnyid stug gi gnas skabs lta bu yin la/ med snang gi dngos po sna tshogs pa la spyod pa ni rmi lam gyi skabs bzhin no/ sgrib pa las grol ba chos sku'i ngo bo mngon du gyur pa'i dag pa gnyis ldan ni 'khrul snang rgyun chad de mkhyen pa'i rtsal rgyas nas shes bya thams cad mngon sum du gyur pa yin pas/ gnyid de las sad pa'i tshe sgo lnga'i rang yul mngon sum du mthong ba'i gnas skabs dang 'dra'o//

Note

Among the ten seminal distinctions (shan 'byed), Yon tan rgya mtsho adopts as a framework for discussing the essentials of Rdzogs chen philosophy, in which he includes the distinction between errancy and freedom ('khrul grol).

by David Higgins