Passage

blo bur gyi dri ma dag par byed pa la/ thabs shes rab bzung du 'brel bar nyams su len dgos pas/ thabs shes rab zung du 'brel ba'i pi wang gi sgra lta bu'i gdams ngag 'di ston/ de yang thabs byams pa dang snying rje byang chub kyi sems bsgom pa dang/ shes rab chos thams cad kyi zab mo stong pa nyid bsgoms pa gnyis zung 'brel du nyams su blangs pas/ sgrib pa gnyis bag chags dang bcas pa dag nas/ mi gnas pa'i mya ngan las 'das pa thob/ de pi wang gi sgra lta bu'i yin te dper na pi wang [357] gi sgra de rgyud las kyang ma byung khog pa las kyang ma 'byung/ skyes bu'i rtsol ba las kyang ma byung ste/ de thams cad kyi rten 'brel tshogs pa las byung ba yin no/ de bzhin du sgrib pa gnyis dag nas mya ngan las 'das pa thob pa yang/ thabs rkyang bsgoms pa las kyang ma 'byung/ shes rab rkyang pa bsgoms pa las kyang ma 'byung ste/ thabs dang shes rab zung 'brel du nyams su blangs pas sa thob pa yin no/

de la thabs dang shes rab zung 'brel du nyams su len pa/ pi wang gi sgra lta bu'i gdams ngag 'di la don bzhi/ (Outline see under sngon 'gro for similar:)

A) 'khor ba sdug bsngal gyi rang bzhin du khyer shes pa gcig gal che/

B) byams pa snying rje byang chub kyi sems bsgom pa/ [359.3]

C) lam dngos dang mtshan ma 'dzin pa'i blo dang 'bral ba cig gal che/ [360]

D) blo bral de ka la mthar thug gi 'bras bu chos kyi sku yin par ngo shes par

bya ba gal che'o/ [361.6]

Note

In this passage, Sgam po pa uses the analogy of a Tibetan guitar to illustrate the meaning of the interrelatedness of insight and action. Just as the sound of a guitar arises not from the strings alone or the sound hole alone but from the specific combination of such factors, so goal realization does not arise from thabs alone or shes rab alone but from their combination. (See also 398f.) (See also under sngon 'gro.)

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Passage

thabs la mkhas pa gang zhe na/ gang chos thams cad kyi bsdu ba la mkhas pa'o/ shes rab gang zhe na/ gang chos thams cad dbyer med pa shes pa la mkhas pa'o/

zhes thabs shes gnyis du 'du ba'i pha rol tu phyin pa bcu ni byang chub sems dpa' sa bcu pas kyang/ kun tu spyad par gsungs na/ de gnyis phan tshun gcig la gcig ltos kyi rgyu 'bras su 'brel bas ye shes kyi pha rol tu phyin pa la sogs shes rab kyi cha'ang thabs su 'gyur ba'i tshul 'Phags pa rnam par snang mdzad mngon par byang chub pa'i rgyud las kyang/

thams cad mkhyen pa'i ye shes 'di ni snying rje chen po'i rtsa ba can/ byang chub kyi rgyu dang ldan pa thabs kyi mthar phyin pa yin no/

Note

In discussing the classification of sems bskyed into six in accordance with the six pāramitās, 'Jigs med gling pa quotes the 'Phags pa dad pa'i stobs bskyed pa {116331} on the meaning of thabs and shes rab and provides commentary.

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Note

On 487.5, 'Jigs med gling pa notes that the first five pāramitās (summarized as thabs) are the cause of happiness and still involve delusion, whereas shes rab is the cause of liberation.

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Passage

de la theg pa chen po pa rnams kyis bsgrub par bya ba ni de kho na nyid rtogs pa'i shes rab kyis 'khor ba la mi gnas pa dang/ snying rje chen po dang 'brel ba'i thabs kyis myang 'das la mi gnas pa ste mi gnas pa'i mya ngan las 'das pa zhes bya ba'i go 'phang re ni kun rdzob dang don dam gyi bden pas phye ba'i tshogs gnyis sam/ thabs shes kyi sgo nas bsgrub dgos pa yin te/ gsang ba bsam gyis mi khyab pa'i mdo las/

ye shes kyi tshogs kyis ni nyon mongs pa thams cad spong bar 'gyur ba lags so/ bsod nams kyi tshogs kyis ni sems can thams cad nye bar 'tshe bar 'gyur ba lags so/ bcom ldan 'das de ltar lags pas byang chub sems dpa' sems dpa' chen pas bsod nams dang ye shes kyi tshogs la brtson par bgyi'o/ zhes so/

de yang 'di ltar spyin pa la sogs pa'i thabs kyis gzugs kyi sku dang/ zhing khams [590] dang/ 'khor g.yog la sogs pa longs spyod chen po'i 'bras bu phun sum tshogs pa dag dang/ 'dzin pas de bzhin gshegs pa rnams ni yongs su mya ngan las 'das pa la yang mi gnas/ shes rab rnam par dag pas na 'khor ba'i rtsa ba phyin ci log yang dag par spangs te 'khor bar mi gnas pa'i lam sgro bskur dang bral ba yin pas na/ 'phags pa chos yang dag par sdud pa las kyang/

de bzhin gshegs pa ni thabs dang shes rab kyis bskyed pa ste/ gzhan gyi dring la 'jog pa yang srid par shes par bya'o/ zhes so/

de ltar yin pas man ngag gi bsgom pa'i rim pa zab mo thams cad nas kyang dang por skyabs su 'gro ba dang/ byang chub tu sems bskyed pa dang/ phyag dang/ yan lag bdun pa dang/ maN+Da la dang/ yi ge brgya ba dang/ bla ma dang lha'i rnam 'byor la sogs pa 'bum phrag gi mtha' brten pa'i grangs kyi sa bcad pa dag bsgrub par ston pa de thabs kyi cha yin la/ de thams cad 'khor gsum rnam par mi rtog pa'i shes rab kyis zin par spyod pas thabs shes gnyis ldan yin no/ (then quotes a passage from 'Phags pa dad pa'i stobs bskyed pa {116331}) ...[see under pha rol tu phyin pa]

Note

Under the topic of the six pāramitās, 'Jigs med gling pa returns to the important subject of the meaning and relationship between thabs and shes rab both in Mahāyāna and Mantrayāna.

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Passage

[592.4] ...'on kyang goms pa shin tu brtan pa'i shes rab ni zag pa zad pa yin pas de lta bus ni thabs kyi cha spangs pa dang bsgrubs pa gnyis ka ma mchis te/ ci'i phyir na spangs par bya ba dang/ bsgrub par bya ba ni kun tu rtog pa kho na yin pas so/ 'dir slob pa lam gyi gnas skabs na spyin pa la sogs pa'i thabs kyi cha thams cad tshang ba'i rnam pa thams cad kyi mchog dang ldan pa'i stong pa nyid la ma brten na stong nyid rtogs pa'i rgyu'i gtso bo thabs la ltos pa'i bsod nams kyi tshogs spangs pas shes rab kyi don rnal ma mthong mi nus te/ de bas na thabs kyis zin pa'i shes rab dang/ shes rab kyis zin pa'i spyod pa gnyis phan tshul gcig la gcig ltos kyi lam du nges pa'i tshul 'phags pa dri ma med par [593] grags pas bstan pa las/

byang chub sems dpa' rnams kyi 'ching ba ni gang/ thar pa ni gang zhe na/ thabs med par srid par 'gro ba yongs su 'dzin pa ni byang chub sems dpa'i 'ching ba'o/ thabs kyis srid pa'i 'gro bar 'gro ba ni thar pa'o/ shes rab med par srid par 'gro ba yongs su 'dzin pa ni byang chub sems dpa'i 'ching ba'o/ shes rab kyis srid pa'i 'gro bar 'gro ba ni thar pa'o/ thabs kyis ma zin pa'i shes rab ni 'ching ba'o/ thabs kyis zin pa'i shes rab ni thar pa'o/ shes rab kyis ma zin pa'i thabs ni 'ching ba'o/ shes rab kyis zin pa'i thabs ni thar pa'o/

zhes gsungs pas de gnyis zung du chud pa ni rnam pa thams cad pa'i mchog dang ldan pa'i stong pa nyid yin te [see under stong pa nyid]

Note

After discussing the pāramitās as they are practiced in Mantrayāna, 'Jigs med gling pa raises critical questions concerning why and for whom the thabs aspects are necessary. His discussion indicates the complementarity between the two and the need for balancing them in one's view and praxis.

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Passage

shes rab de 'drar yongs shes na [bden gnyis shing rta:885, yon tan rin po che mdzod kyi 'grel pa nyi zla'i sgron me:562]
thabs kyis rnam par grol bar 'gyur
shes rab med pa'i thabs kyis ni
bcings pa nyid las grol ba med/

[bden gnyis shing rta:885.1] de la byang chub sems dpa' kyi lam ni stobs kyis 'khor bar ma ltung la/ thabs kyi stobs kyis mya ngan las 'das par mi ltung bas na 'phags pa de bzhin gshegs pa'i gsang ba'i mdo las/

rigs kyi bu 'di lta ste dper na me ni rgyu las 'bar te/ rgyu med na zhi bar 'gyur ro/ de bzhin du dmigs pa las sems 'bar gyi/ dmigs pa med na sems zhi bar 'gyur ro/ de la thabs la mkhas pa'i byang chub sems dpa' shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa yongs su dag pas dmigs pa nye bar zhi ba'ang shes la/ dge ba'i rtsa ba la dmigs pa yang zhi bar mi byed/ nyon mongs pa la dmigs pa yang 'byung bar mi byed la/ pha rol tu phyin pa'i dmigs pa la 'jog par byed/ stong pa nyid du dmigs pa la yang so sor rtog la/ sems can thams cad snying rje chen pos dmigs pa yang blta'o/

zhes so/ de lta bu'i thabs shes 'brel ba'i lam 'dis ni sgo skur gyi mtha' spangs ba'i dbu ma'i lam mthong ba yin te/ 'di ltar shes rab kyis ni sgro 'dogs pa'i mtha' spangs la/ thabs kyis ni skur ba'i mtha' spong ba nyid de/ mdo las kyang/

de bzhin gshegs pa ni thabs dang shes rab kyis bskyed pa ste/ gzhan gyi dring la 'jog pa yang srid par shes par bya'o/

zhes dang/ 'phags pa dad pa'i stobs bskyed pa las kyang/

thabs la mkhas pa ni chos thams cad yang dag par sdud pa gang yin pa'o/ shes rab gang zhe na/ gang chos thams cad 'dres pa la mkhas pa'o/ thabs dang shes rab 'di gnyis ni sar chud pa rnams kyis kyang dus thams cad du bskyed par bya ste/ shes rab 'ba' zhig ni ma yin no/

zhes so/ gal te shes rab dang bral ba'i thabs ni 'bad pa chen po dang ldan yang mu stegs can gyi lam bzhin du phyin ci log kho nas 'ching ngo de bzhin du thabs dang bral ba'i shes rab kyang nyan thos bzhin du/ snying rje chen po dang mi ldan bas mtha' gcig ba'i myang 'das la gzhol ba'i phyir/ shin tu mnyam par gzhag pa'i gnas skabs dag tu thabs la brtan pa mi 'byung du zin kyang sbyor ba'am/ rjes la thob pa'i tshe thabs shes gnyis gcig car du 'jug pa ste/

Note

In discussing shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa, 'Jigs med gling pa emphasizes the need to maintain the union of thabs and shes rab.

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Passage

...sems can gyi lus dang/ 'khor ba'i sdug bsngal sna tshogs su snang ste/ de dag thams cad snang la rang bzhin med par shes pa ni shes rab/ snang la mi 'gag pa ni thabs so/...

Passage

de lta bu'i thabs ni thabs mang ba dang/ dka' ba med pa dang/ thabs mkhas pa dang/ thabs myur ba rnams kyis 'phags pa ste/... (elaboration on each)

Note

This passage offers a definition of the term thabs. In introducing the subject of Mantrayāna, 'Jigs med gling pa indicates, by way of commentary to the Rdo rje gur, the meaning and significance of thabs in Mantrayāna and clarifies certain misconceptions (especially equating thabs with stong pa nyid). Thabs is said to be twofold: bliss (since no hardship is involved) and (to paraphrase) spontaneous epiphanic activity [10.2] emanating from Buddha potentiality itself. It is moreover fourfold [10.3].

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Passage

de bas na thabs dang shes rab rnam par dag pas zin pa la shes bya'i steng du [720] 'gal ba 'du ba'i nyes ltung gi rdul phra mo tsam yang mi mnga' bas yon tan mtha' dag yar ldan [see yon tan yar ldan] du tshang zhing 'dus pa yin no/ gal te lus dang ngag dang yid kyi las rnams la ma rig pa dang bcas pa'i nyon mongs pa dang de dang mthungs ldan gyi bsam pas spyad na ni 'ching ba'i rgyu yin te/ dper na rdzas kyi dngos po gser yin yang sgrog tu gyur pa'i tshe 'ching ba bzhin no/ de nyid shes rab dang snying rje phyogs gcig gis bzung na bya ba ma yin pa ltar snang yang don gyi bsdams pa'i gnas la zhugs par gyur nas bde 'gro dang thar pa'i rgyu yin no/ dper na gser nyid yi dam gyi phyag mtshan du byas pa'i tshe bsod nams kyi dngos por gyur pa bzhin no/

de bas na dgag bya'i nyon mongs pa gang yin yang theg pa chen po'i thabs la mkhas pa dang/ shes rab rnam par mi rtog pas zil gyis non nas kun slong rang rgyud pa las 'das shing/ yul rang mtshan pa las log pa'i dgos pa las dang nyon mongs pa'i bag chags mi gsog pa'i steng du/ bsod nams dang ye shes kyi tshogs rdzogs pas sdom pa gsum ka'i yon tan yar ldan du yod pa yin no/ de skad du 'phags pa don mchog brtsegs pa las/

'od srungs 'di lta ste/ dper na sngags dang sman gyi yongs su zin pa'i dug gis 'chi bar byed mi nus so/ de bzhin du byang chub sems dpa' rnams kyi nyon mongs pa shes rab kyis yongs su zin pas kyang log par [721] ltung ba byed mi nus so/ zhes so/ (continued under sdom gsum)

Note

In the context of elaborating on the sdom gsum, 'Jigs med gling pa emphasizes the importance of pure motivation as expressed in insight and action.

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