The Awakening of Mahāvairocana 6.36

6.36

「祕密主！隨入此等一一三昧門，祕密主！觀是乃至三十二大人相等皆從此中出，仰壤拏曩莽等於一切法自在而轉。此等隨現，成就三藐三佛陀隨形好。」

accomplished. Lord of Mysteries, in this manner the letter A abides as var-

ious adornments arranged in depicted positions. Because all dharmas are

originally unborn (ādyanutpāda), it reveals its own form. Alternatively,

because of the meaning of inapprehensibility, it manifests the form of the

letter Va. Alternatively, because dharmas are far removed from activity

(kārya), it manifests the form of the letter Ka. Alternatively, because all dhar-

mas are like empty space (kha), it manifests the form of the letter Kha. Alter-

natively, because going (gati) is inapprehensible, it manifests the form of

the letter Ga. Alternatively, because the characteristic of agglomeration

(ghana: “compact [mass]”) is inapprehensible in dharmas, it manifests the

form of the letter Gha. Alternatively, because all dharmas are dissociated

from birth and extinction (cyuti: “fall”), it manifests the form of the letter

Ca. Alternatively, because all dharmas have no shadow (chāyā), it manifests the form of the letter Cha. Alternatively, because birth (jāti) is inapprehensible in all dharmas, it manifests the form of the letter Ja. Alternatively, because all dharmas are dissociated from enemies (jhamala?), it manifests the form of the letter Jha. Alternatively, because all dharmas are dissociated from pride (ṭaṅka), it manifests the form of the letter Ṭa. Alternatively, because all dharmas are dissociated from nurture (viṭhapana: “[illusory] creation”), it manifests the form of the letter Ṭha. Alternatively, because all dharmas are dissociated from resentment (ḍamara: “riot, tumult”), it manifests the form of the letter Ḍa. Alternatively, because all dharmas are dissociated from calamities (?), it manifests the form of the letter Ḍha. Alternatively, because all dharmas are dissociated from thusness (tathatā), it manifests the form of the letter Ta. Alternatively, because all dharmas are dissociated from a dwelling place (sthāna), it manifests the form of the letter Tha. Alternatively, because all dharmas are dissociated from giving (dāna), it manifests the form of the letter Da. Alternatively, because elements (dhātu) are inapprehensible in all dharmas, it manifests the form of the letter Dha. Alternatively, because supreme truth (paramārtha) is inapprehensible in all dharmas, it manifests the form of the letter Pa. Alternatively, because all dharmas are unsolid and like foam (phena), it manifests the form of the letter Pha. Alternatively, because all dharmas are dissociated from bondage (bandha), it manifests the form of the letter Ba. Alternatively, because visualization (bhāvanā) is inapprehensible in all dharmas, it manifests the form of the letter Bha. Alternatively, because vehicles (yāna) are inapprehensible in all dharmas, it manifests the form of the letter Ya. Alternatively, because all dharmas are dissociated from all dust (rajas), it manifests the form of the letter Ra. Alternatively, because all dharmas have no characteristic (lakṣaṇa), it manifests the form of the letter La. Alternatively, because all dharmas are dissociated from quiescence (śānti), it manifests the form of the letter Śa. Alternatively, because all dharmas are by their original nature dull (ṣaṭha, for śaṭha: “fool, blockhead”), it manifests the form of the letter Ṣa. Alternatively, because truth (satya) is inapprehensible in all dharmas, it manifests the form of the letter Sa. Alternatively, because all dharmas are dissociated from cause (hetu), it manifests the form of the letter Ha.

“Lord of Mysteries, enter in sequence each single one of these samādhi gateways. Lord of Mysteries, if you observe them, then the thirty-two attributes of a great person will all arise from them. Ṅa, Ña, Ṇa, Na, and Ma operate freely in all dharmas. These appear in sequence and accomplish the [eighty] minor marks of a samyaksaṃbuddha.”

Chapter XXIII

The Mantra Method for the

Hundred Letters

“Next, Lord of Mysteries, in this samādhi gateway one will, empowered by