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Contents - [p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p1) - [p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p2) - [p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p3) - [p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p4) - [p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p5) - [p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p6) - [p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p7) - [p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p8) - [p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p9) - [p10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p10) - [p11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p11) - [p12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p12) - [p13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p13) - [p14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p14) - [p15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p15) - [p16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p16) - [p17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p17) - [p18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p18) - [p19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p19) - [p20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p20) - [p21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p21) - [p22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p22) - [p23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p23) - [p24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p24) - [p25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p25) - [p26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p26) - [p27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p27) - [p28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p28) - [p29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p29) - [p30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p30) - [p31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p31) - [p32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p32) - [p33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p33) ## Text ### [p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p1) Experiencing pleasure with a consort ### [p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p2) Who lacks samaya commitments ### [p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p3) Is the first branch downfall. ### [p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p4) I openly admit and confess breaches of this first kind. ### [p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p5) To quarrel in the gaṇacakra ### [p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p6) Is the second branch downfall. ### [p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p7) I openly admit and confess breaches of this second kind. ### [p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p8) For a mantrin to obtain the nectar ### [p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p9) From an unqualified consort ### [p10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p10) Is the third branch downfall. ### [p11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p11) I openly admit and confess breaches of this third kind. ### [p12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p12) While knowledgable about the elements of secret Dharma, ### [p13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p13) To refrain from teaching it to others is a failure of wisdom. ### [p14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p14) It is the fourth branch downfall. ### [p15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p15) I openly admit and confess breaches of this fourth kind. ### [p16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p16) To mislead sincere students seeking the Dharma ### [p17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p17) By discussing topics other than bodhicitta ### [p18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p18) Is the fifth branch downfall. ### [p19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p19) I openly admit and confess breaches of this fifth kind. ### [p20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p20) To stay more than seven days among śrāvakas ### [p21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p21) Is the sixth branch downfall. ### [p22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p22) I openly admit and confess breaches of this sixth kind. ### [p23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p23) While not knowing the primordial wisdom of yoga, ### [p24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p24) To proclaim oneself a mantrin ### [p25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p25) Is the seventh branch downfall. ### [p26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p26) I openly admit and confess breaches of this seventh kind. ### [p27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p27) To explain the secret meaning ### [p28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p28) While teaching the outer Dharma, ### [p29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p29) To anyone who is not a suitable recipient— ### [p30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p30) This is the eighth branch downfall. ### [p31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p31) I openly admit and confess breaches of this eighth kind. ### [p32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p32) Tibetan Texts ### [p33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop.p33) Secondary Sources --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.ritual.samaya.angasamaya*bo~en-kop) · Pramāṇa