An Introduction to Tantric Buddhism c7.75

c7.75

¹ In the *Ṣaḍ-akṣarī-lokeśvara-sādhanam* of the *Sādhana-mālā* we see that the *Sādhaka* is taking the vow of enabling all the beings—whatever be their origin, and be they endowed with form or be they without form,—be they conscious or unconscious,—to attain the *anupādhi-śeṣa-samādhi* (i.e., *nirvāṇa* without any residuum; *cf.* the *nirupādhi-śeṣa-samādhi* of the *Mādhyamika-vṛtti*, *Nirvāṇa-prakaraṇa*. *Cf.* also the *Abhiṣeka-paṭala* of the *Heruka-tantra*.)