Bodhicittavivaraṇatīkā/Full text
The commentary on the Bodhicittavivaraṇa by the eleventh-century Indian paṇḍita Smṛtijñānakīrti, the Bodhicittavivaraṇaṭīkā, represents one of the most sophisticated tantric interpretations of Nāgārjuna's treatise. From its opening verses, where the author humbly states his intention to eliminate conceptual elaborations (rtog pa kun spangs pa) motivated purely by faith (dad pas) rather than worldly concerns, the commentary positions itself as a profound integration of Madhyamaka philosophy with Vajrayāna practice. Significantly, Smṛtijñānakīrti immediately frames the Bodhicittavivaraṇa's instructions as originating from the Guhyasamājatantra and being specifically intended for "yogis and yoginis" (rnal 'byor pha dang ma), thereby establishing the text not as a general Mahāyāna treatise but as an essential guide for tantric practitioners.
| Reference | Smṛtijñānakīrti. bodhicittavivaraṇatīkā [बोधिचित्तविवरणटीका]. byang chub sems kyi 'grel pa'i rnam par bshad pa [བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་ཀྱི་འགྲེལ་པའི་རྣམ་པར་བཤད་པ]. [An Explanation of (Nāgārjuna's) "Commentary on Bodhicitta" (84000)]. Tengyur, RKTST 693 http://www.rkts.org/cat.php?id=693&typ=2. |
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