The Two Stages Of Guhyasamaja Tantra

Explanation of the generation and completion stages of Guhyasamaja Tantra.

The presentation of the generation stage includes an explanation of the visualization and generation of the mandala and the deities therein; we will also learn how to carry death, intermediate state and rebirth into the path.

The presentation of the completion stage includes the six branches: the isolation of body, isolation of speech, isolation of mind, illusory body, actual clear light, and the union of clear light and the illusory body.

This subject is studied on the basis of Lama Tsongkhapa’s A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages and the commentaries on the generation and completion stages by Aku Sherab Gyatso.

In order to study this subject, one needs to have received a highest yoga tantra empowerment from a qualified lama.

Main texts:

    A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages: Core Teachings on the Glorious Guhyasamāja, King of Tantras by Lama Tsongkhapa

    A Guide to the Generation Stage Path of Guhyasamaja Called ‘Sacred Words of Akshobhya’ by Aku Sherab Gyatso

    A Memorandum to the Expository Commentary on the Five Stages of the Completion Stage of Glorious Guhyasamaja Called ‘Nectar From the Mouth of Akshobhya’ by Aku Sherab Gyatso

    Self-generation Rite of the Glorious Secret Assembly, The King of Tantras: Arranged for Convenient Recitation in Accordance with the Oral Tradition of the Jang Tse College of Ganden

Source

http://www.nalanda-monastery.eu/index.php/en/study/masters-program-2013/the-five-subjects-in-detail