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″The following is taken from "dpal dus kyi 'khor lo'i chos bskor gyi byung khungs nyer mkho", by Tāranātha:{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} | ″The following is taken from "dpal dus kyi 'khor lo'i chos bskor gyi byung khungs nyer mkho", by Tāranātha:{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} | ||
On the full moon of the month Caitra in the year following his enlightenment, at the great stupa of Dhānyakaṭaka (dpal ldan 'bras dpung kyi mchod rten), the Buddha emanated the mandala of "The Glorious Lunar Mansions". In front of an audience of countless Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, vīras, ḍākinīs, the twelve great gods, gods, nāgas, yakṣas, spirits and fortunate people gathered from the 960 million villages north of the river Śītā, was requested by the emanation of Vajrapani, the king Sucandra (zla ba bzang po), to teach the tantra. | On the full moon of the month Caitra in the year following his enlightenment, at the great stupa of Dhānyakaṭaka ({{transl|hi|dpal ldan 'bras dpung kyi mchod rten}}), the Buddha emanated the mandala of "The Glorious Lunar Mansions". In front of an audience of countless Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, vīras, ḍākinīs, the twelve great gods, gods, nāgas, yakṣas, spirits and fortunate people gathered from the 960 million villages north of the river Śītā, was requested by the emanation of Vajrapani, the king Sucandra (zla ba bzang po), to teach the tantra. | ||
He taught not just this tantra, but all tantras. Countless men and non-humans achieved the realisations of their desires. Some teachings were taken to other human realms, and the Dharma king Sucandra wrote the Tantras in textual form in his land of Sambhala. He composed the explanatory Tantra in 60,000 verses to the Mūlatantra of 12,000. (Both of these are now lost.) | He taught not just this tantra, but all tantras. Countless men and non-humans achieved the realisations of their desires. Some teachings were taken to other human realms, and the Dharma king Sucandra wrote the Tantras in textual form in his land of Sambhala. He composed the explanatory Tantra in 60,000 verses to the Mūlatantra of 12,000. (Both of these are now lost.) | ||
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He had divine workers construct from jewels a maṇḍala palace of Kālacakra, 400 cubits across. He taught the mantrayāna to many humans and many of them achieved the highest realisation. In the second year after the teaching of the Mūlatantra, having installed as regent his son, the emanation of Kṣitigarbha, Sureshvara (lha'i dbang po), he passed on. | He had divine workers construct from jewels a maṇḍala palace of Kālacakra, 400 cubits across. He taught the mantrayāna to many humans and many of them achieved the highest realisation. In the second year after the teaching of the Mūlatantra, having installed as regent his son, the emanation of Kṣitigarbha, Sureshvara (lha'i dbang po), he passed on. | ||
After him came other emanations of tenth level Bodhisattvas: Sureśvara (lha dbang), Tejī (gzi brjid can), Somadatta (zla bas byin), Sureśvara (lha'i dbang phyug), Viśvamūrti (sna tshogs gzugs) and Sureśāna (lha'i dbang ldan). They also spread the teachings as did Sucandra.″ <ref>{{cite web|last1=Hennig|first1=Edward|url=http://www.kalacakra.org/history/khistor2.htm |title=The history of the Kālacakra tradition in Sambhala and India |website=www.kalacakra.org|accessdate=24 July 2017}}</ref> | After him came other emanations of tenth level Bodhisattvas: Sureśvara (lha dbang), Tejī ({{transl|hi|italic=no|gzi brjid can}}), Somadatta (zla bas byin), Sureśvara (lha'i dbang phyug), Viśvamūrti ({{transl|hi|italic=no|sna tshogs gzugs}}) and Sureśāna (lha'i dbang ldan). They also spread the teachings as did Sucandra.″ <ref>{{cite web|last1=Hennig|first1=Edward|url=http://www.kalacakra.org/history/khistor2.htm |title=The history of the Kālacakra tradition in Sambhala and India |website=www.kalacakra.org|accessdate=24 July 2017}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||