Green Tara
Published by Gene Smith on 23 Feb 2009
The Green Tara with Six Arms (Tara Syamasadanga) was a Kriya Tantra teaching transmitted by Nyen Lotsava Darmadrag (Gnyan Lo tsA ba Darma grags). Another form of the Green Tara has also been attributed to Khache Panchen. This form has also been attributed to Nagarjuna (Klu sgrub lugs). A visionary form as an anuttarayogini form was received as a pure vision (dag snang) by the Gelug visionary Tagphu Padmavajra . This form is called the nye brgyud or “proximate transmission.” The teachings of the Takphu Dagnang were received by Pabongkapa Dechen Nyingpo and transmitted to his disciple Trijang Rinpoche Lozang Yeshe Tendzin Gyatso. From Trijang Rinpoche it spread widely through out the Tibetan tradition.
Trijang Rinpoche wrote a detailed set of texts for the practice of this form of the Green Tara (this is in volume 2 of the collected works.
The collected works of stag phu pad+ma badzra comprises 2 volumes. The only complete copy seems to be found in the Potala collection:
stag phu ‘jam dpal bdan pa’i dngos grub bam pad ma badzra’i gsung ‘bum
pod dang po
1) dpal stag phu’i gsang chos rgya can bcu gsum gyi smin byed dbang chog chu ‘babs su bkod pa don gnyis ‘bras bum brjid pa’i yongs ‘du’i dbang po shog grangs 219
2) mkhas grub tshad ldan rnams kyis mdzad pa’i gtad rul gyi cho ga’i gdams pa zab mo mthu stobs rdo rje’i ‘phrul ‘khor shog grangs 21
pod gnyis pa
1) gar gyi dbang phyug bzhi pa’i ‘khrul ‘byams gsang ba’i lo rgyus rga can skor shog grangs 119
2) rta zhal yid bzhin rgya can las rje btsun sgrol dkar gtso ‘khor gsum pa’i tshe sgrub ‘chi med ‘grub pa’i nye lam shog grangs 5
3) bde gshegs ston pa so lnga mchod pa’i mdo chog khyer bde shog grangs 16
4) stag phu pad+ma badzra’i gsung las bla ma’i rnal ‘byor gsol [debs phyogs gcig tu bsdebs pa shog grangs 19
5) sgrol ma seng ldeng nags sgrol la brten pa’i rlung gnon man ngag shin tu zab pa shog grangs 2
6) pad+ma badzra’i gsung las tshogs ‘khor gyi rim pa phyogs gcig tu bsdebs pa shog grangs 9
7) mchog dman mgron la bsangs dang gser skyems ‘bul tshul dang/ ‘phrin bcol/ snyan dar smon tshig sogs phyogs gcig tu bsdebs pa shog grangs 29
8). yang gsang gnas mchog mkha’ ‘gro snying rdzong mchod yul dmigs bsal du bgyis pa’i mchog dman mgron la bsangs mchod bya tshul shog grangs 29
9) yang gsang mkha’ ‘gro snying rdzong la bsangs mchod ‘bul tshul bde dpal shog grangs 10
10) yang gsang mi shigs thig le ‘bar ba’i gnas chen por bsangs mchod ‘bul tshul shog grangs 9
11) ma chags lhun grub gnas yul chen por bzhugs pa’i rtsa gsum lha tshogs la mchod gtor ‘bul tshul shog grangs 10
12) rgyal chen sku lnga’i gtor bzlog gi bca’ bsgrigs zin bris shog grangs 6
13) gnas mgon ri bo dpal ‘bar gyi chos sde’i srung ma dang pad+ma dge bskyed rdo rje klu btsan gyi thugs dam rgyas par bskang ba’i rim pa shog grangs 11
14) gnod sbyin brel phongs can mnan chog shog grangs 4
15) kun ‘dus pad+ma lha rtse’i gnas yig skal ldan re skong shog grangs 3
16) rdo rje ‘chang pha bong kha pa’i sprul sku rin po che’i ‘khrungs rabs gsol ‘debs/ sku tshe’i bar chad zhi ba’i gsol ‘debs le tshan shog grangs 10
17) zhal gdams gsung mgur rim pa shog grangs 15
18) rnal ‘byor gsang mtha’i nyams len gyi cha lag sho grangs 7
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