Derge Kangyur/Tengyur e-text, Esukhia/Barom edition — public domain (mechanical reproduction)
This fragmentary text employs a series of metaphorical imperatives to guide the practitioner toward a non-dual realization of reality. By utilizing the imagery of a mountain peak and the ocean, the author argues that comprehensive perception and spiritual fulfillment are achieved not through external pursuit, but through the recognition of the mind's inherent nature. The text asserts that all phenomena are devoid of arising and ceasing, positioning the internal recognition of the mind as the equivalent of reaching the summit of Mount Meru. The work commits the reader to a shift in perspective, moving from a fragmented view of objects to a holistic understanding of the mind as the ultimate vantage point and source of sustenance.
Provenance
About this text
A treatise concerning the nature of the mind and reality, the a tsAr+ya dpa' bo rnam par snang mdzad kyi glu belongs to the classical Tibetan period. This work is preserved in the Tengyur, specifically within volume ཟི, where it comprises two pages as part of the General Unexcelled Yoga Tantra Works collection. Through a series of metaphorical imperatives, the text guides the practitioner toward a non-dual realization, utilizing the imagery of a mountain peak and the ocean to argue that comprehensive perception is achieved through the recognition of the mind's inherent nature. It asserts that all phenomena are devoid of arising and ceasing, positioning the internal recognition of the mind as the equivalent of reaching the summit of Mount Meru. A scholar or serious reader consults this work today to examine how it encourages a shift in perspective, moving from a fragmented view of objects to a holistic understanding of the mind as the ultimate vantage point and source of sustenance.
Cite thisAnuvāda, “A Song of the Ācārya Vira Vairocana” (Toh 2365), machine draft, 2026.https://naxiai.com/tibetan/works/toh2365
Summary & commentary
Significance
The work is significant for its use of traditional cosmological symbols, such as Mount Meru, to illustrate internal psychological states. It reflects a characteristic Mahayana or Vajrayana emphasis on the non-dual nature of mind and phenomena.
Structure
Passages
Section
Description
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Fragment
A series of metaphors comparing the recognition of the mind to the vantage point of a mountain peak and the vastness of the ocean.
Themes
Non-arising and non-ceasing of phenomena (1)
The mind as the ultimate vantage point (1)
Summary, significance and provenance note generated by gemma4:31b from the translation and the catalogue record.
Homage to the Buddha!
If you wish to see all objects, look from the peak of the great mountain. All phenomena are without arising or ceasing; if you recognize your own mind, that is the summit of Mount Meru.
If you wish to drink all waters, drink from the waters of the great ocean. The water of the unborn bodhicitta is the great ocean without center or periphery.
If you wish to burn all that is stable and moving, kindle the great fire of the time of destruction. All conceptual thoughts, both stable and moving, are the fire of the mind of spontaneously present wisdom.
If you desire the state of fearless bliss, dwell in the great hermitage. Samsara, when completely pure, is the state of bliss; bodhicitta is the great hermitage.
This concludes the song of the Ācārya Vīravairocana.
Translation status: Not among 84000's published translations, and not in progress there. Translations published elsewhere have not been searched for, so one may exist. (source: 84000 catalogue + registry; checked 2026-11-10).
Set in Newsreader and EB Garamond; Tibetan in Noto Serif Tibetan; Chinese in Noto Serif SC.