Derge Kangyur/Tengyur e-text, Esukhia/Barom edition — public domain (mechanical reproduction)
The View of the Jewel of the Mind (Cittaratnadṛṣṭi-nāma) is a brief text attributed to the master Dheta and transmitted via Kanapa. The work functions as a declaration of non-dual identity and spiritual sovereignty. Rather than presenting a systematic philosophical argument, the text employs a series of bold identifications, where the speaker claims identity with diverse deities and figures from the Indian religious landscape, including the Buddha (Sugata), the Hindu gods Viṣṇu and Brahmā, and the Nirgranthas. By positioning the speaker as the sole great hero capable of transcending the delusion that binds the three worlds, the text commits the reader to a view of the mind as an all-encompassing essence that subsumes various sectarian and cosmological categories. The work is structured as a concise proclamation, beginning with a formal homage and concluding with a colophon identifying its authorship and lineage.
Provenance
About this text
A treatise asserting the nature of the mind, the Cittaratnadṛṣṭi (Tibetan: sems nyid rin chen gyi lta ba) belongs to the General Unexcelled Yoga Tantra Works. The work is attributed to the Indian author Dhetana and was transmitted from the master Kanapa. Preserved in the Tengyur (vol. ཟི), the text appears in the classical Tibetan period and extends over two pages. Rather than presenting a systematic philosophical argument, the work functions as a declaration of non-dual identity and spiritual sovereignty. Through a series of bold identifications, the speaker claims identity with the Sugata, the Hindu deities Viṣṇu and Brahmā, the Nirgranthas, and the essence of the Ati. By positioning the speaker as the sole great hero capable of transcending the delusion that binds the three worlds, the text enacts a view of the mind as an all-encompassing essence that subsumes various sectarian and cosmological categories. A scholar or serious reader consults this concise proclamation today to examine how the text employs a formal homage to Heruka and a series of identifications to commit the reader to a specific realization of the mind's nature.
Cite thisAnuvāda, “The View of the Jewel of the Mind” (Toh 2431), machine draft, 2026.https://naxiai.com/tibetan/works/toh2431
Summary & commentary
Significance
The text is significant for its syncretic language, blending Buddhist, Brahmanical, and Jaina references to express a state of primordial awareness. For the modern reader, it illustrates the use of radical identity claims to signify the non-dual nature of mind within certain Indo-Tibetan traditions.
Structure
Passages
Section
Description
1-2
Introduction and Proclamation
Includes the title in Sanskrit and Tibetan, an homage to Heruka, a series of identity claims, and a concluding colophon.
Themes
Non-dual Identity (1)
Delusion and Liberation (2)
Summary, significance and provenance note generated by gemma4:31b from the translation and the catalogue record.
In the language of India: Cittaratnadṛṣṭi-nāma. In the language of Tibet: Sems nyid rin chen gyi lta ba zhes bya ba (The View of the Precious Nature of Mind). Homage to the glorious Heruka!
I am the Sugata, Viṣṇu, and the great god Brahmā; I am the essence of the Ati, the Nirgranthas, and the Sun. I am the great hero, the sole one in the three worlds. Worldly beings do not realize this, being bound by the net of ignorance. I am the great hero, the sole one in the three worlds.
I am existence itself; the play of existence is my very nature. I abide as the yogi without rival in the expanse of the dance of equality. I am the great hero, the sole one in the three worlds. Worldly beings do not know this, being bound by the net of ignorance.
Though appearing as men and women, these are my emanations. The formation, abiding, and destruction of existence are also my emanations. I am the great hero, the sole one in the three worlds. Worldly beings do not know this, being bound by the net of ignorance.
I am the guru, the disciple, and the one who explains; I am the example and the meaning, and I am the protector from suffering. I am the great hero, the sole one in the three worlds. Worldly beings do not know this, being bound by the net of ignorance.
The appearance of manifold colors is also my nature. Even the single speaker of the letter Ka is of a manifold nature. I am the great hero, the sole one in the three worlds.
The worlds are ignorant, bound by the net of delusion; I am the sole great hero in the three worlds. This concludes "The View of the Precious Nature of Mind," composed by the master Dheta and transmitted from the master Kanapa.
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.