Guhyasamaja Tantra

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The Guhyasamaja Tantra (Tib. གསང་བ་འདུས་པ་, Wyl. gsang ba 'dus pa) is the main tantra of the Desire Class of Father Tantras. According to the Blue Annals, it was first taught by Buddha Shakyamuni to King Indrabodhi of Oddiyana.

Further Reading

  • Āryadeva's Lamp that Integrates the Practices (Caryāmelāpakapradīpa): The Gradual Path of Vajrayāna Buddhism according to the Esoteric Community Noble Tradition, edited and translated by Christian K. Wedemeyer (New York: American Institute of Buddhist Studies/Columbia University Press, 2007).
  • Je Tsongkhapa, A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages: Teachings on Guhyasamaja Tantra (Library of Tibetan Classics), Wisdom Publications, 2013, translated by Kilty Galvin, ISBN 978-0861714544