Some unknown/unedited fragments of Cakrasavara literature

Pter-Dniel Sznt (All Souls College, Oxford)

peter.szanto@all-souls.ox.ac.uk
Handout for Zrich conference1
Scriptural
0.1 Khasama mythological ancestor (Jayabhadra: atashasrika, Bhavabhaa: laktmaka, Kambala/Devagupta: trilaka) not the Khasama commented on by Ratnkaranti
0.2 Sarvabuddhasamyogakinjlaavara (a) true ancestor now
available II Lvi no. 48 (Griths, Sanderson, Sznt, forthcoming)
1.1 Herukbhidhna Baroda no. 13290, ed. Gray 2012, lacunae recovered
from incorporations KCDS p. 16? 26? 35! 50! 158! at least two recensions:
shorter/earlier read by Jayabhadra & Bhavyakrti I (D 1405)
1.2 Herukbhyudaya not known to survive, testimonia and Kumracandras lemmata in his Katipaykar Nikyasagraha (rec. of mid-9th c.
scriptures) mentions both 1.1 Cakrasavara and 1.2 Herukdbhuta Pelliot tib. 849 Formulaire (late 10th c., poss. recording older stage, cf. Hackin
1924 & Kapstein 2006) only He ru ka a pu tha tan tra = he ru ka thams cad
byung bai rgyud
1.3 Vajraka ASB Calcutta G 3825, tul 343, ed. Sugiki 2002, 2003,
forthcoming; also note Vajrakottara (only Peking Canon) cannibalises
i.a. Catupha, Tattvasiddhi, nevertheless quite early (mid-10th c.?) since
commented on by Bhavabhaa
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Abbreviations: nak = National Archives, Kathmandu ngmpp = Nepal-German

Manuscript Preservation Project tul = Tokyo University Library cul = Cambridge
University Library D = sDe dge Canon, Thoku cat. nos. KCDS = Zhongguo zangxue
yanjiu zhongxin shouzangde fanwen beiye jing (Suowei jiaojuan) mulu / Krung goi bod
kyi shes rig zhib jug lte gnas su nyar bai ta lai lo mai bstan bcos (sbyin shog dril
mai par) kyi dkar chag mdor gsal, n.a. CIHTS = Central Institute for Higher Tibetan
Studies, Sarnath ASB = Asiatic Society of Bengal

1.4 Caturyoginsapua Tucci folder 42 (Sferra 2008), D 376 marked

inuence of 0.2, signed by (an) Indrabhti
1.5 Abhidhnottara or Abhidhnottarottara several mss., Kal 1979
& 84,000 forthcoming (?) earliest exegete noted: Durjayacandra (ca. 9801010)
1.6 Yoginsacra ed. CIHTS 1998 (to be redone) inuence of
Lyipda, Catupha
1.7 Sapuodbhava & Sapuatilaka several mss., earliest ca. 1050,
structure examined in Sznt 2013 & forthcoming; ca. 1000? not really only avara related SaTil sources: Madhyntavibhga+Bhya,
Tattvasiddhi, 0.2 exegetical material (D 1661 by kyamitra, poss. nandagarbha)
1.8 a) Savarodaya several mss. Tsuda 1974, Yamano 2007, Cicuzza
2001 & b) krava (Chaudhuri 1935) both Nepal (?), pre-1200
1.9 spurious explanatory tantras however, Anvila/Satsukhvabodhana
(tul 517) is genuine smnya character, not strictly avara related
1.10 miscellanea
ston

Vrhi tantras, (a lost) Mahmy mentioned by Bu

Exegetical
1.1.1 Jayabhadra/Kokaapdas Pajik 2 mss., ed. Sugiki 2001
ktir iyam iha yo [=y] (?) yasya rlak janmabhr abht tasya |
jayabhadrkhya khyta knti kurvantu vrakinya ||
prakhyte rmahbimbe saugatn samraye | ( cul Add.
1643, 193r & Buddhaguptantha, pace Tucci 1931)
caityakarmavardhre prtihryanirantare ||
agre agrabodhau (conj. agre grabodhi) vibudhdhipakrtihetau
trbhavane (conj. trbhidhe) sthitavati pravare vihre |
grantha sa ea racita stutisdhane ca ( D 1476)
tanmaalopakaraa ca suvistara ca yat || ( D 1477)
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1.1.2 Bhavyakrti Is *Vramanoram

in the Ghapad), ref. to Kaulas
1.1.3 Bhavabhaas Vivti

lost, but v. important (quoted

several mss., ed. CIHTS 2002, Li Nan (redo)

1.1.4 Kambala/Devaguptas Sdhananidhi unpublished, nak 4-122

= ngmpp B 31/20 & Gttingen Xc 14/30 Ratnkarantis inuence apparent
1.2 (a) Kumracandras Katipaykar ed. CIHTS in Dh 37, ms.
from Vikramala
1.3.1 & 2 Bhavabhaas Vivti D 1415, lost, but several parallels with
his Catuphanibandha *Sudhanas Pajik D 1417, also lost but very
noteworthy
1.6.1 & 2 Tathgatarakitas Nibandha ed. CIHTS 1998 (redo or corr.
list) Alakakalaas Upadenusri ibid. (redo)
1.7.1 Abhaykaraguptas mnyamajar survives but not accessible
at this point (Tomabechi & Kano 2008 for the Gttingen fragment), D 1198
1.7.2 Prakararthaniraya unpublished, Kaiser Library 228 = ngmpp
C 26/1, ms. from Vikramala source for SaTil?
1.8.a.1 Ratnarakitas Padmin partially published, in progress; main
ms. Buddhist Library, Nagoya CA 17 & apographs, D 1420
1.8.a.2 Sadmnynusri nak 3-716 = ngmpp A 48/11 (palm-leaf)
+ Tuccis copies source for 1.8.1? abbreviation of 1.8.1?
1.8.b.1 (a) Padmavajras Vohitth Tucci/nak fragment only, D 1419
1.9 Kumracandras Pajik survives in TAR, not accessible, D 1204

Practical
2.1 Bhvcryas Savaroday nma maalopyik tul 450, written at Ratnagiri, copied in Nepal in 1054 to date only surviving initiation
manual hook-tops? D 1538 (dreadful tr.) source for 1.8.a
2.2 Chtrakumradattas works in Luy trad.
nastra style (cf. Rhulagupta?)

cul Or. 155 sdha-

vande ha sarvabhvena kanyrmanivsinam | [] ( cul

Add. 1643, 127r & Trikaea 1.1.15)
jtv bahni tantri guhyaynodgatni ca |
deita yan madgurbhi kanyrmanivsibhi ||
mahmaalcryai ca sauhavapdair mahadbhi |
tad aha granthayiymi strea maayo yath ||
aha cdhyeito bhakty nandadsena (conj., nannannadtsana)
dhmat |
2.3.1 Abhaykaraguptas rsavarbhisamayopyik nak 1-1067
= ngmpp A 49/18 frag., now Sznt 2016
2.3.2 Abhaykaraguptas Varpaavidhi tul 307.v (gives lineage:
Vanaratna, Sarvamitra, Ravicandra, Rparja = scribe) & tul1016 . 209v5211v3 based on 1.5 ch. 31/34
2.4 vatavajras Sakiptacakrasavarabalividhi nak 5-229 =
ngmpp B 24/48 & Kaiser Library 139 = ngmpp C 14/16 D 1467
2.5 Vajrakadaakastotra cul Or. 722.4 frag. & cul Add. 1697.7
complete D 1442 attr. to Dharmakrti
2.6 Upadea on madhyamottamavsena etc.
A 48/15, dated 1154

nak 3-362 = ngmpp

2.7 Unidentied Cakrasavarasdhana nak 1-1697 11/7 = ngmpp

A 994/7, . 17 palm-leaf some Catupha inuence (nga list)

2.8 Unidentied work cont. ptranirdea nak 5-7493 = ngmpp A

933/2 prob. source of 1.8.a, ch. 15 on skull-bowl (Brahmaymala/Picumata
inuence?)
2.9 Kumrikrcananimittoddea nak 1-1697 = ngmpp B 24/22, cf.
cul Add. 1697.3 manual for virgin worship, learned work, but badly transmitted
2.10 Tibet Museum Ms.
Kawasaki 2004s list

not accessible, items no. 20 and 22 acc. to