..续本文上一页viates from the Tantric teaching. There would not be any schools of Buddhism without the Tantric teaching, for Tantraya is the manifestation of the minds of all buddhas – What would be a Buddhadharma teaching without the Buddha-mind

　　 Therefore Tantric Dharma is the most complete, most skilful, and most expeditious method of all; it is the surest path to enlightenment for all buddhas of the past, present and future.

　　These words reveal the exceptional qualities of the Esoteric Dharma. Je Tsongkhapa received teachings from Nyingma Dzogchen master Lhodrak Namkha Gyaltsen. This was recorded in River Ganges” Flow: A Record of Teachings Received. Tsongkhapa”s work on Dzogchen, A Rosary of Supreme Medicinal Nectar, is now included in the “Complete Works” of his. In addition, accounts of various great Masters from the Jonang and the Kagyu tradition studying Dzogchen can be found in their respective biographies and Guru Tashi”s Dharma History. These days, an increasing number of revered Masters, holy beings, and intelligent people worldwide, especially within China, have developed faith in Dzogchen and devoted themselves to practicing this supreme Tantric transmission, which makes attaining complete liberation in this lifetime possible.

　　The realized beings and great sages from Tibet and China throughout history, holding unbiased views towards various lineages, embracing and drawing strength from perse practices, set fine examples for the practitioners of today to follow suit. Although no fundamental difference exists between the varied traditions, it is only natural for an ordinary and discriminating mind to categorize them differently. That said, one should never insult or criticize the instructions from another tradition should they deviate from his or her own opinion, for the profound teaching of buddhas and bodhisattvas is beyond the conception of an ordinary man.

　　Chakrasamvara Tantra says:

　　The manifestations of the Buddha”s teaching are as immeasurably varied as the capacities of sentient beings; for a transmission that is different from one”s own, do not criticize it, but vow to be able to understand it in the future.

　　Mahāvairocana Tantra has quotes as follows to elaborate this point:

　　Children of the Buddha! The Buddha educates beings through numerable skillful means, according to the variety of faculties of inpiduals. There are sentient beings that can be trained by bodhisattvas, shravakas or pratyekabuddhas, those that can be subdued by gods, nagas, or kings, and those that can be transformed by meditation, Dharma study, clairvoyance, or miraculous power.

　　Avatamsaka Sutra (Flower Garland Sutra) also confirms:

　　Sugata (refers to the Buddha) manifests in limitless forms, which identify with sentient beings, in order to approach and guide them.

　　The Union of Father and Son Sutra acknowledges:

　　The Buddha may liberate beings by assuming a demon form.

　　In short, it is impossible for us ordinary beings to fathom where there may be an embodiment of buddha or bodhisattva; therefore, one should always maintain pure perception. My kind teacher, His Holiness Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche, used to always explain how the Dharma lineages do not contradict one another, by presenting doctrinal evidence and reasoning to his students in Tibet, China and other countries. He also earnestly advised: although the essences of various traditions are in accord, one shall primarily study, reflect on, and practice the teaching of one”s own lineage to receive the blessings from the unbroken transmission. Wandering aimlessly from one school to another would never lead you to the all-comprehensive View.

　　Unfortunately this degenerated age has witnessed more than enough wrongful doings against the sages” advice. For instance, some Tibetans falsely accuse the Chi…

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