Notes

n.1Of the four types of dhāraṇīs described by the fourth-century scholar-yogi Asaṅga‍—Dharma dhāraṇīs (dharmadhāraṇī; chos kyi gzungs), meaning dhāraṇīs (arthadhāraṇī; don gyi gzungs), mantra dhāraṇīs (mantradhāraṇī; gsang sngags kyi gzungs), and bodhisattva forbearance dhāraṇīs (bodhisattva­kṣāntilābhāya­dhāraṇī; byang chub sems dpa’ bzod pa ’thob par byed pa’i gzungs)‍—this text falls into the category of dharmadhāraṇīs, which enable one to retain knowledge of words, that is, Dharma teachings, that have been heard. Cf. Grounds of Bodhisattvas (bodhisattva­bhūmi; byang chub sems dpa’i sa; Toh 4037, folio 144.a). A discussion of various classifications of dhāraṇīs is given in Pagel 2007.

n.2Note that there is a discrepancy among various databases for cataloging the Toh 935 version of this text within vol. 100 or 101 of the Degé Kangyur. See Toh 935, n.­2, for details.

n.3This dhāraṇī translates as, “Homage to the Truth Body, the Enjoyment Body, and the Emanation Body. It is thus: There is the perfection of giving, the perfection of ethics, the perfection of patience, the perfection of effort, the perfection of meditative concentration, and the perfection of wisdom. There is the emptiness of all phenomena. May auspiciousness abound.”

n.4Or, “the extensive presentations and aphorisms regarding all phenomena.”