Reverberation of Sound Tantra

The Reverberation of Sound Tantra (Tibetan: Template:Bo-textonly, Wylie: sgra thal 'gyur), is considered to be the root tantra of the seventeen tantras of the Menngagde (esoteric Instruction) class of the Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen tradition.Template:Sfnp

These tantras are found in the Nyingma Gyubum ("The Hundred Thousand Tantras of the Ancients"), volumes 9 and 10, folio numbers 143-159 of the edition edited by Dilgo Khyentse (Thimpu, Bhutan, 1973) of the gting skyes dgon pa byang manuscript.Template:Sfnp

Title

The full title of the Drathalgyur (Tibetan: Template:Bo-textonly, Wylie: sgra thal 'gyur) is: sGra-thal-’gyur chen po’i rgyud (Skt., Shabda maha prasamga mula tantra).Template:Sfnp

In English, "Drathalgyur" can be rendered as: All-Penetrating Sound, Unfolding of Sound, Reverberation of Sound, or Sound Consequence.Template:SfnpTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp

Overview

The tantra deals with topics related to Dzogchen view and practice, especially as it relates to sound yoga (Nāda yoga).Template:Sfnp It also provides a Dzogchen perspective on the idea of the “primordial sound” (nāda). The tantra states that all spiritual teachings are manifestations of the original primordial sound.Template:Sfnp The tantra describes numerous esoteric Dzogchen practices, such as semdzin ("holding the mind").Template:Sfnp

The Drathalgyur also states that the theoretical view of Ati Yoga (Dzogchen) coincides with the Madhyamaka Prasangika view and that there is no contradiction between them.Template:Sfnp

There is a commentary on the tantra, titled the Illuminating Lamp, which is attributed to Vimalamitra.Template:Sfnp

Barron et al. (1998: pp. 208–209) render an embedded quotation of this tantra within their translation of Longchenpa's (1308 - 1364?) The Precious Treasury of the Way of Abiding that discusses a Dzogchen perspective of buddha-nature (sugata-garbha):

External links

• Drathalgyur in Uchen (Tibetan Script), Unicode @ Wikisource