“Lacking respect, the wealthy King Tumchen scolded: [59]
‘A Ho! Sweet-talking ascetic swindler!
Arriving here, in my realm,
You dare to give a stream of explanations.

You attempt to dilute and corrupt our doctrines.

If you don’t leave this very moment,
You will be flayed alive and boiled in water.
Therefore, get out and go back to your own land.’

“In response, I said, ‘You Extremist!
These are the heretical teachings of Māra.
You are a mere murderer, hurling the kingdom into the lower realms.
Therefore, I have come here
To convert all your lands to my teaching.
King, you are under my power.’

“At my words, the King was apoplectic.
The evil-doers of that country, the evil demons, seized me.
They kept me in a wretched prison for seven years,
Where various strange sufferings befell me.

“Finally, he commanded, ‘Boil him alive in water!’
But though the ministers bound
My feet and hands in iron, they could not hold me.
They said, ‘Carry him away and throw him on an elephant.’

“The ministers lifted me up,
But, like trying to heave Mount Meru, they couldn’t carry me.
Following the royal command to kill me,
The ministers struck me with various weapons,

But due to the indestructible Vajra-like Samādhi, [60]
Their weapons shattered without harming me at all.

“The King thought,
‘How can this arrogant one be unassailable?
Since he cannot be controlled and is unpredictable,
I must summon my teachers, those worthy of worship.
If he can be vanquished through debate, we can banish him —
There is no skilful recourse apart from that.’

“The religious traditions of the kingdom,
The six groups of Extremists
And the Extremist teachers were defeated in debate.
They said, ‘Now, we must compete with various miracles!’

“In the contest of miracles, the Extremists were again defeated.
They said, ‘Now, we must compete through power and ability,’
And the Extremists retreated to the sandalwood forest.

When it was time to prove my powers,
I spat saliva on the tip of my outstretched finger, [61]
And cast it to to the sky, towards the black planetary demon [62]
Who was surrounded by the oath-bound ones of the Eight Classes.

As summoned, they filled the sky, and with twelve great thunderbolts
Crushed to dust the Extremists and their retinues.

“At that, the King was supremely amazed
And he converted his kingdom to the holy Dharma.
Both King and ministers offered the kingdom to me.

“At that time I said,
‘I have no need for this kingdom.
Like foxes and monkeys, the Extremists
Deceive sentient beings and block the various paths to liberation.

“‘Therefore, in order to lock the gates to the lower realms
And establish all of this kingdom’s subjects on the path to liberation,
I don’t have a hair’s breadth of selfish ambition
Apart from appearing here in order to benefit being.’
The King and ministers rejoiced at this
And the entire kingdom of Bhaṅga was established in the doctrine.

“Then I thought that the kingdom of Vedalī was ready to be tamed.
Vedalī’s king, Kunthub, 63 was an eloquent speaker.
He saw the sun falling on the edge of the palace
As he was revelling with his foreign and domestic ministers.
Just then a light rain began to fall in the sunlight
From rainbow clouds amassing in the sky.

“Then the King said,
‘How wondrous! Listen, wise ones,
Today my mind has been calmed —
A joyful bliss arises, the likes of which I have never known!
Heaven, earth, and space display this elemental omen.
Such a spectacle as this has never happened before!
What do you all think? Please, speak!’

“Then great minister Dondrub [64] spoke:
Excellent! Just as the great King has said,
I feel a similar experience of joyful bliss.

48 Tröma Nakmo (khros ma nag mo) that is black Vajrayoginī.
49 The Vajra Garland longevity practice (tshe sgrub rdo rje’i phreng ba) is found among the revealed treasures of Pema Lingpa and Ratna Lingpa.
50 The “kingdom of Gesar” (ge sar rgyal khams) is referring to Mongolia.
51 King Wangdü Zibar (rgyal po dbang sdud gzi ‘bar)
52 King of Persia (stag gzigs).
53.Queen Hāritī (btsun mo yid ‘phrog ma) and King Mijik Rabten (rgyal po mi ‘jigs rab brtan)
54 Prince Zilnön Pawo (rgyal sras zil gnon dpa’ bo)
55 Prince Kunkyong (rgyal po kun skyong)
56 Bhaṅga (bha+nga’i rgyal khams) possibly refers to Bengal or Eastern Magadha.
57 King Tumden (rgyal po gtum ldan)
|58 Kyemo Grove (skyes mos tshal)
59 King Tumchen (rgyal po gtum chen)
60 The indestructible Vajra-like Samādhi (vajropama-samādhi, rdo rje lta bu’i ting ‘dzin)
61 Possibly because his spit was infused with the power of his mantra repetition.
62Possibly the planetary protector Rahula.
63 Kunthub (kun thub)
64 Dondrub (don grub) 

“Then I made my way to Rohakāla charnel ground.
The great universal splendour, Chemchok Heruka appeared, Gave initiation, and taught uncontrived conduct to me,
As I stayed in the grove amongst the graves.

“All of the people of the region gossiped,
‘He eats corpses, drinks blood,
And wears skins as clothing!
He kills the men he sees, and he joins with the women!’

“Hearing of this, King Śakrarāja 18
Gathered his ministers and subjects, and prepared to invade.
The King of Uḍḍiyāna cried, ‘I have fostered the little son of demons!
He has been exiled to this region, so I must seize the charnel ground.
The denizens of this disastrous kingdom must be quickly put to death.’

“Then the legions of soldiers
Took up their arms.
They approached from the borders, surrounding the area.
Seeking to imprison me by force, they chanted, ‘Kill! Kill! Strike! Strike!’

“Then, I mounted a black vulture.
Proclaiming, ‘Ha! Ha!’
I soared through the sky to the east,
While the soldiers called me ‘Shoraya the Demon.’19

“I said, ‘I am the demon Shora Zhönnu, 20
You must leap into the realm of the sky!’
People said, ‘Now this country has gone bad.
Filled with arrogant gods and demons, it cannot be subdued by anything at all. If one came here again, what could be done?’
Then they left and returned to their own country.

“Later on, I went to Śītavana charnel ground.
There I beheld the deities of Mahāmāyā,
And I received empowerment and instructions for attaining the treasury of the expanse.
Through the conduct of joining and liberation,
I subdued the mātṛs and ḍākiṇıs̄ , binding them to my service.

“Later I sat on seats of human corpses.
After I transformed the corpses into nectar,
I obtained all supreme and ordinary siddhis without exception,
And I was known then as Guru Śāntarakṣita.

“After three years, three months, and three days,
I went before the great master Prabhahasti
And requested to be trained in the dharma of yogic practice.
I beheld the assemblies of yogic deities,
Received empowerments, prophecies, blessings and siddhis,
And was praised as incomparable by the entire triple world.
My name was known as Guru Loden Choksé

“Then, in accordance with that master’s prophecy,
On the tenth day of the snake month
At the great cave of Āsura,
When I came into the presence of Ānanda,
The monks saw excellent signs in their dreams —
The form of the Lord of Sages directly appeared.

“The Venerable Ānanda asked me candidly,
‘Ema! Are you a human child,
A child of the gods, or a nonhuman miracle?
What is the purpose of your coming here?’

“In response, I said,
‘Listen, great holder of the Sage’s teaching!
I am neither a child of humans nor of gods.
By the power of the Great Teacher’s previous aspirations,
come as the heir of the Victors of the three times.

‘I was not born from a womb, but from a lotus in an ocean.
From the sūtra perspective, I am the ‘Victorious Śākya Sengé.
From the mantra perspective, I am Guru Pema Jungné —
That is how I am praised in the Victorious Ones’ speech.’

“‘In order to engender genuine trust as a lineage holder,
I must follow a teacher and hear the advice of sūtra and mantra.
In all the charnel grounds, I strive in the essential practice.
Now that my own benefit is accomplished, I work impartially for the benefit of beings.
Therefore, I wish to take ordination in the Buddha’s teachings.
Please grant me permission, in accordance with the tradition.’

“Then, Ānanda and the others rejoiced.
After their permission had been granted, at the time of my request,
The great god Brahmā draped a red woollen blanket over me,
The Earth Goddess bestowed a saffron robe,
And Mahādeva offered a flawless burgundy skirt.
Amazed, all of the monks praised these gifts.

“After taking ordination in the Buddha’s teaching,
I was enthroned as the supreme lord of the doctrine,
And I was supplicated as the teacher, Śākya Sengé.

“Then, on the tenth day of the monkey month,
I went to the great charnel ground of Dechen Dalwa 21
Where I was assisted by the yakṣa Shenpa Marnak. 22
I requested the great master Śāntiṁgarbha
To bestow the complete empowerments and transmission of wrathful mantra. Once I had accomplished the maṇḍala of wrathful mantra,
My name was known as Wangchuk Tsal.23

“On the tenth day of the tiger month,
I went to the Sangchen Rolpé Tsal charnel ground,
Where I met the great master Dhānasaṁskṛta
And requested the empowerment and transmission of mātṛs and ḍākiṇıs̄ .24 When I had opened the maṇḍala for seven days,
The foremost Ḍākiṇı̄ Siṁhamukhī
Actually appeared and bestowed prophecy, empowerment, and blessings.

“Giving me a triangular black stone, she said,
‘You will propagate fifty versions of my sādhana,
The innermost essence mantra Black Stone – the fourteen syllables –25
And myriad extremely profound points for protecting and averting.
In India and in many places in Tibet,
You will conceal them as treasures and seal them with aspirations.’

“By dissolving into my heart,
She merged with the treasury of the expanse of the great secret display of awareness.
My name, then, was Guru Pema Düddul.

“Later, on the tenth day of the sheep month,
I went to the Rotang Dalwé Tsal charnel ground.26
I requested the full empowerment and transmission of Śrī Heruka, enlightened mind.
From the great master Vajramārajita.27
We opened the maṇḍala and practiced for three months. Directly perceiving the complete maṇḍala,
I attained the sealed empowerment, blessings, and siddhis.
I was supplicated then as Guru Dorjé Drakpo Tsal.

“On the tenth day of the rooster month,
In the grove of the Jikngam Hala charnel ground,28I
I requested the great master Jñānasiddhi29
To bestow the full empowerment and transmission of Mañjuśrī, enlightened body.
While opening the maṇḍala and practicing for ten months,
I beheld the array of deities in actuality,
Received empowerment, prophecy, blessings, and siddhis.

“Then I arrived at Pema Tsek.
When I met the lord of siddhas, Wangdü Tsal,30
I requested the full empowerment, transmission, and instruction
For the extensive maṇḍala of Padma, enlightened speech.
I opened the maṇḍala and practiced for six months.
Beholding the maṇḍala of Padma, enlightened speech,
I obtained empowerment, prophecy, blessing, and siddhis.

“Arriving at the Fearsome Paruśakāvana,31
I met the master Ngonchöd Drubpé Wangpo,32
And obtained the complete empowerment,
Transmission, and instruction of the maṇḍala of Amṛtakuṇḍalī.
When I was performing a sacred amṛta medicine-making ceremony,33
I had visions of the deities, and received empowerment, blessings, and siddhis.

“Arriving at Yangsang Madjung Né,34
I met the foremost ḍākiṇı,̄ Karmendrāṇī.
I requested the complete empowerment, transmission, and instructions
For the maṇḍala of Chemchok, enlightened qualities.
Entering her womb, I received an heir’s blessing,
And the empowerment as a masterful Dharma King of the three realms.

“For twelve months I opened the maṇḍala
Of the Palchen Kadü.35
I beheld the Nine Glorious Ones, and received empowerment and blessings.
Then Chipel36 actually appeared to me
And I conquered the mundane arrogant guardians of the teachings. Later,
I overwhelmed all sentient beings without exception
And bound them to my service.

My name then was Guru Wangdrak Tsal. 37

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Continues with Chapter 4 Part 2/3  tomorrow, July 8, 2022

16.Zangden (bzang ldan)

17. Rohakāla (ro ha ka la)

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