《续部总集》中记述的喜金刚曼荼罗

On Hevajra Mandalas Collected in rGyud sde kun btus

《续部总集》由19世纪萨迦派高僧编纂而成,这部文献包含成就法、仪轨、续部解说等内容,是一部与曼荼罗相关的集大成之作。依照这部文献,后人还制作了139张曼荼罗,现已出版,即今人熟知的《西藏俄尔寺曼荼罗集》。喜金刚曼荼罗作为母续曼荼罗中最为常见的种类之一,为西藏各个流派所重视。由于流派的不同,喜金刚曼荼罗在图像上也有些许差异,这些不同种类的喜金刚曼荼罗在《续部总集》中有着详细的描述。本文将就其中的喜金刚曼荼罗进行探讨。

rGyud sde kun btus-the collection of Buddhist Mandalas,was compiled by the eminent monks of Sakya Sect in the 19th century.It consists of sadhanas,religious rituals, the interpretations to the tantras and so forth.In accordance with the documents,139 pieces of mandalas were painted and published in The Ngor Mandalas of Tibe,the well-known works. Being one of the most common kinds of the Mother Tantras Mandalas,Hevajra Mandalas have been highly regarded by various schools of Tibetan,therefore,Hevajra represents slightly different iconographic characteristics from one another as a result of it,which are described in details in rGyud sde kun btus.This essay attempts to approach a study on Hevajra Mandalas.