【THE THREE TYPES OF PERSONS】-Actual practice to achieve omniscience on the Buddha path has two approaches (the perfection vehicle and the mantra vehicle)

【The Elder’s [Atisha’s] Lamp for the Collection of Deeds states:

Since the guru, the Buddha, said,

“Depend on the perfection and mantra vehicles And attain enlightenment,”

Here I will write about the meaning of this. 】

Thus, the “elder” is Venerable Atisha, who composed the Lamp for the Collection of Deeds. The quote says, “the guru, the Buddha, said.” It refers to the guru in front of me. Actually, it refers to the essence passed down from the Buddhas of all ten directions. What is it? It is to thoroughly solve all problems [in cyclic existence]; and to perfect one’s Bodhichitta, which are of two parts, what are the two? One is the perfection vehicle; the other is the mantra vehicle. The mantra vehicle practices “mantra,” and the perfection vehicle is to “cross to the other shore.” Now, this Lamrim guides us with teachings from both vehicles. So now Lama Tsong-kha-pa explains this concept by “[writing] about the meaning of this.” This refers to the aforementioned contents and lineage of the three types of persons.

【According to this, the method of attaining omniscience is twofold: the Mahayana of the perfections and the Mahayana of mantra. 】

Actual practice to achieve omniscience on the Buddha path has two approaches: the perfection vehicle and the mantra vehicle. These two are completely included in a person of great capacity.

SOURCE 来源 :

33A 20’36” Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P13 L7
English Lamrim Vol 1 P130-131

日常师父法语📡33A 20’36” 手抄稿第5册P13 L7

道次引导: 修学佛道一切种智的两个方法

【如觉[口窝]所造《摄行炬论》云：“尊长佛说依，密咒度彼岸，能办菩提故，此当书彼义。”】

那么，“觉[口窝]”还是阿底峡尊者，造的《摄行炬论》里边说：“尊长佛说”，说这个我的前面的尊长，这个实际上就是十方一切诸佛传下来的精要。是什么呀？真正要想彻底解决一切问题，要圆满你这个大菩提心有两条路，哪两条路？一条是显教的，一条是密教的；密教叫“密咒”，显教是“度彼岸”。现在本论所要引导的，这个地方要说的这个，所以我现在说这个道理，“此当书彼义”。就是前面是上面说明三士道的内涵根据及它的传承。

【谓修种智方便有二，谓密咒大乘及波罗蜜多大乘。】

真正学佛道一切种智有两个方法：显教、密教。

【此二摄入上士法类。】

那么这两个统统包括在上士里边。