English
Since words are difficult to dispel doubts, only the essence of investigation has been mentioned. In the New Schools as well, some rely on the instructions of the Kalachakra, and like the Nyingma's assertions, they acknowledge the naturally luminous mind or the Vajradhara essence of the Sugata-garbha as being Buddha. Many accomplished beings have arisen from those who properly meditate on that path. However, the Nyingma school's establishment of emptiness as its essence is easy to understand and inspires faith. Therefore, this greatness of Dharma is unique to the Early Translation School. If the intention of bliss-emptiness and other mantras is properly raised, then these are the tantras of the generation of Mahayoga, and there is no good or bad in the tantras themselves. But in relation to those who hold the tantras while abandoning the essential points of the instructions, the tantras that do not conceal the instructions are far more effective than those that conceal them. Therefore, the precious Dharma assemblies of the Early Translation School of Secret Mantra are difficult to find in the three realms. They must be cherished more than a wish-fulfilling jewel and upheld as much as possible through the ten practices of Dharma. Therefore, those who are extremely fortunate should understand it in this way. The three ancestral kings who guide this land of the Buddha's teachings, Khenpo, Lopon, and Chögyal who raised the victory banner of the teachings, and the Sangha of upholders who maintain the teachings for a long time—their kindness in Tibet is unparalleled. Sambhota, who opened the door to speech in the land of snows, Ka, Jok, and Zhang, who illuminate the teachings of Sutra and Tantra, and the wise masters who clarify the ten systems of reasoning—these are the suns of Dharma in the land of Tibet. Therefore, the tradition of the chariot for Sutra, Tantra, and all branches of knowledge was opened by the Early Translation School. Its roots and branches were propagated by impartial holy beings, and until now, the power of the teachings has flourished. Even so, like children who are full of milk complaining about their mother, some malicious and ill-behaved people exalt themselves and consider the old teachings inferior. Alas! Having crossed the profound ocean of the Buddha's teachings, the essence of the Dharma of Sutra, Tantra, and the classes of tantras exists in the kindness of the incomparable wise and accomplished ones, that is, in the Early Translation School. To those small-minded ones who have not mastered the profound essential points of their respective schools, the Dharma of the Nyingma appears shallow.
Chinese
因各自宗派繁多之故，真伪落入怀疑之匣中。若有通晓广博之法藏、精通深奥之要义，且心中领悟之智者观之，则知无数法门之究竟，为见深奥之要义，故视其为一切之顶峰。若善加思量，则知前译时期之持教者们之恩德无与伦比，教法之海遍布清凉之地，一切入教者皆依赖于彼之恩德。虽是如此，然三藏之法，虽为前译，然对此并无争论。甚深之法金刚乘内续三部，纵然在圣地印度亦未广为人知，然依于与胜者同等之班智达和成就者之恩德，而置于雪域之福分中。然不识深奥要义，眼光狭隘之辈，以此等为宁玛之法而生疑，以疑惑为基础，以嫉妒之恶语如魔鬼般宣扬。珍宝之大藏成为宁玛派之私有。金刚乘之意极甚深奥，显明心意之窍诀精要之论典，虽是此等，然对于无福分之持咒者而言，则如地下之宝藏。若有见正道之贤善智慧者，则知新派续部之意之边际，如实决定依赖于此，犹如续部中之续部之口诀。此等并非凡夫学者之智慧，以研究而新得之论典，亦非以分别念自造之改造，乃是胜者亲自为于他处隐藏之金刚乘之续部，于此处显明宣说之故，若能善持此等难得之殊胜之法，虽甚深且难以领悟，然若能领悟，则无有能与之比肩者。某些貌似“好，好，对，对”之肯定，看似容易领悟，然若深究其底蕴，则不过是取悦孩童之举，如无法承受重负之沙酒杯。若能于以究竟之理智所成立之甚深要义金刚之秘密要点生起定解，则直至虚空存在之时，亦无法被他方之论敌所动摇。前译法藏虽生于珍宝之洲，然亦有福分缺失者，取他人之言为束缚。对自之法生疑者，乃是失去天神福分者。
English
Because of the many different individual doctrines, the truth or falsehood is placed in a box of doubt. If some wise people who understand the vast Dharma treasury and are proficient in the profound essence, and who have comprehended it in their hearts, look at it, they will know the ultimate of all the countless Dharma doors, and in order to see the profound essence, they will see it as the pinnacle of everything. If we think carefully, we will know that the kindness of the upholders of the teachings of the early translation period is unparalleled, and the ocean of teachings spreads throughout the cool land, and all who enter the teachings rely on their kindness. Although this is the case, there is no dispute about the Dharma of the three baskets, even though it is the early translation. The three inner tantras of the profound Vajrayana Dharma, although not widely known even in the holy land of India, are placed in the fortune of the snowy land by the kindness of the Panditas and Siddhas who are equal to the Victorious Ones. However, those who do not know the profound essence and have narrow-minded eyes doubt that these are the Nyingma Dharma, and base their doubts on jealousy and proclaim evil words like demons. The great treasure of jewels has become the private property of the Nyingma school. The meaning of Vajrayana is extremely profound, and the essential texts of the pith instructions that reveal the mind, although they are these, are like underground treasures to the mantra holders who have no fortune. If there are wise people with good wisdom who see the right path, they will know that the limits of the meaning of the new tantras depend on this, just like the oral instructions of the tantras in the tantras. These are not treatises newly discovered by the wisdom of ordinary scholars through research, nor are they modifications self-made by reasoning, but because the Victorious Ones themselves concealed the Vajrayana tantras elsewhere, and here they are openly proclaimed, if we can hold these rare and supreme Dharmas well, although they are profound and difficult to understand, if we can understand them, there is nothing else that can compare with them. Some affirmations that seem like "good, good, right, right" seem easy to understand, but if we examine their essence, they are just acts of pleasing children, like sand wine cups that cannot bear the burden of reason. If we can generate certainty about these profound meanings and secret points of Vajra, which are established by ultimate reason, then as long as the sky exists, we will never be shaken by the opponents of others. Although the early translation Dharma treasury was born on the jewel island, there are also those who lack the fortune and take the words of others as bonds. Those who doubt their own Dharma are those who have lost the fortune of the gods.
Chinese
与修持幼童相似。 不寻觅增长分别念的繁多事物， 对于传承的口诀甘露精华， 以自身能力如实享用而自满。 如此言说，若他人认为， 这是自私自夸， 则应以具足四依的智慧， 对见解的要点和修持口诀之根本， 佛法的誓约和无欺的理路， 所有一切长久地进行理解。 之后，疑惑的黑暗消散， 如确信的太阳般显现。 如是见到后，于五浊恶世之时， 我，作为肩负弘扬佛法重任的教法侍者， 虽然清净方面的功德极其微小， 且被业惑痛苦百般折磨， 但对此教法具有唯一的恭敬心， 无论何时何地，如何努力， 都已述说对古老的传承教法有何助益。 那些如同父亲的干净碗般的执着， 并非由言语而生，而是由确信而生。 不以憎恨宗派不同的他人， 而是为了阐明大乘的意义。 如是，对于诸佛及佛子， 真实显现的古老传承的殊胜圣者们， 为了报答所受的恩德， 以及为了生起对大乘佛法的恭敬心， 以胡言乱语的决心，于百千世中， 背负被利刃切割舌头的恶业。 不接受，为了宣说殊胜佛法， 愿生生世世获得莲花般的舌头，而生起欢喜。 然而，像我这样的凡夫庸人， 因智慧能力不足而未能领悟深奥的意义， 若有稍微不当的言说， 则向三根本本尊及护法众忏悔。 凭借虔诚的信心和传承口诀的力量， 凡是未错谬而善说的部分， 愿以此功德，生生世世， 都对深奥的金刚语生起信心！ 未来古老传承的教法侍者们， 也应具足传承的口诀，对于自身宗派的， 承诺不稍微违越， 以虔诚欢喜之心受持， 则能得到圣者们的慈悲摄受， 生生世世都能富饶于大乘佛法。 获得广阔的莲花舌， 成为宣说诸佛法藏的自在者。 以诗歌的韵律如是说道。 这些是根本的第一个总
English
Similar to practicing as a young child. Without seeking the manifold that increases conceptual proliferation, For the supreme essence of the nectar of the lineage's oral instructions, One becomes content by using it according to one's own ability. If others think that this statement is too self-cherishing and self-praising, then with the intelligence endowed with the four reliances, Having understood the key points of the view and the root of the practice instructions, the vows of the Dharma and the infallible path of reasoning, all of them for a long time, thereafter, the darkness of doubt is cleared away, certainty arises like the sun. Having seen it thus, in the time of the five degenerations, I, the bearer of the burden of speaking the Dharma, born as a servant of the teachings, although the qualities of purification are extremely subtle, and I am tormented by hundreds of karmic afflictions and sufferings, with unwavering reverence for this teaching, whatever effort I make at all times, I have spoken of what benefit there is to the Early Translation teachings. Those attachments are like a father's clean bowl, they are born from certainty, not from words. Not refuting others with hatred for different tenets, but clarifying the meaning of the Great Vehicle. Thus, to the Buddhas themselves and the sons of the Buddhas, to the actually manifested supreme holy ones of the Early Translation, in order to repay the kindness done, and to generate reverence for the supreme vehicle Dharma, with the determination to speak nonsense, for hundreds of lifetimes, I take upon myself the evil karma of being ground by a razor that holds taste. I do not accept, but in order to speak the supreme Dharma, I rejoice in the hope of obtaining a lotus tongue in all lifetimes. However, if I, a lowly ordinary being, having not understood the profound meaning due to the power of my mind, if there might be some slight incorrect explanation, I confess to the assembly of the three roots, deities, and protectors. Through the power of faithful mind and lineage instructions, whatever part is well-spoken without error, may the merit of that cause faith in the profound Vajra speech in all lifetimes! May those born as servants of the Early Translation teachings in the future, also, being endowed with the lineage instructions, without deviating slightly from their own system's, commitments, holding them with a faithful and joyful mind, then they will be embraced by the compassion of the holy ones, and in all lifetimes, they will be enriched by the supreme vehicle Dharma. Having obtained a vast lotus tongue, may they become masters of speech, speaking the treasury of the Buddhas' Dharma. Thus, it was spoken with the melody of verses. These are the first general root.
Chinese
在对意义的本体进行安立之后，第二是宣说词句的真实意义，其中有开头、正文、结尾三个部分。第一部分又分为两点：说明名称，以及讲述必要性并说明如何发愿的方式。第一点是“前译教法兴盛”等，也就是像通常那样确定在论典开头冠以名称的必要性等之后，具体到词句的真实意义上，以无有虚伪的增上意乐发愿，祈愿伟大的无上密法、前译金刚乘深奥的内续部三类为主的显密教法珍宝，越来越兴盛广大。所说的意义圆满，将法王堪布师徒三尊、化身译师班智达等圣子们令诸佛欢喜的无垢教言，在此无有增损地汇集，因此称为“如是” 。第二点是“那时”等，也就是应当铭刻在具缘者心中的，唯有佛陀的珍贵教法。因此，在这五浊兴盛时代的末期，正当殊胜之法趋于衰败之际，或者依靠自身的力量精进护持，或者祈请三根本总集、殊胜本尊的意誓之续，从而使得佛陀教法的精髓，这如同三时中难以出现的如意宝珠一般，在一切方时处都能够弘扬、兴盛、长久住世。即使仅仅在某个时刻生起这样的希求，也具有无量的福德。而诸佛之子发愿的主要内容是：在一切刹土中护持佛法，并通过向他人宣讲佛法来使无量众生得以成熟。当这些都圆满之后，在无量佛土中获得转生，并且在生生世世中战胜四魔之敌的无量佛法，特别是与正法精髓、具有甚深意义的甚深乘相遇，从而获得对意义无所畏惧的勇气，通过讲说、辩论、著作这三种方式来护持、弘扬、发展佛法，并由此使无量众生得以成熟，从而在不远的将来迅速地