Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

many of them as to be equivalent to the unendingness of
the sky.
The philosophic background of merits and voidness is
found in the Mahayana but what is special in Tantra is
illustrated in the following example: From A (which
means unborn) comes the mystic birth of Buddhahood.
Also, the mantra is not available in Mahayana, it is only
known after the sublimation process and comes as one
of the functions through expedient methods in the
position of Buddhahood found in the Tantra. So we
come back to our definition (see Ch. III, F): "from being
an abstract perception into a concrete realization." After
purification and sublimation comes the function of
salvation. That is why we have said that the purpose of
Tantric practice is ultimately to save others, as distinct
from the Mahayana attitude.
The seed-mantra A really corresponds to the
earth-element. This is not just an empty theory, but a
matter of fact. Just as the great earth can produce
everything, so the sunyata of the unborn can bring forth
every factor of salvation. This is how the Tantra can
ultimately save others.
Then comes the second sound VI. Because it is not
common speech and its nature is sunyata, from it
emerges the Dharma-mark (laksana). Just as a flower
blooms from the water it is put into, so all Tantric
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