Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

(the book's title) have been very much praised by
some Chinese. They described it as a very fragrant
work since at the time of reading it they noticed a
sweet perfume in the room. Also, when I was writing
it I could smell this fragrance quite strongly." Said
Mr. Chen, turning over its pages, "It is the beloved
Manjusri Mahasattva who appears here on the
frontispiece; the book is protected by Wei Tuo as
well—his picture guards the book's last pages."
"Alas! In the Tibetan anuttarayoga works which are
translated into Chinese, such as some of the wang
rituals, I have never seen anywhere mention of the
fourteen Vajrayana precepts. This is strange," said
Mr. Chen. "Only the Mahayana precepts have been
emphasized and gurus instruct their disciples to
learn and practice these, but do not advise them
regarding the Vajrayana silas, although these are
extremely important."
a. The fourteen Vajrayana precepts. In our homage, one
of the five great vajra-herukas is called
"Secret-Accumulation Vajra" and his ritual is one of the
anuttarayoga practices now known by the Chinese. But
in connection with this, the Vinaya (Hinayana) and the
bodhisattva silas (Mahayana) are spoken of, but nothing
is said about the fourteen silas of the Adamantine
Vehicle. It is just the same in other Chinese
works—they are all silent about the esoteric precepts.
Even in the Ngag-rim of the Yellow Sect, these are not
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